Welcome to English @ the Movies, where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
欢迎来到《看电影学英语》节目，我们在这里教授你在电影中听到的美式英语。
Today our saying is "a chain reaction", from the movie "I'm Not Ashamed".
今天我们的短语是a chain reaction，出自电影《我不以为耻》。
The film tells about Rachel Joy Scott and her religious beliefs.
这部电影的内容是有关瑞秋·乔伊·斯科特及其宗教信仰。
She talked about compassion, the ability to care for others.
她谈到了同情心以及照顾别人的能力。
Listen for the expression "a chain reaction".
留意听一下a chain reaction这个短语。
I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion,
我有这样一个理论，如果一个人能够义无返顾的展现怜悯之心，
it could start a chain reaction.
那么就会引起一个连锁反应。

What do you think "a chain reaction" means?
你觉得a chain reaction指的是什么？
Is it: having an effect on other people or people will react badly?
是对他人产生影响还是人们会反应过激？
Listen again. Were you right?
再听一遍。你的理解正确吗？
I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion,
我有这样一个理论，如果一个人能够义无返顾的展现怜悯之心，
it could start a chain reaction.
那么就会引起一个连锁反应。
"A chain reaction" means having an effect on other people.
A chain reaction指的是对他人产生影响。
In science, a chain reaction is when a chemical substance affects another substance,
在科学领域，a chain reaction是指当一个化学物质影响到另一种物质时，
causing one reaction after another.
就会产生接二连三的反应。
In the film, Rachel hoped that by caring for people, they would help others.
在这部电影中，瑞秋希望通过照顾别人，来让他们却帮助其他人。
In other words, she hoped to start a chain reaction.
换句话说，她希望引起一个连锁反应。
And that is English @ the Movies. I'm Ambor.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》，我是安博尔。