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ID: 0298 Upper Intermediate
In a land of, ahem, less-than-pricy DVD’s, it’s no shock that films are always of interest. So why not wow ‘em by discussing your favorite genres of movies in Mandarin Chinese? From Hollywood to Bollywood, learn all about them in this podcast. Premium subscribers will also be taught how to say “I think Dolph Lundgren is underrated”.
Thu Oct 19 2006 | Jenny, John
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影迷 yǐngmí movie fan
构思 gòusī intellectual structure
大众化 dàzhònghuà popular
喜剧 xǐjù comedy
你有这么多碟！真是个影迷。
nǐ yǒu zhème duō dié ！zhēnshì ge yǐngmí 。
You have so many DVDs! You're really a movie buff.
我是收集了不少各个国家的电影。我特别喜欢看欧洲的独立电影。它们的构思非常独特，有些轻松幽默，有些却沉重黑暗，总之和商业片非常不同。你爱看什么电影？
wǒ shì shōují le bùshǎo gège guójiā de diànyǐng 。wǒ tèbié xǐhuan kàn Ōuzhōu de dúlì diànyǐng 。tāmen de gòusī fēicháng dútè ，yǒuxiē qīngsōng yōumò ，yǒuxiē què chénzhòng hēiàn ，zǒngzhī hé shāngyèpiàn fēicháng bùtóng 。nǐ ài kàn shénme diànyǐng ？
I collect movies from quite a few different countries. I especially like to watch European independent films. Their story lines are extremely distinctive. Some are light and humorous, whereas others are serious and dark. In a word, they're very different from commercial films. What movies do you like to watch?
我的口味比较大众化，喜欢浪漫喜剧和动作片。好莱坞这类电影都拍得不错。国内导演，我最喜欢冯小刚，每年最期待他的贺岁喜剧。
wǒ de kǒuwèi bǐjiào dàzhònghuà ，xǐhuan làngmàn xǐjù hé dòngzuòpiàn 。Hǎoláiwù zhèlèi diànyǐng dōu pāi de búcuò 。guónèi dǎoyǎn ，wǒ zuì xǐhuan Féng Xiǎogāng ，měinián zuì qīdài tā de hèsuì xǐjù 。
My style is more mainstream. I like romantic comedies and action films. Hollywood-style films are all pretty good. Feng Xiaogang is my favorite Chinese director. Every year I look forward to his ``New Year Comedy".
那你今年要失望了，他拍了一部武侠传奇片，完全颠覆了以往的风格。我真不明白为什么中国导演现在一窝蜂地去拍这类电影。还是王家卫坚持自我，不同题材都能拍得非常有自己的个性。
nà nǐ jīnnián yào shīwàng le ，tā pāi le yī bù wǔxiá chuánqí piàn ，wánquán diānfù le yǐwǎng de fēnggé 。wǒ zhēn bù míngbai wèishénme Zhōngguó dǎoyǎn xiànzài yīwōfēngde qù pāi zhèlèi diànyǐng 。háishì wángjiāwèi jiānchí zìwǒ ，bùtóng tícái dōu néng pāi de fēicháng yǒu zìjǐ de gèxìng 。
Well, this year you are going to be disappointed because he shot a medieval period style film instead. It's completely different from his previous style. I really don't understand why all the Chinese directors are flocking to this type of film now. Wang Kar-wai has stayed true to himself. He can make movies about different themes that all have his own personal ``stamp."
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