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Welcome to English @ the Movies, where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
欢迎来到《看电影学英语》节目，我们在这里教授你在电影中听到的美式英语。
Today's phrase is from the movie Youth.
今天的短语出自电影《年轻气盛》。
This one is a comedy, a funny movie, about friendship and growing older.
这部有趣的喜剧片，讲的是关于友谊和变老的故事。
Fred is a retired music composer.
弗雷德是一名退休的作曲家。
He is taking vacation at the foot of the Alps Mountains with his good friend and his daughter.
他和他的好友及女儿一起到阿尔卑斯山脚度假。
Let's take a look. Watch for the phrase "a waste of time."
我们一起来看一下，留意一下a waste of time这个短语。
Daddy, you will not be bored because I have arranged the full service for you.
爸爸，你不会无聊的，因为我已经为你安排了一整套服务。
You're going to have a massage, sauna, checkups with the doctor every single day to help you get back in shape.
你每天都会做个按摩，桑拿以及医生的检查，来帮助你恢复到原来的体型。
At my age getting in shape is merely a waste of time.
在我这个年纪，恢复体型就是浪费时间。
So what does that mean "a waste of time?"
那么，a waste of time是什么意思呢？
You have run out of time or It is not worth doing?
是你用光了时间还是这件事不值得做？
Listen again and see if you are correct.
再听一遍，看看你是否是正确的。
Daddy, you will not be bored because I have arranged the full service for you.
爸爸，你不会无聊的，因为我已经为你安排了一整套服务。
You're going to have a massage, sauna, checkups with the doctor every single day to help you get back in shape.
你每天都会做个按摩，桑拿以及医生的检查，来帮助你恢复到原来的体型。
At my age getting in shape is merely a waste of time.
在我这个年纪，恢复体型就是浪费时间。
A waste of time means "it is not worth doing."
A waste of time意指不值得这么做。
It means there are better things to do with the time you have.
其含义是用你所拥有的时间做更有意义的事。
In the movie, Fred says that getting into good physical shape at his old age is not worth doing.
在电影中，弗雷德说，在他这么大的年纪，恢复良好的身体形态是不值得的。
This is a popular phrase. One example, people might say washing your car before it is going to rain is a waste of time.
这是一个流行的说法。举个例子，在即将下雨前洗车，人们可能会说这只是在浪费时间。
And that is English @ the Movie. I'm Ambor.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》，我是安博尔。
