对话原文

Chapter 26 Hollywood and Celebrity Heartthrobs.
第26章好莱坞及好莱坞影星
David: Are there any actors or actresses that you like? Who are your favorite movie stars?
你喜欢哪些演员？你最喜欢的影星是谁？
You: Yes, I’ve got a few favorites: Tom Hanks ,Tom Cruise, and Ben Affleck. I like them very much.
我喜欢好多明星。如：汤姆 · 汉克斯，汤姆 · 克鲁斯，本 · 阿福来克等。
David: Those guys are known as heartthrobs.
这些人很让人心动。
You: What does that mean?
什么意思？
David: Heartthrobs are men who make the heart of women throb.
就是让女人心动的男人。
You: Oh, I see. They are quite handsome and attractive.
我明白了，他们很帅，很有吸引力。
David: Many American movies center around these movie stars. Do you have any thoughts about these kinds of American movies?
许多美国影片的卖点就是这些明星。你对这类美国电影有什么看法？
You: I think these American movies do not reflect real life. They may be inventive or well-produced, and they may have famous stars and handsome actors, but the stories are so far from reality that they are not instructive or meaningful.
我觉得美国电影不反映现实生活。尽管美国电影构思独特，设计新颖，制作精细，而且有很多偶像派的明星，但故事太脱离实际，没有什么精神价值。
David: So maybe these movies are more about the action, but there’s no moral to the story.
也许这些电影更多的关注情节，因而缺乏实际的社会意义。
You ：Exactly! I couldn’t have put it better myself!
没错，我就是这个意思！

课后讲解

1.Heartthrob n. 心跳，柔情；心仪的对象。此处使用第二个含义，即喜欢的电影明星。

She really catch my heartthrob at the first sight.

初见之下，我对她一见倾心。

2.inventive adj. 发明的；有发明才能的；独出心裁的。是指有风格敢创新的特征。其动词形式是 invent，发明创造创新。

Inventive minds are necessary in industrial design.

工业设计领域需要创新型人才。

3.instructive adj. 有益的；教育性的。同上一个形容词的来源，也是由动词变化而来： instruct vt.指导，通知，命令，教授。此处使用其指导教育的相关含义，作“有益的，教育意义的”之意。

4.celebrity n. 名人，知名人士，享有盛誉的人。

Among all the celebrities, I hate Yang Mi most, for her infamous singers' champion.

在所有的名人中，我最讨厌杨幂，因为她不是靠实力赢取的最佳歌手奖。

5.thoughts about 关于某件事的看法。还可以说成：

opinion over something； view about；personal idea towards something等。

The Chinese government's thoughts about nationalization of Diaoyu Island had been deliberately ignored by Japanese counterpart.

中国政府关于“国有化钓鱼岛”的看法，被日本政界刻意无视了。