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day 186the leading role

unit 28 · arts & entertainment

    the leading role

    Talk about films, roles and prizes, and brush off worries with 有什麼好……的.

    today’s words

    • 畫面 huàmiàn · image, scene (on a screen)
    • 色彩 sècǎi · colour(s), colouring
    • 主角 zhǔjué · leading role, main character
    • 扮演 bànyǎn · play (a role)
    • 獎品 jiǎngpǐn · prize (a thing you win)
    • 書籍 shūjí · books (formal)
    • 悲劇 bēijù · tragedy
    • 上臺 shàngtái · go on stage
    • 劇場 jùchǎng · theatre (the hall)
    • 印刷 yìnshuā · print
    • 幹什麼 gànshénme · what for; what are you doing
    • 還不如 háibùrú · might as well, would be better to
    • 加以 jiāyǐ · (formal) give, apply (+ two-syllable verb)
    • 利 lì · sharp
    • 美觀 měiguān · good-looking, attractive (design)
    • 迫切 pòqiè · urgent, pressing
    • 親口 qīnkǒu · personally (said with one’s own mouth)
    • 上頭 shàngtou · on top, above; the higher-ups

    sentences

    • 有什麼好緊張的?你一定沒問題。 · What’s there to be nervous about? You’ll be fine.
    • 這部電影的畫面和色彩都很美。 · The images and colours in this film are gorgeous.
    • 我們迫切需要一位女主角。 · We urgently need a leading lady.
    • 第一名的獎品是兩張機票。 · The prize for first place is two plane tickets.
    • 你們的意見,我們會再加以考慮。 · We will give your suggestions further consideration.