新东方的托福英语口语|新东方4+1英语口语语汇:Action

第一单元

Action

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
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。)

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.
Action stations, everyone!
The president has arrived! (各就各位)

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 asecond look.
乍看难评人，再看认得清。
He is all talk and no action.

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补充知识点：

衍生词语
active (积极的); Take a active role in
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) (Crouching tiger and hidden dragon)
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

电影对白 Transcripts
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》

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