Learn Chinese L18: What's your opinion on this issue?

Li Mei and Dachuan are seeing a horrible movie. Li Mei feels sick, and Dachuan falls asleep from boredom. After the film ends, Li Mei asks Dachuan what he thought about the film.

Dialogue One

nǐ　 jué　de　zhè　bù　diàn　yǐng　zěn　 me　 yàng
你　觉　 得　 这　 部　 电　　影　　怎　 么　　样？
What do you think of this film?
ò　 wǒ　jué　de　hěn　 yǒu　qù　wǒ　hěn　xǐ　huan
哦，我　 觉　 得　 很　　有　 趣， 我　 很　 喜　 欢。
I think it's very interesting. I like it very much.
dà　chuān　zhè　shì　yí　bù　kǒng　bù　diàn　yǐng
大　　川，　 这　 是　一　部　 恐　　怖　 电　　影！
Dachuan, it's a horrible movie!
Dialogue Two
zuì　jìn　chē　 huò　zhēn　duō
最　 近　车　　祸　　真　　多！
There have been many car accidents recently.
shì　a　 nǐ　duì　zhè　ge　wèn　tí　yǒu　shén　me　 kàn　fǎ
是　啊！你　对　 这　 个　 问　 题　 有　　什　 么　　看　 法？
Yes. What's your opinion about this?
wǒ　rèn　wéi　 rén　men　yīng　gāi　zūn　shǒu　jiāo　tōng　guī　zé
我　 认　 为　　人　　们　　应　 该　 遵　　守　　交　 通　　规　则。
I think people should try harder to obey traffic regulations.
nǐ　shuō　 de　méi　cuò　 wǒ　yě　zhè　me　rèn　wéi
你　 说　　得　 没　 错。　我　 也　 这　 么　 认　 为。
I agree.
Explanation of difficult points


1. 对……有什么看法？
"对……有什么看法?" (duì yǒu shén me kàn fǎ) means "what is your opinion on...?"

2. 想、觉得、认为
"想" (xiǎng), "觉得" (jué de), "认为" (rèn wéi), are verbs commonly used to express opinion: "to think", "to feel", "to believe".

3. 这么
"这么" (zhè me) here is used differently than in Lesson 11. Here it means "in the same way/in this way".