情人節推薦片單
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.
轉眼就要到今年的情人節，
be (just) around the corner就在眼前、近了=coming=approaching
Whether you’re taken or single, a good film can always keep you company.
無論你有沒有伴，好電影總是能陪伴你度過美好時光，
Whether…A or B 不管是A還是Bbe taken死會、有伴、single(adj.)單身、married(adj.)已婚keep sb. company陪伴某人、company(n.)陪伴、accompany(v.)陪伴、伴隨
Here are some film recommendations for this year’s Valentine’s Day.
推薦您三部值得在浪漫佳節欣賞的電影。
The first film, “A Rainy Day in New York,” is directed by a well-known director, Woody Allen.
首先是伍迪艾倫的最新力作《雨天．紐約》，
direct(v.)執導、被動、director(n.)導演well-known=famous=renowned(adj.)著名的
It is his 49th movie, featuring stars like Timothée Chalamet, Jude Law and Selena Gomez.
這是伍迪艾倫的第49部作品，片中星光熠熠，如堤摩西柴勒梅德、裘德洛及賽琳娜戈梅茲都有參與演出。
and features…=featuring…feature(v.)以….為特色、客串、演出
The story centers around Woody Allen’s two favorite themes, New York and love.
本片圍繞在他鍾愛的兩個主題：紐約和愛情。
center around=focus on話題圍繞在、關於theme(n.)主題
The second film is “The Souvenir,” directed by Joanna Hogg.
第二部電影則是則是由女導演瓊安娜霍格執導的《我們的相愛時光》，
(which is) directed by…=directed…
The film’s screenplay is inspired by the director’s own experience in a May-December relationship.
劇本靈感來自於導演自己過往的一段老少配戀情。
screenplay(n.)劇本inspire(v.)激起靈感、被動、inspiration(n.)靈感experience(n.)經驗May-December relationship老少配、long-distance relationship遠距離、CCR=cross cultural relationship異國戀、open relationship開放式關係、love at first sight一見鍾情
The last movie is entitled “Suk Suk,” an indie film from Hong Kong.
最後一部則是香港獨立電影《叔．叔》，
be entitled +名字、被取名為...、entitle(v.)取名、title(n.)標題indie film獨立電影、indie music、indie=independent
This film was nominated in many categories at the Golden Horse Awards last year.
本片同時也在去年獲得多項金馬獎提名，
nominate(v.)提名、nomination(n.)提名category(n.)獎項、項目
“Suk Suk” focuses on a senior homosexual couple and their struggles with their original families and traditions.
講述一對老同志情侶在面對於原生家庭與傳統時的掙扎。
senior(adj.)年長的、junior(adj.)較年幼的homosexual(adj.)同性戀的、heterosexual(adj.)異性戀的、bisexual(adj.)雙性戀的struggle(v., n.)掙扎、奮鬥、struggle with sth. 因某問題而煩惱或苦苦掙扎著
While these three films deal with three very different kinds of relationships, they all celebrate love.
雖然這三部電影講述三段很不一樣的感情，但都是對愛情的歌頌，
while(conj.)=althoughdeal with=be about關於、涉及relationship(n.)感情關係、be in a relationship死會、有伴celebrate(v.)慶祝、歌頌
As Valentine’s Day is approaching, there’s no better time to enjoy these films on the theme of love.
情人節即將到來，現在欣賞這些關於愛的作品可說是再適合也不過了。
approach(v., n.)接近、處理、方法teaching approach 教學方法on(prep.)關於+N.