随心所欲说英语?电影14-4(mp3)
unit 56
dialogue
英语情景对话
Man:Do you remember what the ratings of movies stand for?
你还记得电影分级代表的意思吗?
Woman:Yes, G stands for General Audiences, PG means Parental Guidance suggested, R is restricted to audiences under 18 and X means explicit content.
是的,G代表普遍级,PG代表保护级,R代表限制级,未满十八岁不得观看,X代表严加限制级。
Man:Does anyone pay any attention to those ratings anymore?
现在还有人会遵守分级吗?
Woman:Remember when we were kids? Theaters wouldn't let kids in to PG moives without a parent.
还记得我们小时候吗?保护级的电影如果没有父母陪同,电影院就不会让孩子进去。
Man:I remember that I never saw an X moives even displayed.
我记得那时根本没有X级电影。
Woman:Now with video rentals it's all a personal matter.
观在有了录像带出租店,分级就变成个人的选择了。
Man:Yea, I never see theaters turn people away for their age anymore either.
是啊。我现在也没看过电影院会因为一个人的年龄而赶他走的情况。
Woman:Now we have to make a choice about what we will see and what we won't.
现在我们只能自己把关,决定哪些能看,哪些不能。
rating v. 评估
pay attention to 注意...
stand for 代表;表示
display v. 放映
General Audiences 普遍级
rental n.租用
restricted adj.受(法律)限制的
matter n. 事情
explicit adj. 明示的;明白的
turn away 不准进入;驱逐