Lesson Forty-eight Going out for the Evening
夜晚娱乐




A new movie will be on at City Theater. They say it‘s an adventure story.
一部新片即将在城市剧院上映。他们说是部冒险片。

剧院 theater 城市剧院 City Thearter
上映 will be on 胶卷 film
电影 movie 冒险片 adventure story
爱情片 love story 恐怖片 scary movie
战争片 war movie 动作片 action movie
科幻片 science fiction 卡通片 cartoon
喜剧 comedy
悲剧 tragedy
情景喜剧 sitcom

The cast of this movie included a famous actor.
这部电影的演员阵容包括了一位著名男演员。

cast 演职员表
They have a strong cast.
They have a big cast.
actor 演员
actress 女演员
star 明星
super star 超级明星
famous 著名的

How long does this movie last? (meeting / drama)
这个片子放映多长时间了？

How long dose the meeting last?
How long dose the drama last?
last 持续
two month
two and half hours
at least 2 hours
at most 2 hours

The feature starts at 9 o?clock and ends at 11:30.
正片从九点开始到十一点半结束。

主片 feature
开始 start / begin / commence
结束 end / finish / over
Our class begins at 8:30 and ends at 11:00.
8:30 eight thirty
8:35 eight thirty-five
9:20 nine twenty
早上 am
下午，晚上 pm

By the time we got there, the movie had already begun.
我们到那里的时候，戏已经开演了。

by the time = before
电影院 movie theater

I’d like a medium popcorn and large Coke.
我要一个中号爆米花和一个大杯可乐。

爆米花 popcorn
中号 medium
大号 large
I’d like a large popcorn.

Which would you rather do - go dancing or go to a circus?
你想做什么--去跳舞还是看杂技？

Which would you rather have - stake or fish?
Which would you rather do - going to the movies or staying
home?

We don‘t go dancing very often.
我们不常去跳舞。

We don‘t go singing very often.
We don't go swimming very often.
We don't go Karaoke very often.

A group of us went out to a bar last night.
昨晚我们一伙人去酒吧了。

A group of us went out to the restaurant.
A group of us went out to the bar.
A group of us went out to the cafe yesterday.
A group of us went out to the tea house.

The new play was amusing and we all enjoyed it.
这部新戏很逗乐，我们都很喜欢。

amusing 有趣的
enjoy 非常喜欢
We enjoy watching TV.
I enjoy doing some jogging.
I enjoy going to the movies.
I enjoy helping others.
Enjoy your life everyday.

After the play was over, we all wanted to get something to eat.
戏演完后，我们都想去弄点吃的。

play 戏剧
opera 歌剧
Peking opera 京剧
Italia opera 意大利歌剧
drama 话剧
concert 音乐会、演唱会
concer hall 音乐厅
theater 剧院
national grand theater 国家大剧院

There was a big crowd and we had difficulty getting a taxi.
人群非常拥挤，我们很难叫到出租车。

好好学习天天向上 Work hard and improve daily.
好久不见 Long time no see.
We have difficulty doing sth.
We have difficulty learning English, but I don‘t give it up.
taxi get a taxi
cab take a cab

I want to learn how to play cards.
我想学怎么打扑克牌。

I want to learn how to play bridge.
I want to learn how to play tennis.
I want to learn how to swim.

I’m not accustomed to going out after dark.
我不惯于在天黑以后外出。

be accustomed to = be used to
I’m not accustomed (used) to eating hot food.
I'm not accustomed (used) to getting up early.
lazybones 懒虫
lazysusan 吃饭时转菜的盘子

The tickets for ?Gladiator?have been sold out. It‘s a real hit.
?角斗士?的票已经告罄。真是部成功的片子！

It‘s a smash. 很棒，有震撼力

总结
love story adventure story
war movie scary movie
cartoon science fiction
tragedy comedy
sitcom

actor actress
movies movie theater
play opera
Peking opera drama
concert concert hall
accustomed used to
begin end start finish commence over
last for 2 hours last for 3 hours last a month