13. Company ['kɔmpəni]

Basic need 音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 同伴

I don’t feel at home in Alice’s company. (觉得不自在。)

n. 陪伴

George keeps his own company. (独来独往)

keep one’s company 让某人陪伴

I will keep your company. 我会让你陪着我的。

n. 公司

This company laid off 100 hands. (人)

公司名通常简写为: Co.例：史密斯公司 Smith Co.

laid-off workers 工人

衍生词语

companion (伙伴);

companionship (友谊，伴侣关系);

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

出版社 a publishing company; a publishing house

陪伴 for company

和某人一道 keep sb. company

和......交往，与......为友 keep company with

和......一起 be in company with

断绝来往 part company

习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

company man (白领阶层的)受雇者

Two is company, three is crowd. 两人为伴,三人添乱。

生活用语 Street Talks

A: Jack doesn’t enjoy the company of the opposite sex!（不喜欢与异性作伴）

B: What a queer bird! (多奇怪的人啊！)

C: No, I don’t think so. I think he’s glad of Joanna’s company!

A: See, they’re over there!!!

queer [kwiə] adj. 奇怪的；同性恋的；n. 同性恋者；怪人；伪造的货币

谚语 Proverbs

Better go it alone than to be in bad company. 宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。

You may know a man by the company he keeps. 只见其友则知其人。

流行语汇

movie buff 电影谜 buffet 自助餐

animated cartoon(animation) 卡通片 ['ænimeitid]

documentary movie 纪录片

newsreel 新闻片

comedy 喜剧片

tragedy 悲剧片

tragedy comedy 又悲又喜的片子 <Forest Gump>

action movie 动作片

romance 爱情片

sci-fi movie 科幻片 （等于science fiction） ['sai'fai]

detective movie 侦探片

western movie 西部片

horror/scary movie 恐怖片

thriller 惊悚片 ['θrilə]

nomination 提名奖； nominee 被提名者

Academy Award 学院奖

smash hit 巨大的成功

movie theater/house 电影院

drive-in 露天电影院

premier show/first run 首映

producer 制片人

director 导演

movie star 电影明星

actor/actress 男/女演员

leading actor 主角

supporting actor 配角

full house 客满

box office 票房