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day 188box-office hits

unit 28 · arts & entertainment

    box-office hits

    Talk about hit films and shows, and say what’s only to be expected with 難免.

    today’s words

    • 賣座 màizuò · be a box-office hit
    • 超人 chāorén · superman, superhero
    • 得獎 déjiǎng · win a prize
    • 化裝 huàzhuāng · dress up, disguise; put on stage make-up
    • 開演 kāiyǎn · (a show) start
    • 舞廳 wǔtīng · dance hall
    • 歌劇 gējù · opera (Western)
    • 插圖 chātú · illustration (in a book)
    • 雕刻 diāokè · carving, sculpture; carve
    • 民謠 mínyáo · folk song
    • 難免 nánmiǎn · hard to avoid, bound to
    • 光是 guāngshì · just, only (this alone)
    • 後方 hòufāng · the rear, behind
    • 絕大部分 juédàbùfèn · the vast majority
    • 嘍 lóu · (particle: “now”, “then” — friendly)
    • 腦筋 nǎojīn · brains, mind
    • 前頭 qiántou · the front, ahead
    • 容 róng · hold, have room for

    sentences

    • 第一次上臺,難免會緊張。 · The first time on stage, you’re bound to be nervous.
    • 這部超人電影非常賣座。 · This superhero film is a huge hit.
    • 絕大部分的觀眾都很喜歡這部片子。 · The vast majority of the audience loved this film.
    • 光是排隊買票就排了一個小時。 · Just queuing for tickets took an hour.
    • 這本書的插圖都是她自己畫的。 · She drew all the illustrations in this book herself.