Pronunciation ChallengeMovies are Magic: Crash Course Film History #1

… you all know what it means when you hear my voice, right? It means that it’s Monday again. I know, we have to say goodbye to our awesome weekend and welcome another tiring week. Well, at least we have each other and new episodes everyday from VoiceTube pronunciation challenge to help us get through the week.

So why don’t we begin today with the question: what is your favorite kind of movie? Action, romance, horror, mystery ,or musical? Mine is comedy. After a long and tiring day, all I wanna do is lying back and watching something hilarious without thinking or using my brain at all.

In my opinion, films are one of the greatest inventions of all time. And a good movie not only entertains you but also teaches you about various lessons.

In today’s video, we’re gonna learn about how it all started, the beginning of these amazing [[ former?]]. The title is: Movies are Magic. Let’s jump right into our sentence of the day.

We have to go all the way back to the beginning because the creation of this cornerstone of modern entertainment was basically an accident.

creation [krɪˋeʃən] (n.) 創造；産生、創造物；作品
It is the act of creating. The act of making, inventing, or producing.
*The lack of trust towards the government led to the creation(產生) of a new political party(政黨).

Creation can also be something that is creative.
* The creations(作品) by Michelangelo are beyond compare.

cornerstone [ˋkɔrnɚston] (n.) 基礎；根本；奠基石
It originally refers to a stone in the corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or other writings on it. And now it means something of great importance that everything else depends on.
* Communication is the cornerstone of a successful collaboration(合作).

modern [ˋmɑdɚn] (adj.) 現代的、新式的；前衛的
It means relating to all characteristics of the present or the immediate past.
* The movie put a modern spin(元素) on well-known classic fairy tale.
fairy(仙子) + tale(故事) = 童話故事

Modern can also mean involving recent technics, methods, or ideas.
*Thanks to the modern technology, we get to live very convenient lives.

entertain [ɛntɚˋten] (v.) 娛樂
It means to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves.
* The crowd was entertained by the singer’s beautiful voice.

entertainment [ɛntɚˋtenmənt] (n.) 娛樂、娛樂節目，娛樂表演
It means amusement, diversion(娛樂), provided especially by performers.
* The musical is great family entertainment.

Entertainment can also mean something diverting(快樂的) or engaging(迷人的).
* I wonder what people do for entertainment in this small town.

all the way 完全地，自始至終地，一直
It means to the full or entire extent(範圍), or as far as possible.

all the way to 直到（很高的層次或程度）
It means as far as someone or something at a high level in a process or structure.
* I flew all the way to the New Zealand to visit an old friend.

to laugh all the way to the bank (以人們原先覺得白癡、愚蠢、好笑的方法)輕易發大財，輕鬆賺大錢
It means to make a lot of money, especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish(愚蠢的) or amusing(好笑的).
* Everyone thought his idea of streaming music(串流音樂) online was nonsense, but now he is laughing all the way to the bank.

So many amazing things come unexpectedly(非預期地), right?
This actually made me think of the movie that I watched the other day that I wanna share with you. It’s called Midnight in Paris. It’s written and directed by Woody Allen, and Owen Wilson and Rachel Anne McAdams starring in it.

The story is said in the romantic city of Paris, and it’s about a successful Hollywood screenwriter struggling to finish his first novel. He accidentally travels back in time and meets many great artists from the past. This helps his to learn how to face on confusions and passion. It is a interesting movie. It actually won a Academy Award and a Golden Globe for best original screenplay(電影劇本) and the best screenplay respectively. You guys should really watch it sometimes.


What is your favorite type of movie? Have you seen any good movie recently?

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I am not particularly into any types of movie, but I am really afraid of scary things no matter how tiny it is. I even could not have courage to see Detective Conan before I went to high school. Thought I was not a fan of scary movies, my friends thought it was interesting to see scary movies with me since I would overreact in the theater.

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