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大文化：宗教、文学、艺术等

小文化：日常生活的习俗，餐饮，礼仪，节日

通过电影对白scripts，谚语proverb，名言quotations等来体会语汇的含义和用法

sleepless seattle : All children are hideous at the age of eight.

1. action ['ækʃən]

Everyday Expressions

n. [C] 行动 (group action 团队行动)

Now it's time to take action. (现在是该行动的时候了。)

n. [U] 情节

The action is set in Paris. (事情发生在巴黎。)

n. 战斗

( war 战争， battle 战役， action战斗)

The action lasted five hours. (战斗持续了5 个)

n. 诉讼

She decided to take a legal action against him. (她决定起诉他。)

衍生词语

active (积极的); Take a active role in ； passive (消极的)

actionless (没有行动的, 不行动的);

activate (v.激活)

复合词语

action movie (动作片; kongfu movie)

Kong fu movie (粤语)

Hong Kong(粤语)

常见搭配 Useful Phrase

军事行动 --- military action (take military action against Iraq)

民事诉讼 --- a civil action (civil case 民事案件 civil law civil rights civil engineering 土木工程)

刑事诉讼 --- a criminal action

习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

Action! --- 开拍（导演用语）

man of action --- 注重行动的人，实干家

生活用语 Street Talks

If you guys are going to bet on the basketball game, I want a piece of the action. (算我一份)

I wanna be a part of the action.(我也想参与进来)

Action stations, everyone! （各就各位，大家准备好哦！）

电影对白 Transcripts

Linus对S表达了自己对于事业的一点看法。他是一个很成功的商人，action在这里指经商就像打仗一样。

Linus: What does it tell you?

Sabrina: That's between you and the river.

Linus: You know it's funny listening to your talk. Makes me... Makes me wonder if I should...

Sabrina: What?

Linus: I don't know, something is different. I feel different. At work I don't... I love the action, but, sometimes I wonder, lately especially, been wondering what it would be like, to spend some time in a place that I love like that, not just a few days, but for a real change. Actually, I think I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, I just, um, I just didn't know it until, till you, uh...《情归巴黎》

谚语 Proverbs

Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于语言。

Don't judge a man's actions at first sight; give them a second look.乍看难评人，再看认得清。

He is all talk and no action.他是个光说不练的人。