F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Watch a movie in English and tell me about it. Brief summary + opinion ?

Vocabulary

uneventful：没事的

patriotic: 爱国的 pa-tri-O-tic

overplayed: too much

manicure: nails for hands

pedicure: nails for feet

theme: for movies/books: message/purpose

portray/depict: 描绘; 描画; 描写

realistic: 现实的; 实际的; 实事求是的; 明智的; 恰如其分的; 能够实现的; 逼真的; 栩栩如生的
ie. It’s a very realistic depiction/portrayal of life in SH.

record(adj) = on record
ie. Sales numbers are at a record low.

current = updated

it’s a national film but speak in SHnese
it’s a national film but the actors speak in/ SHnese from the beginning to end/ but the dialogue was in SH/ throughout the whole film.
it’s a national film but it’s in SHnese.

Sometimes movies will have the clear purpose to motivate you
Sometimes movies would have a clear purpose to motivate you
Usually, there is a clear purpose or theme in the films.

because the comparison and competition is very important, I think these two hosts, if one already left, I will lose interest to the other one.
because the comparison and competition is very important, I think these two hosts, when one already left, I lost interest to the other one.
If one disappeared/left/was left, I would …

7m dollars.

过去5年，中国经济社会发展取得新的历史性成就。经济运行总体平稳，经济结构持续优化，国内生产总值从不到70万亿元增加到超过100万亿元
In the past 5 years, China made the historical/record achievement on/in economics as well as society development.
In general, the economy runs steady/is operating steadily/is stable, and its structure is continuously optimized . The GDP has been increased from less than ¥7 billion to over ¥10 billion in RMB.

Pronunciation

film(no U sound)  fume(U sound)

milk