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@ 30983 Los Angeles
A: 今天我們去好萊塢。
j¯ıntia¯ n woˇmen qu` Haˇola´iwu¯ .
Let’s go to Hollywood today.
B: 能看到明星嗎？
ne´ng ka`nda`o m´ıngx¯ıng ma?
Will we be able to see some stars?
A: 看運氣。我只看到過小明星。對了，我有個做電
影的朋友，他比較熟，待會兒讓他帶我們去。
ka`n yu`nqi. woˇ zhˇı ka`nda`o guo xiaˇo m´ıngx¯ıng. du`ı le, woˇ yoˇu
ge zuo`
dia`nyˇıng de pe´ngyou, ta¯
bˇıjia`o shu´, da¯ i huˇır ra`ng ta¯
da`i woˇmen qu`.
That depends on our luck. I’ve only seen some B-list stars. Oh, right–I have a friend that is a filmmaker. He’s a little bit more in on things. I’ll get him to take us in a while.
A: Tony, 你好，這是我朋友，來洛杉磯玩兒。
Tony, nˇıhaˇo! zhe`
sh`ı woˇ
pe´ngyou, la´i Luo`sha¯ nj¯ı wa´nr.
Tony, hello! This is my friend, she came to have some fun in Los Angeles.
C: 歡迎。喜歡這裡嗎？
hua¯ ny´ıng. xˇıhuan zhe`lˇı ma?
Welcome. Do you like it here?
B: 還可以。聽說你是做電影的？
ha´i keˇyˇı. t¯ıngshuo¯
nˇı sh`ı zuo`
dia`nyˇıng de?
It’s not bad. I heard that you are a filmmaker?
C: 對，我是導演。
du`ı, woˇ sh`ı daˇoyaˇn.
Yes, I am a director.
B: 真的？你導過什麼電影？
zhe¯ nde? nˇı daˇo guo she´nme dia`nyˇıng?
Really? What movies have you directed?
C: 嗯，一些獨立電影。待會兒我們可以去幾個大的
電影公司看看。
ng, y¯ıxie¯
du´l`ı dia`nyˇıng. da¯ i huˇır woˇmen keˇyˇı qu`
jˇı ge da` de
dia`nyˇıng go¯ ngs¯ı ka`nkan.
Hmm, some independent films. In a while we can go have a look at some of the film studios.
A: 再帶她去星光大道。
za`i da`i ta¯
qu`
x¯ınggua¯ ng da`da`o.
And bring her to the Walk of Fame.
B: 好。先去吃點東西吧。
haˇo. xia¯ n qu` ch¯ı diaˇn do¯ ngxi ba.
OK. Let’s go get something to eat first.
D: 三位是嗎？
sa¯ n we`i sh`ı ma?
Three people?
C: Amy!
Amy!
Amy!
D: Tony, 你怎麼來了？
Tony, nˇı zeˇnme la´i le?
Tony, what are you doing here?
C: 帶朋友玩兒。最近忙嗎？
da`i pe´ngyou wa´nr. zu`ıj`ın ma´ng ma?
I’m taking a friend around. Been busy lately?
D: 老樣子。你們先看一下菜單，我一會兒回來。
laˇoya`ngzi. nˇımen xia¯ n ka`n y¯ıxia`
ca`ida¯ n, woˇ
y¯ıhu`ır hu´ılai.
Same as always. You guys first take a look at the menu, I’ll be back in a minute.
B: 她是演員啊？
ta¯ sh`ı yaˇnyua´n a?
Is she an actress?
C: 對啊。好萊塢人人都是做電影的。
du`ı a. Haˇola´iwu¯
re´nre´n do¯ u sh`ı zuo`
dia`nyˇıng de.
Yeah. In Hollywood, everyone is in the movie business.
---Key Vocabulary---
好萊塢 Haˇola´iwu¯ Hollywood
運氣 yu`nqi luck
電影 dia`nyˇıng film
熟 shu´ familiar
待會兒 da¯ i huˇır in a while
洛杉磯 Luo`sha¯ nj¯ı Los Angeles
導演 daˇoyaˇn director
導 daˇo to direct
獨立電影 du´l`ı dia`nyˇıng independent film
星光大道 x¯ınggua¯ ng da`o da`- Walk of Fame
老樣子 laˇoya`ngzi same old thing
演員 yaˇnyua´n actor
人人 re´nre´n everybody
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
拍電影 pa¯ i dia`nyˇıng to film a movie
角色 jue´se` role
主角 zhuˇjue´ leading role
配角 pe`ijue´ supporting role
奧斯卡
A` os¯ıkaˇ
Oscar
偶像 oˇuxia`ng idol
粉絲 feˇns¯ı fan
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