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看電影這檔事相信很多人都很喜歡，除了適合戀愛中的男女約會之外，也非常適合三五好友一起去觀賞一部好萊塢超級大片，過過癮。不過，電影院有些行為是很不適當的，比如說，吃臭豆腐或是味道太重的食物，另外，如果你帶了一堆零食，當別人想要專心靜靜地欣賞一部浪漫的愛情片時，你在吃零食發出的雜聲會讓整個氛圍瞬間瓦解，而且會影響到別人看片的情緒。簡單來說，就是破壞氣氛啦! 也就是因為如此，國外的電影院是不會讓你帶外食進入的，你要吃東西，就只能買電影院提供的hot dog或是popcorn，甚至連麥當勞都不能帶喔~ 因為紙袋會很吵。

今天這篇就要來告訴大家一些基本的etiquette (禮儀)
這個字，也可以用在電話禮儀 telephone etiquette，寫郵件禮儀 email etiquette，等等。

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2014/03/140306_6min_cinema.shtml

Rob: Today we're talking about something we must all have an opinion on – it's cinema etiquette. In other words, what is the right way to behave when you go to see a film at the cinema?

- Have an opinion on something 就是對某件事情有想法或是意見
- Etiquette英文的解釋就是the right way to behave

Neil: Yes, the cinema, the movies or the multiplex. How we behave there is different from how we behave when we’re watching a film at home – but some people seem to forget that, don't they Rob?

- 電影院我們很多人會覺得應該要稱為movie theater，其實，現在很少人在講movie theater了。因為現在的電影院都已經變成了影城。這樣說好了，movie theater比較像是影城裡面的一個廳，而現在的影城都叫做cinema或者是multiplex

When I go to see a film, all I want is a comfortable seat and to be able to see and hear the film. I don't want distractions!

- 當Rob去看電影的時候，All he wants… 他只想要好好地躺在一個舒服的椅子上、然後安靜的欣賞和聆聽喜歡的片子。
- Distraction也就是干擾的意思，是他最不想要的東西，It’s the least thing he wants in a movie theater。Distraction 當然可以包含很多東西，像是雜音、有情侶在一旁親熱、有人在旁邊討論劇情等。任何會讓你分心的東西都算是distraction。

Rob: And what's worse is people who turn the auditorium – the place where we all sit – into their own personal dining room!

- Auditorium就是一個禮堂，或是一個劇院的意思。Turn something into something 意思是把某個東西變成另外一個東西，在這裡的意思是，有些人會把電影院當成自己家一樣，一點也不尊重其他人。

Neil: Of course your munching popcorn is fine, isn't it Rob?! But to really appreciate the surround-sound and clear digital projection you need a well-behaved audience. Not like the audience that one radio presenter complained about on his show.

- Munching的意思是大口咀嚼。Neil的意思是，在電影院裡面吃popcorn是沒有問題的，因為所製造出來的噪音相對來說比較小。
- Well-behaved這個算是一個形容詞，用來形容一個人行為檢點，也可以用來形容小孩子很乖巧。如果你要稱讚你的小孩今天很乖，就可以說，He is well-behaved today。或者你可以問老師，Is he well-behaved today? 當小孩子在皮的時候，你要警告他們 “注意一下你們的行為喔~不要太超過囉” 英文很簡單，只要說， “Hey, behave yourself”

Rob: Well that's quite common – lots of people now use their phones while watching a film – we call it 'dual screening' – looking at two screens at the same time.

- 現在很多人在看電影的時候，會三不五時的把手機拿出來看看，甚至回訊息，這些其實都是不好的行為，英文叫做dual screening，Dual的意思是兩個同時，screening就是表示看螢幕這個動作，所以同時看手機螢幕和電影螢幕，就是dual screening

Rob: A 'new low' in cinema etiquette! It's bad manners and I wonder why she even bothered going to the cinema. I don't think mobile phones at the cinema are a good idea.

- New low表示這樣的行為是差勁到破紀錄。Even bother這個片語可以用來形容，不需要花費力氣做某件事情，比如說，you don’t even bother wake up early tomorrow because it’s holiday! 你明天不需要特別早起啦，因為明天放假

Rob: Well said! Simon says don't take off your shoes – keep your odours – that's your smells – to yourself. He says you are not at home! Amongst their other big bugbears – or annoying things – are slurping drinks – that’s drinking noisily - arriving late, and talking during the film.

- keep something to yourself 意思是把某個東西留給你自己就好，不需要跟別人分享，在這邊是指，在電影院把鞋子脫掉這件事情，會讓別人聞到腳臭，所以Simon希望大家把腳臭這個東西，留給你自己聞就好，keep your odours/smells to youself。Bugbears是指惱人的東西，這裡指的是slurping drinks，也就是會發出聲響的飲料，像是冰沙快喝完的時候，都會在用力吸而發出的聲音。

Neil: Yes, that's a big no-no for me – I really don’t like that. It really breaks my concentration. And then there are parents who bring their noisy kids.

- Big no-no表示這是犯大忌的意思。這樣的用語比較不是那麼的正式，不過，可以用在日常生活對話中。如果你小孩不乖，你可以跟他說That’s a big no-no，就表示行為不應該。

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