Upper-Intermediate - Superhero Movies (D2346)

A: 《雷神2》上映了,今晚一起去看吧!
《 léishén èr》 shàngyìng le, jīnwǎn yīqǐ qù kàn ba!
Thor 2 is in theaters. Let's go watch it tonight!
B: 说实话,没什么兴趣。不如一起去吃烤鱼吧?
shuō shíhuà, méi shénme xìngqù. bùrú yīqǐ qù chī kǎoyú ba?
To tell the truth, I'm not interested in it. Why not eat some grilled fish together?
A: 那个电影好像口碑还不错,去吧。
nàge diànyǐng hǎoxiàng kǒubēi hái bùcuò, qù ba.
This movie seems to be well-received. Let's go.
B: 你觉得有意思?这种漫画英雄电影我觉得最坑爹了。人物相似,故事雷同,复制粘贴一下,可以一直拍下去。
nǐ juéde yǒu yìsi? zhèzhǒng mànhuà yīngxióng diànyǐng wǒ juéde zuì kēngdiē le. rénwù xiāngsì, gùshi léitóng, fùzhì niāntiē yīxià, kěyǐ yīzhí pāi xiàqu.
Do you think it'll be interesting? I think these comic book hero movies are the biggest rip-offs. The characters are similar and the stories are the same. They're just copy and pasting them so they can make them forever.
A: 那可不能这样说,他们还是各有特色的。我最喜欢超人,还有绿巨人……
nà kě bùnéng zhèyàng shuō, tāmen háishì gè yǒu tèsè de. wǒ zuì xǐhuan chāorén, háiyǒu lǜjùrén……
You can't say it's like that. They all have their own special characteristics. I like Superman the most, and there's also the Hulk.
B: 拍来拍去就那几个套路,他们敢拍一个一出场就挂了的英雄吗?
pāiláipāiqù jiù nà jǐ ge tàolù, tāmen gǎn pāi yī gè yī chūchǎng jiù guà le de yīngxióng ma?
All of these movies are based on a couple standard plots. Would they dare to make a movie where the superhero dies in the first scene?
A: 一出场主角就挂了那还看什么呀!看电影不就图个开心吗?你难道还想通过一场电影领悟到什么宇宙真理啊?
yī chūchǎng zhǔjué jiù guà le nà hái kàn shénme ya! kàn diànyǐng bù jiù tú gè kāixīn ma? nǐ nándào hái xiǎng tōngguò yī chǎng diànyǐng lǐngwùdào shénme yǔzhòu zhēnlǐ a?
If the main character dies as soon as he appears, then what else is there to watch? Isn't the purpose of watching movies to be happy? Do you want to watch a movie to obtain some kind of cosmic truth or something?
B: 我是不想花这冤枉钱。你知道现在电影票多贵啊。
wǒ shì bù xiǎng huā zhè yuānwang qián. nǐ zhīdào xiànzài diànyǐngpiào duō guì a.
I don't want to waste money. You know how expensive movie tickets are nowadays.
A: 故事虽然不新,但现在电影技术真的是了不起。今晚的《雷神》真的是3D版的。
gùshi suīrán bù xīn, dàn xiànzài diànyǐng jìshù zhēnde shì liǎobuqǐ. jīnwǎn de《 léishén》 zhēnde shì 3D bǎn de.
Although the stories aren't new, the special effects in movies nowadays are really incomparable. Tonight's “Thor” is really in 3D.
B: 上次的《钢铁侠》不也是3D的吗?3D只不过是个加价的噱头。
shàngcì de《 gāngtiěxiá》 bùyě shì 3D de ma? 3D zhǐ bùguò shì gè jiājià de xuétóu.
Wasn't it “Iron Man” that we saw last time in 3D? 3D is just a trick meant to raise prices.
A: 你不是喜欢帅哥吗?男主角可是个大帅哥。
nǐ bùshì xǐhuan shuàigē ma? nánzhǔjué kě shì gè dàshuàigē.
Don't you like good looking guys? The male lead is a good looking guy.
B: 咳,银幕上扮酷,银幕后搞基。不看不看。
hài, yínmù shàng bànkù, yínmù hòu gǎojī. bù kàn bù kàn.
Ha, on screen they act all tough, but off screen they're a little too buddy buddy... if you know what I mean. I'm not going to watch it.
A: 那……去吃烤鱼吧。
nà…… qù chī kǎoyú ba.
Then... let's go eat grilled fish.
B: 走!
zǒu!
Let's go!

Key Vocabulary

上映 shàngyìng to screen (a movie)
口碑 kǒubēi word of mouth, reputation, buzz
漫画 mànhuà cartoon
坑爹 kēngdiē trap, scam
相似 xiāngsì similar
雷同 léitóng identical
超人 chāorén Superman
绿巨人 lǜjùrén Hulk
套路 tàolù plot
出场 chūchǎng to appear on the scene
挂了 guà le to die
to seek
领悟 lǐngwù to comprehend
真理 zhēnlǐ truth
冤枉 yuānwang wasteful, not worthwhile
噱头 xuétóu gimmick
银幕 yínmù silver screen
扮酷 bànkù to appear aloof and cool
搞基 gǎojī to be suspiciously girly
烤鱼 kǎoyú grilled fish

Supplementary Vocabulary

超级英雄 chāojíyīngxióng superhero
超能力 chāonénglì superpower
口头评价 kǒutóupíngjià word of mouth
情节 qíngjié plot
模式 móshì format
老套 lǎotào old ways
固定 gùdìng fixed
通俗 tōngsú common, everyday
花招 huāzhāo trick, game
同性恋 tóngxìngliàn homosexual

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