追星族須知的娛樂英語詞彙
Who's your favorite movie star? What's your favourite type of music? 先做做下面的測試,因為熱愛影視音樂,追求時尚流行的你不得不知道這些必備單詞和詞組。
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曉的明星。a不對,Z-list其實是指那些不很大紅大紫的小明星;b不對,我們不用listed列出的這個單詞來形容名人;d不對,我們不用 unlisted未記載的來形容名人。
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們拍到的明星的照片去賣錢。Paparazzi專門追逐名人,偷拍照片的攝影者,狗仔隊。a不對,Fans看到他們喜愛的明星會拍照,但是他們通常不會拿這些照片去賣錢;c不對,Movie directors電影導演不會這樣追逐明星的;d不對,Magazine editors雜誌編輯不會這樣追逐明星的。
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是一個俚語,表示一個特別嚮往成名的人,這個詞有時候會有貶義含義。b不對,wanting通常不被用來形容明星和明日之星;c不對,如果我們説一個人被wanted, 那麼意思就是説這個人由於犯了罪,被警察通緝;d不對,A wonton意思就是餛飩。
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。如果我們説某人是household name,那麼意思就是這個人的名字家喻户曉。d不對,Homely用來形容一個舒服的,可以讓人放鬆的地方。我們一般不會用這個詞來形容明星。
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,英語中的standing ovation 就是站起來熱烈鼓掌表示感謝的意思。
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是個法語單詞,意思是(觀眾)要求重演,再來一個。
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希普霍普和街頭文化street culture有着密切的關係。b不對,Hip-hop和音樂劇musical theatre沒有關係;c不對,Hip-hop是一種音樂,和hopping單腿跳躍沒有關係;d不對,Hip-hop是一種音樂形式,和現代舞蹈contemporary dance沒有什麼關係。
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選、組合和捧出來的合唱隊。這種合唱隊往往不會創作自己的音樂,也不會演奏。a不對,流行音樂一般不會因為聲音小too quiet而被批評,人們可以通過耳機來adjust volume;d不對,流行音樂也不會因為聲音大而被批評,人們同樣可以通過耳機來調整音量。