Language Tips: Stereotypical Horror Movie Characters
Story of The Day:
To bully others by flaunting one's powerful connections
狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
Dialogue:
A:你喜欢看恐怖片吗?
nǐ xǐ huān kàn kǒng bù piān ma?
Do you like horror film?
B:不喜欢,电影画面太吓人了,我看不下去。
bù xǐ huān ,diàn yǐng huà miàn tài xià rén le ,wǒ kàn bú xià qù 。
I don’t like it, the scene in horror films is too scaring, I can't keep watching it.
Words & expressions:
【喜欢】xǐ huān:like, prefer
【恐怖片】kǒng bù piān: horror film
【画面】huà miàn: picture; screen
【太】tài: too; so; really
【吓人】xià rén: scaring
【下去】xià qù: Going down; Result complement
Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang