Chapter 5 of 16 · 3'24"
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Auto Focus · 2002
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAt a lively house party, Bob turns his new video camera on everyone, turning casual poses and teasing into instant home movies. Anne watches with amused skepticism, then gets hooked when she realizes the footage can be seen without film processing. The scene captures Bob’s showman energy, a performer’s rivalry, and the era’s excitement about new technology, while packing in idioms, casual contractions, and a sharply suggestive joke.
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchingphotogenic
上镜、入镜好看
performance anxiety
表演时的紧张
try out for
试演主角
snip at someone
不停挖苦某人
give someone head
带性暗示的粗俗双关
fag
针对同性恋男性的侮辱词
light years ahead of
远远领先
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“We are light years ahead of everybody!”
我们领先所有人好几个光年!
把科技优势夸张成领先好几个光年,画面感强又有兴奋感。
be light years ahead of + 人/事物
比较产品、方法或团队水平时,夸张表达明显领先。
be far ahead of... / be miles ahead of...
neutral
重读 light years ahead,末尾升调带出兴奋感。
“We're gonna have to burn this tape.”
这盘录像得烧掉了。
一本正经地要销毁录像,暗示内容太尴尬,幽默来自过度反应。
We're gonna have to + 动词
发现某件事不可避免时,口语化地提出必须采取的行动。
We’ll have to... / Looks like we need to...
informal
gonna 连读,have to 弱读,burn this tape 重音。
