F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Homework

The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise

Vocabulary

Passion of the Christ

all time – forever – the greatest ever
it’s one of the all-time greatest selling movies
he’s an all-time great actor
Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all-time

incredibly violent – really violent

cinematography – æ‘„å½±

action star – an actor who stars in action movies
e.g. Liam Neeson and Tom Cruise are action stars.

it was scored by the same person who scored many famous movies

difficult to your mind – really confusing – really perplexing 困扰
a mind bender

handsome – [sharp]
e.g. He looks really sharp.
e.g. That jacket is really sharp.

powerful – strong
powerful – produces (makes) strong feelings
e.g. The movie was so powerful it made me cry.
e.g. The movie was so powerful it moved her to tears.

it moved me – it was moving – it was powerful
e.g. It was a moving experience.
e.g. Seeing the daughter hug her father was so moving.

“felt too real” – [surreal] – 超 现实主义
e.g. It was a surreal moment.
e.g. The moment was so surreal I couldn’t believe it.
e.g. Surreal moments are like a dreams.

Academy AwardsOscars – 奥斯å¡å¥–
e.g. He won an Academy Award / Oscar.
e.g. It own the Academy Award for best film.

Jews -犹太人

it’s not my thing – it’s not my favorite thing to do
e.g. It’s not for me, it’s not my thing.

Grammar

in this festival
during this festival
during the day
during this time
during the show a man came in and was very loud
I like to take a shower during my lunch break
I saw Schindler’s List in middle school
I saw Schindler’s List during middle school

I had a heavy heart

Everything was black and white except for one thing

the problem though was that some people were unhappy
the problem however was the some people were unhappy

when you bought the ticket was it difficult? During that time when you bought the ticket…