F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

The Last Emperor

https://v.qq.com/x/cover/29trop8s2ipr3es/n0029aoeg4q.html

Farewell my Concubine
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/j3czmhisqin799r/z002615k57t.html

Vocabulary

predictable (adj): happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting
意料之中的；墨守成规的，按老一套办事的
E.g.: The ending of the film was just so predictable.
这部电影的结局太老套了。

to comply with the law-遵守法律

comply (v): to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
服从；遵守；依从
E.g.: He’s been ordered to have the dog destroyed because it’s dangerous, but he refuses to comply.
那只狗很危险，因此他接到了把它人道毁灭的命令，但他拒绝服从。
E.g.: There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
不遵守规定者将受到严惩。

I’m willing to comply with your demands
我愿意服从你的要求

break the law-违法

sentence (n): a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
判决；宣判；判刑
E.g.: He got a heavy/light sentence (= he was severely/not severely punished).
他被判以重刑／轻判。
E.g.: The offence carries a jail/prison/life/five-year sentence.
该违法行为可判监禁／终身监禁／5年徒刑。

sentence (v): to decide and say officially what a punishment will be
（法官）宣布判决，宣判
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
他被判终身监禁。

entertainment industry-娱乐业

show business-演艺事业

script (n): the words of a film, play, broadcast, or speech
电影剧本；剧本；广播稿；讲话稿
E.g.: Bruce Robinson wrote the script for “The Killing Fields”.
布鲁斯‧罗宾逊为《战火屠城》写了剧本。

the story is set in the 1980’s
故事发生在80年代

set (v): If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place.
（故事、电影等）以…为背景
“West Side Story” is set in New York City in the late 1950s.
《西区故事》是以20世纪50年代末的纽约为背景的。