This week we answer a question from Quyunh.

本周我们来回复一下Quyunh的疑问5,ejLNhhZefAcs0xGr。

Our reader Quyunh writes, "May I know what is difference between a film and a movie ?

我们的读者Quyunh写道：“我能请教一下film和movie这两个单词之间的区别吗？

You have a program named 'English at a movie' why not 'English at a film' ?"

你们有一档节目的名称是“English at a movie”，为什么不是“English at a film”呢？

Dear Quyunh,

亲爱的Quyunh，

Thank you for writing in with two good questions.

感谢你来信提出的两个很好的问题5D;Fpl4,;B。

Film and movie mean the same thing.

Film和movie这两个单词的意思一样~G_=ZEI;Wnb_Xnk*V!fY。

The word you use may help others guess where a person lives or is from.

使用哪个单词可能有助于别人猜出来你住在哪或者来自哪里SWr;,v|=&[Wt@R0nf7.。

First, let's look at the word film.

首先让我们看下film这个单词h]hFc5g+k=~+R9]。

One definition is the special material used for taking photographs.

它的其中一个含义是用于拍照的特殊材料（即胶片）D*KqXnTG-@%a(#O7。

But you can also see a film in a theater.

但是也可以说在电影院里看电影^L([!@aWI4tQ-.a@K。

Used this way, film and movie mean the same thing.

在这种情况下，film和movie这两个单词的含义就一样G*03!]*_~QG&sr。

And as a verb, to film means to record something with a video camera.

而作为动词，to film意思是指用摄像机录制内容hif.s]Hwleqlo0。

Here is an example:

以下是一个例子：

"Do you want me to film the ceremony so you can remember it?"

“你想让我拍下这个仪式，这样你就能记住它吗？”

Now let's turn to movie.

现在我们再来看看movie这个单词ZPS(SAZFsFc)sEhZVz=。

The word – a noun - comes from the phrase "moving pictures."

这个名词出自“动态图片”这个短语!*je9xEtWOfBj*p]n。

Movies -- and films -- are recordings of moving images that tell a story.

Movies和films都是指讲述一个故事的动态录像wQLJF+5WT~。

Here are some example sentences with the word movie:

以下是使用movie这个单词的一些例句：

"Do you want to go to the movies tonight?"

“你今晚想去看电影吗？”

"If you go to Hollywood in California, you might see a movie star."

“如果你去加州的好莱坞，你可能就会看到电影明星OB+BU8K9M-%。”

In the United States, it is common to say "the movies" for when you talk about going to a movie theater.

在美国，当我们谈到去电影院时，通常会用“the movies”0mz|MrkSY[jn。

Here is an example for you:

以下是例子：

"Do you know what's playing at the movies this weekend?"

“你知道这个周末电影院里上映什么影片吗？”

Stephen Follows is a writer, producer and film data researcher who lives in England.

斯蒂芬·弗鲁斯是一位住在英格兰的作家、制片人和电影数据研究员dr8*8jBIc+jjDr。

He wrote that people who work in the film industry use ‘film' more than ‘movie.'

他写道，电影业内人士更多使用film而不是movieyc3HyCE1#ZSIP_^27d0。

People who live in the U.S., he found, usually say ‘movie', while those in Britain use both.

他发现，美国人通常说movie，而英国人两个单词都用ksu#Eo3Y!uKgGNY=6i|)。

‘Film' is still popular in Europe and parts of Africa, but ‘movie' is best in the Americas, as well as in Japan and India.

Film在欧洲和非洲部分地区仍然很流行，但是movie在美国、日本以及印度是最佳选择PxNHjONwXHQ7_AKgDp,*。

So -- that is why we say "English at the Movies" and not "English at the Films!"

所以，这就是我们为什么说“English at the Movies”，而不是“English at the Films”！

And that's Ask a Teacher!

以上就是本期名师答疑的全部内容euD_pJbmy0]&Wy6r3B6。

I'm Anne Ball.

我是安妮·鲍尔9bBIWS32Q[_%kvXK。