很久沒看電影了嗎？ 不如一次看兩種類型（genre）吧！ 《戰爭中的鬼故事》（Ghosts of War）就是這樣一部特別的電影，結合戰爭片和鬼片。不敢看鬼片還是可以跟創譯兄弟一起學英文 這部片是《蝴蝶效應》（The Butterfly Effect）導演 Eric Bress 睽違多年的長片導演兼編劇作品 先來看看故事，學精簡又有畫面的描述法 During the darkest days of World War II, five American soldiers are ordered to hold a French castle formerly occupied by the Nazi high command. Their assignment spirals into madness when the group begins experiencing inexplicable events as their reality transforms into a twisted nightmare more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. order 命令 hold 看守 Nazi high command 納粹最高指揮部 assignment 任務 spiral into madness 陷入瘋狂 inexplicable 難以言明的 twisted 扭曲的 a twisted nightmare (that is) more terrifying than anything (that is) seen on the battlefield 比戰爭中所見一切都更駭人的扭曲噩夢 是二戰時期五位美國士兵奉命看守一座法國宅邸的故事。曾被納粹佔領的大宅發生不可思議事件，比戰爭還恐怖⋯⋯ Tip: that is 常常省略 ——— 再來跟導演學口語化的表達方式 Ghosts of War was my way of trying to give to an audience something that can’t be explained to them, but a feeling. A visceral experience. visceral 由內感受的 導演想給觀眾一種由內感受到、無法言明的體驗 Tip: 有時未必要用完整句，此處最後三字顯得更鮮明 ——— 導演繼續說，我們繼續學 There was a lot of story to tell, and I wanted to add a twist to explain the unfolding mysteries of the film and the enemies who are haunting our heroes. To somehow make it a real-world, grounded movie… but with ghosts. add a twist 加入個轉折 unfolding mysteries 展開的神秘事件 grounded 有根據的 導演覺得神秘的故事有個轉折可以說明，讓電影顯得踏實有根據，但又有鬼 Tip: 導演很愛用不完整句喔，這次是 to + 原形動詞表示目的 ——— 學完英文，電影到底好不好看呢？喜歡類型片（genre film）的創譯兄弟推薦喔！7/3上映，膽小誤入，敬請期待 喜歡跟我們一起看電影學英文，歡迎加入我們獨創的線上電影英文課 🎬 輕鬆愉快，在家吹冷氣學英文 #我們手指著什麼⋯⋯⋯ #白天發文貼心吧 #戰爭中的鬼故事 #GhostsOfWar #EricBress

/ June 5, 2020 Train Ran Over Indian Workers Sleeping on Tracks . Summary: Lured into a false sense of security by the coronavirus lockdown, a group of weary Indian workers decided that they could simply sleep on the train tracks, never giving thought to the idea that for their plan of catching a train home to work, trains would have to run and pass by the tracks.  Unsurprisingly, it was an accident waiting to happen, and the workers never caught the train, which instead caught up with them and ran them over. . Language Enhancement: A false sense of security (ph.)(虛假的安全感) Security (n.) 除了是「保安」，也可解作「安全」，a sense of security 就是「安全感」，而一個虛假的安全感就是形容人以為自己安全，但其實是已經置身於危險之中。常用的搭配動詞是 lure (v.)「誘惑」。 . An accident waiting to happen (idm.)(出事是遲早的事) 意外就是意料之外的事情，但如果說某個意外是等著發生，即是已經看得出情況會有危險，很大機會導致意外發生。 e.g. Jack’s “friendship” with his superior has apparently lured him into a false sense of security that he will never be fired no matter how poorly he performs. e.g. That cupboard is an accident waiting to happen.  I’ve told my husband to fix that broken leg but he never listens. ————————————————— 想每日睇新聞🗞，學英文📚🔠？ 快啲 follow @k.e.n.joy 及 bookmark ————————————————— #english #news #englishinnews #newsoftheday #language #enhancement #dse #kennethlau #kenjoy #英文 #時事英文熱點 #2022dse #2020dse #2021dse #dsefighter #dseenglish #dse2020 #dsefighter #2021dsefighter #2020dsefighter #dseeng #hkdse #hkdseenglish #20200605

/ April 24, 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings . Summary: On Easter Sunday, a series of explosions targeting churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka occured, leaving at least 290 dead and 500 injured. The attacks were believed to be orchestrated by National Thowheed Jamath, a radical Islamist group. . Language Enhancement: Orchestrate (v.)(策劃) 相信同學看見此字會即時聯想到 orchestra (n.)「管弦樂隊」。在樂團中，指揮家的工作是帶領各團員，換言之他是需要精心安排／策劃整個演出，確保一切順利，這正是動詞 orchestrate 的意思，但留意它通常只用於較複雜的事情，而且帶有秘密地策劃之意，所以也適用於陰謀，例如一場精心策動的政變，可以說 a carefully orchestrated coup d’état。 e.g. My team orchestrated an effort to keep people from budging in the queue by assigning guards to monitor it. e.g. There are groups out there who orchestrate flash mobs for publicity. ————————————————— 想每日睇新聞🗞，學英文📚🔠？ 快啲 follow @k.e.n.joy 及 bookmark ————————————————— #english #news #englishinnews #newsoftheday #language #enhancement #dse #kennethlau #kenjoy #英文 #時事英文熱點 #2019dse #2020dse #2021dse #dsefighter #dseenglish #dse2019 #dsefighter #2019dsefighter #2020dsefighter #dseeng #hkdse #hkdseenglish #20190424