Steven Spielberg's New Movie: Disclosure Day

史匹柏新電影:《披露之日》


Introduction

Steven Spielberg has a new movie called Disclosure Day. It is now in cinemas around the world.

史匹柏有一部新電影叫做《披露之日》,目前已在全球戲院上映。

Main Body

The movie is about aliens. A woman and a man try to tell the world a secret. A bad man in the government wants to keep the alien technology for himself.

這部電影是關於外星人的。一名女性和一名男性試圖將一個秘密告訴全世界。而政府裡的一名惡人則想將外星科技據為己有。

Spielberg read news reports about UFOs. He used these reports to make the story. He thinks UFOs are real.

史匹柏閱讀了關於UFO的新聞報導,並利用這些報導來構思故事。他認為UFO是真實存在的。

The movie cost a lot of money to make. It made 92.9 million dollars in the first weekend. It is very popular in the USA, but not in China.

這部電影的製作成本很高。它在首個週末就賺了9,290萬美元。這部片在美國非常受歡迎,但在中國則不然。

Conclusion

Some people like expensive science fiction movies. Other people like cheap horror movies.

有些人喜歡昂貴的科學幻想電影,而有些人則喜歡低預算的恐怖電影。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Opposite' Logic

Look at how the text compares things. To reach A2, you need to connect two different ideas using but and other.

1. The 'But' Pivot

  • Popular in USA \rightarrow but \rightarrow not in China.
  • Use but when the second part of the sentence changes the direction of the first part.

2. The 'Other' Group

  • Some people (Group A) \rightarrow Other people (Group B).
  • When you talk about a general group first, use Other to introduce a different group.

Quick Look: Money Words

  • Expensive \leftrightarrow Cheap
  • A lot of money \leftrightarrow Little money

Vocabulary Learning

disclosure (n.)
making secret information known
Example:The disclosure of the secret surprised everyone.
cinema (n.)
a place where you watch movies
Example:We are going to the cinema to see a new film.
alien (n.)
a living thing from another planet
Example:The movie is about a friendly alien from Mars.
government (n.)
the group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes laws for the city.
technology (n.)
scientific knowledge used in machines and devices
Example:Modern technology makes our lives easier.
popular (adj.)
liked by many people
Example:Football is a very popular sport in Brazil.
expensive (adj.)
costing a lot of money
Example:This gold watch is very expensive.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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