Disney Makes Real Movies from Cartoons
迪士尼將卡通改編成真人電影
Introduction
Disney makes real movies from old cartoons. Now, they have a new movie called Moana.
迪士尼將舊的卡通改編成真人電影。現在，他們有一部新電影叫做《海洋奇緣》。
Main Body
Disney made 20 real movies from cartoons. Some movies like Aladdin made a lot of money. Other movies like Dumbo did not make much money.
迪士尼將卡通改編成 20 部真人電影。有些電影像《阿拉丁》賺了很多錢。其他電影如《飛象帕科》則沒有賺多少錢。
Many people do not like the new Moana movie. They say the movie looks fake. They say Dwayne Johnson is not the right actor for this part.
很多人不喜歡新的《海洋奇緣》電影。他們說電影看起來很假。他們說 Dwayne Johnson 不是這個角色的合適人選。
Moana will not make as much money as other movies. The movie Snow White lost 170 million dollars. Disney wants money, but some people think the movies are not good.
《海洋奇緣》不會像其他電影那樣賺錢。《白雪公主》電影虧損了 1.7 億美元。迪士尼想要錢，但有些人認為這些電影並不優秀。
Conclusion
Disney's real movies are sometimes good and sometimes bad. People do not like Moana very much.
迪士尼的真人電影有時很好，有時很糟。人們不是很喜歡《海洋奇緣》。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Not' Power
In this text, we see how to change a positive idea into a negative one. This is a key step for A2 learners to express opinions.
The Pattern:
Subject + do not / does not + Action
From the text:
- Positive: Disney makes movies Negative: Disney does not make (good) movies.
- Positive: People like the movie Negative: Many people do not like the movie.
- Positive: Dumbo made money Negative: Dumbo did not make much money.
💡 Quick Tip: Use "do not" for groups (People) or many things (Movies). Use "does not" for one person or one company (Disney). Use "did not" when talking about the past (Dumbo).
Contrast Example: Good: "The movie is good." Bad: "The movie is not good."