Summer Movies

夏日電影快報Favorites Shrek and Toy Story are just a few of the movies coming to the big screen 備受喜愛的史瑞克和玩具總動員系列電影只是即將登上大銀幕的少數幾部片而已喔，其他還有更多強片What’s playing in theaters this summer?by Drew Devlin

Movie fans know that Hollywood offers many exciting titles during the summer. From May to August, here's some of what eager moviegoers can expect to see. Many sequels hit the screen this summer. Robert Downey Jr. again plays Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 2. Nick Fury, character from the 2008 movie, asks Tony for help. He wants to stop a criminal named "The Mandarin." The fourth Shrek film is Shrek Forever After. It introduces more fairy-tale characters including Rumpelstiltskin and Cinderella. In the movie, Shrek is an ordinary family man. But he longs for the days when he was an ogre. When Rumpelstiltskin gets into mischief and tricks Shrek, trouble begins.

Disney's Toy Story 3 continues the story of woody. Buzz and all their toy box friends. They end up at a daycare when Andy leaves for college. New toys in the story include Ken, who is Barbie's boyfriend, and Mr. Pricklepants, a hedgehog toy.

Adventure
Young people will enjoy a remake of the 1984 film. The Karate Kid. Film din China, the picture stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. In the movie, a single mother moves to China with her son Dre. Once there, Dre gets interested in martial arts. He wants to protect himself from mean kids at school. His teacher is a martial arts master named Mr. Han. Another adventure film, Prince of Persia, comes from a popular video game. This fantasy tells the story of Prince Dastan. He is a 6th-century Persian Prince. He and a beautiful princess join together to stop a villain from getting the Sands of Time. This treasure can actually turn back time. The film has many exciting special effects. Adventure moves to modern times in Salt. Angelina Jole stars as a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy. She must go on the run and try to prove her innocence.

Comedy
No summer is complete without comedies. Laugh at Marmaduke. He's a lovable great dane who tries to cope with his family's move to California. This live-action comedy finds Marmaduke in many crazy situations including a canine surfing competition.
Ramona and Beezus, starring Selma Gomez, is based on a set of best-selling books. Ramona Quimby's active imagination and unlimited energy get her into lots of trouble. In the action-comedy Knight and Day, a small-town woman-Cameron Diaz-goes on a blind date.
Her life is turned upside down when her date-Tom Cruise - turns out to be a super spy.

Drama
The romantic drama Letters to Juliet follows Sophia, a young American woman, as she travels to Verona, Italy. The city is famous for Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet. Sophia answers an old letter to Juliet seeking advice about love, and it changes her life.

Whether it's laughs, romance or adventure, you'll find it at the movies this summer.


Grammar
She must go on the run and try to prove her innocence.
on the run (idiom)--try to get away or stay away from something.
*The bank robbers were on the run from the FBI.
*The police have issued an arrest warrant, and the suspect is now on the run.
*Matilda has been on the run, picking up different things for the party.( run from one place to another place)
*Nancy's schedule is very crazy, she is always on the run. ( go to the meeting from one meeting to another)

Vocabulary
eager-切切的，渴望的very exciting, anticipating.
*Eager fans can't wait for the band's next album.
*The kids are eager to go to the amusement park this weekend. 游乐场
*I'm eager to watch the new animated film from Pixar.
fair-tale (n)-童话故事。
*The movie has a fairy-tale ending.有着童话般的结局。
*The fairy-tale wedding was held in a castle in France.童话般的婚礼。。
mischief-调皮的举动，调皮捣蛋，恶作剧，mis-错误。
get into mischief-惹上麻烦。惹麻烦。
*The boy got into mischief at school today and was punished.
*Maybe working part-time can keep him out of mischief.
CIA- ( Central Intelligence Agency)
villain-电影，小说或故事里的反派，坏人，恶霸。
*The actor made a comeback by playing the villain in the blockbuster movie. 使东山再起。。。扮演反派，坏人
*The villain in the story became a good guy by the end.
*She was cast to be the villain in the play.被选上演反派。
accuse-指控，控诉，控告。被指控为。。什么用“of "
*Nathan was accused of cheating.
*He was accused of stealing the company's money.
*The doctor was accused of negligence by several patients. 指控有医疗疏失
innocence-无辜的，清白的。
*The lawyer proved the defendant's innocence with concrete evidence.
*He claimed his innocence when he was arrested.
base something on something-依据某个东西或事实所改编的.
base on something-依据某个东西或事实(改编的)
*This movie is based on Steven King's novel.
*The novel is based on the famous musician's autobiography.自传
blind-date-由别人所安排男女初次约会或相亲, 也指这样的约会对象.blind-眼瞎的,盲目的 date-约会
*Rita went on a blind-date yesterday. It went very well.
*Mark liked his blind-date right after they met. 就喜欢对方(对象)
romance (n) 爱情故事love story/romantic (adj)-浪漫的
*The movie is about the romance between a wealthy girl and a poor boy.
*Vivian had a very romantic dinner with her boyfriend last night.

Chat Room
sequel-电影或小说，戏剧里的续集。
Many sequels hit the screen this summer.
sequel 续集/ series 系列
series-系列，系列作品， 系列产品。
The Harry Potter series-
The James Bond series-
a sequel-一部电影。
a series-一系列
hit-此不是指“打，击，敲”，此指抵达，登上，或是前往（某处）
Hit the screen-登上大荧幕，上映。
Hit the market-在市场上推出。
Let's hit the beach.-前往海滩
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movie/ picture (motion picture早期对电影的称呼) /big screen- 都是指 movie-指一般大众化的电影
film-通常指有深度的，有艺术价值得电影。
film festival-影展
big screen (n)-大荧幕，即指Movie.
He is a big-screen (adj) star= He is a movie star.他是电影明星。
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I'm going to the movies-到电影院看一部电影.
the movies -指放映很多部电影的地方,就是电影院.the movie theater 的简称.