The Movie Talladega Nights

電影《塔拉迪加之夜》


Introduction

The movie Talladega Nights came out in 2006. Many people liked it and it made a lot of money. The director, Adam McKay, talked about how they made the film.

電影《塔拉迪加之夜》於2006年上映。許多人非常喜歡這部電影,且獲得了極高的票房。導演 Adam McKay 談到了他們是如何拍攝這部電影的。

Main Body

Sacha Baron Cohen played the bad man in the movie. He is good at funny voices. He and the director looked at the video again. They added six more funny parts to the film.

Sacha Baron Cohen 在電影中飾演反派。他擅長使用搞笑的聲音。他與導演重新審視了影片,隨後在電影中增加了六個搞笑片段。

The movie made over 160 million dollars. This helped Sacha Baron Cohen become famous in America. Then he made the movie Borat.

這部電影獲利超過1.6億美元。這幫助 Sacha Baron Cohen 在美國成名,隨後他拍攝了電影《波拉特》(Borat)。

The director wanted to make a second movie. In this story, the main man goes to Europe to race cars. He thinks European doctors are strange. But the director stopped the project. Racing cars is too hard to film.

導演曾想拍攝第二部電影。在故事中,主角前往歐洲參加賽車,並認為歐洲的醫生很奇怪。但導演最終停止了該計畫,因為賽車場面太難拍攝。

Conclusion

The director had a plan for a second movie. But it was too difficult to make. Now, there is only one movie.

導演原本對第二部電影有計畫,但因拍攝困難,目前僅有一部電影。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Action' Bridge

Look at how the story moves from one event to another. We use simple words to show time:

  • First \rightarrow The movie came out (2006).
  • Then \rightarrow He made the movie Borat.
  • Now \rightarrow There is only one movie.

Building Sentences

To reach A2, you can connect a person to an action using simple verbs:

  1. Sacha Baron Cohen played the bad man.
  2. The director stopped the project.

Pro Tip: When something happened in the past, we often add -ed to the word (played, stopped, added). This is the easiest way to tell a story about a movie!

Vocabulary Learning

director (n.)
The person who tells the actors what to do in a movie.
Example:The director told the actors to speak louder.
famous (adj.)
Known by many people in a place or the world.
Example:The singer is very famous and has many fans.
strange (adj.)
Something that is not normal or is surprising.
Example:I heard a strange noise in the kitchen.
project (n.)
A piece of work that takes a lot of time to complete.
Example:The students are working on a science project.
difficult (adj.)
Hard to do or understand.
Example:This math problem is very difficult for me.
Practice A2 words in a crossword