B1 · 27 个单词
艺术与文化
谈书、电影和展览——不只说一句 nice。
用英语聊天时最常见的尴尬是这样的：It was really good.——然后就没话了。这张词表就是为了解决这个问题，它收集的词能让你说清楚到底“好”在哪里：情节、演员、结构、画面。中文的“好看”“不错”到了英语里，最好换成更具体的说法：The plot is simple but it works，The set design was impressive。
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动词 (1)
to recommend推荐，建议动词B1
I would recommend the early show.我会推荐早场。
可以说 recommend doing something 或 recommend that somebody do something；一般不说 recommend somebody to do。
名词 (23)
novel长篇小说名词B1
The novel is set in the 1920s.这部小说的故事发生在二十世纪二十年代。
作形容词时意思是“新颖的”：a novel approach。
author作者，作家名词B1
The author lives in Ireland.作者住在爱尔兰。
plot情节名词B1
The plot is simple but it works.情节很简单，但很成功。
chapter章，章节名词A2
The last chapter explains everything.最后一章把一切都交代清楚了。
poem诗名词B1
The poem has only eight lines.这首诗只有八行。
play戏剧，话剧名词B1
The play runs for two hours.这出戏演两个小时。
stage舞台；阶段名词B1
She walked onto the stage alone.她独自走上了舞台。
也有“阶段”的意思：at this stage（在这个阶段）。
performance演出，表演名词B1
The evening performance was sold out.晚场演出的票卖光了。
audience观众，听众名词B1
The audience clapped for a long time.观众鼓掌了很久。
在英式英语里，动词常用复数：the audience were delighted，因为想到的是一个个人。
director导演名词B1
The director cut twenty minutes.导演删掉了二十分钟。
director 也指公司的董事、主管。
scene场景，一场戏名词B1
The opening scene lasts four minutes.开场戏长达四分钟。
开头的 sc 读作 /s/，c 不发音。
subtitles字幕名词B1
I watch everything with subtitles.我看什么都开着字幕。
exhibition展览名词B1
The exhibition closes on Sunday.展览星期天结束。
gallery美术馆，画廊名词B1
The gallery is free on Wednesdays.这家美术馆每周三免费。
painting画，油画名词B1
The painting hangs in the next room.那幅画挂在隔壁房间。
artist艺术家；画家名词A2
The artist works in a former factory.这位艺术家在一座旧工厂里工作。
style风格名词B1
His style changed after the war.他的风格在战后变了。
review评论，书评，影评名词B1
The review in the paper was harsh.报纸上的评论很尖锐。
也可作动词：to review a book（评论一本书）。
band乐队名词A2
The band has been together for ten years.这支乐队已经组合十年了。
lyrics歌词名词B1
The lyrics are hard to make out.歌词很难听清。
总是复数：the lyrics are。
tune曲调，旋律名词B1
The tune stays in your head.这段旋律听了就忘不掉。
culture文化名词B1
Culture here means the theatre and the brass band alike.在这里，文化既指剧院，也指铜管乐队。
award奖，奖项名词B1
The award is announced in March and paid in June.奖项三月公布，六月发奖金。
形容词 (1)
impressive令人印象深刻的形容词B1
The set design was impressive.舞台布景令人印象深刻。
短语 (2)
to publish a book出版一本书短语B1
She published her first book at forty.她四十岁时出版了第一本书。
to be based on根据……改编，以……为基础短语B1
The film is based on a true story.这部电影是根据真实故事改编的。
这个词表属于节日与艺术：共两个词表、57 个单词，也可以整体练习。
练习这个词表
从这 27 个单词里出题，每轮 20 个：先练今天到期的，再练新词。先选择，再填空，最后自己写出来。答错的词很快会再次出现。