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追星族须知的娱乐英语词汇

2009-07-07来源:和谐英语

Who's your favorite movie star?  What's your favourite type of music? 先做做下面的测试,因为热爱影视音乐,追求时尚流行的你不得不知道这些必备单词和词组。

1: Hollywood movie stars such as Brad Pitt and global singing sensations such as Mariah Carey are often described as __________ celebrities. 

a. Z-list
b. listed
c. A-list
d. unlisted
  
答案是:c,A-list一流的,指的是全世界家喻户晓的明星。a不对,Z-list其实是指那些不很大红大紫的小明星;b不对,我们不用listed列出的这个单词来形容名人;d不对,我们不用 unlisted未记载的来形容名人。
  
2: __________ follow celebrities, taking pictures which are then sold to newspapers, magazines and the internet.  

a. Fans
b. Paparazzi
c. Movie directors
d. Magazine editors
 
答案是:b,Paparazzi 的工作就是拿那些他们拍到的明星的照片去卖钱。Paparazzi专门追逐名人,偷拍照片的摄影者,狗仔队。a不对,Fans看到他们喜爱的明星会拍照,但是他们通常不会拿这些照片去卖钱;c不对,Movie directors电影导演不会这样追逐明星的;d不对,Magazine editors杂志编辑不会这样追逐明星的。
 
3: A __________ spends a lot of time and effort trying to become famous. 

a. wannabe
b. wanting
c. wanted
d. wonton
 
答案是:a,wannabe是一个俚语,表示一个特别向往成名的人,这个词有时候会有贬义含义。b不对,wanting通常不被用来形容明星和明日之星;c不对,如果我们说一个人被wanted, 那么意思就是说这个人由于犯了罪,被警察通缉;d不对,A wonton意思就是馄饨。 
  
4: When a celebrity becomes widely recognized, you can say they are a __________ name. 

a. house
b. home
c. household
d. homely

答案是:c,household的意思就是家庭。如果我们说某人是household name,那么意思就是这个人的名字家喻户晓。d不对,Homely用来形容一个舒服的,可以让人放松的地方。我们一般不会用这个词来形容明星。

5: The actors and actresses were excellent. The audience gave a ___________ at the end of the show. 
  
a. standard praise
b. standing praise
c. standard ovation
d. standing ovation
  
答案是:d,英语中的standing ovation 就是站起来热烈鼓掌表示感谢的意思。

6. I was lucky last night at the Barbican Hall as Lang Lang gave two ______ which is quite unusual.

a. incors
b. en-calls
c. on-calls
d. encores
  
答案是:d,encores是个法语单词,意思是(观众)要求重演,再来一个。

7: Hip-hop became popular in the 1980s and is closely associated with _________.

a. street culture
b. musical theatre
c. hopping
d. contemporary dance
  
答案是:a,Hip-hop希普霍普和街头文化street culture有着密切的关系。b不对,Hip-hop和音乐剧musical theatre没有关系;c不对,Hip-hop是一种音乐,和hopping单腿跳跃没有关系;d不对,Hip-hop是一种音乐形式,和现代舞蹈contemporary dance没有什么关系。 
  
8: Modern pop music is often criticized for being too _________.

a. quiet
b. manufactured
c. innovative
d. loud
  
答案是:b,manufactured pop bands就是那些由唱片公司挑选、组合和捧出来的合唱队。这种合唱队往往不会创作自己的音乐,也不会演奏。a不对,流行音乐一般不会因为声音小too quiet而被批评,人们可以通过耳机来adjust volume;d不对,流行音乐也不会因为声音大而被批评,人们同样可以通过耳机来调整音量。