A:Kat, 最近新上了好几部电影，你去看了么？

B:还没有。Have you?

A:我本来想去看其中一部，因为这个电影宣传了很久，排场很大。可昨天一个朋友跟我说，她看了，没意思。

B:所以这个电影是吹牛喽？

A:也许吧。起码是炒得太过火!

B:炒？吵架么？Why did they fight?

A:不是吵架，是炒作! 听听“美语怎么说”你就明白啦!

JESSICA 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是怡茹要问的: 炒作。

YR:JESSICA, 你看，这两个电影明星被偷拍到一起吃饭逛街。

JESSICA:Hmm, interesting. So, are they dating?

YR:杂志说他们约会，可他俩不承认。我看，这一定又是炒作，因为他们一起拍的电影快上映啦! 哎？“炒作”美语怎么说啊？

JESSICA:We call that a "publicity stunt". Publicity is spelled p-u-b-l-i-c-i-t-y; and stunt, s-t-u-n-t. A publicity stunt.

YR:Publicity 是“宣传”， stunt 是“特技”，放在一起，a publicity stunt，“为了宣传而使出的绝招”，这就是炒作!

JESSICA:Right. 炒作是为了票房。I bet that this is a publicity stunt to make the movie a box office hit.

YR:哦~~box office 就是票房。 卖座好，票房高的电影就是 a box office hit. 不过 JESSICA, 我听说这部要上映的片子还真不错，要不咱们也买张票去看看，支持一下他们的 box office?

JESSICA:No, I'm not going! YR, 现在很多电影都没有宣传的那么好，they're promoted too excessively!

YR:你是说好多电影被吹过头了？

JESSICA:Right. We have a word for that---overhyped, o-v-e-r-h-y-p-e-d.

YL:overhyped 就是名不副实，吹嘘过头。那我如果说，The movie star's performance in this comedy was overhyped.——这个明星在这部喜剧中的表演被吹过头了。对不对？

JESSICA:That's correct. Now let's see what you've learned today!

YR:第一: 炒作叫 a publicity stunt; 第二，票房叫 box office; 第三，形容吹嘘过头，可以用 overhyped.

B:Overhyped movies rarely meet your expectations.

A:不光是电影。有时出去吃饭，在网上看餐厅的reviews, 说得天花乱坠，可去了感觉也就一般。

B:没错! Sometimes, reviews are inflated. But, you know, it's all about personal taste. For example, a lot of people like Paris and say it's the most attractive city in the world, but some say it's the most overhyped tourist destination.

A:对，这可能是因为萝卜白菜，各有所爱。

B:What? You just mentioned some vegetables and I don't have a clue what you meant.

A:哈哈！待会儿我解释给你听，咱们还是继续听节目吧。Let's listen to GoEnglish!

Go English Wedding:Intermediate

大家好！今天我们为您播出“美语三级跳”节目“婚礼”单元的中级课程。

Professor:John and Carmen decided to have their wedding in a small church in Carmen's home town. Today, they are planning the details.

John本想到拉斯维加斯去结婚，可最后还是听了 Carmen的话，在Carmen的家乡办传统婚礼。不知道在筹划婚礼的过程中，John是不是还会处处迁就Carmen。

Professor:Let's listen.

Carmen:Gosh, John, I just love being back in my home town. It's the perfect place to get married.

John:Yeah, I guess it's pretty good. I can't wait for the wedding. It's going to be a great party!

Carmen:A party? John, this wedding is supposed to be a romantic event for you and me.

John:Yeah that's fine. But I'm also definitely going to party with the groomsmen at the wedding reception!

Professor Bowman, groomsmen 是婚礼伴郎么？

Professor:That's right, Winnie. The groom's friends are called the groomsmen, and the bride's friends are called the bridesmaids.

MC:哦，伴娘就是bridesmaids。那么，reception又是什么呢？

Professor:The reception is the dinner after the wedding ceremony.

哦，reception就是喜宴! 怪不得John说，婚礼是个大派对，他等不及跟伴郎们在喜宴上大吃大喝呢!

Carmen:That's right, we have to plan the reception too. How many people do you think will come?

John:I don't know... but we have a pretty big wedding party, and I have a really big family.

Carmen:That's true! I don't think I will be able to remember the names of all my in-laws.

John:Don't worry. I often forget some of their names too!

这个John，三句话不离"party"! Carmen问他喜宴会有多少客人，可他只会说“We have a pretty big wedding party.”

Professor:Actually, Winnie, in this case the wedding party is the people who are directly participating in the wedding.

哦，原来这个wedding party不是婚礼派对，而是“婚礼团”，也就是双方父母，伴郎伴娘等婚礼中的关键人物!

Professor:Yes. Carmen says John's family is so big that she won't remember the names of all her "in-laws".

嗯，in-laws 就是配偶的家里人，包括岳父，婆婆，小姑等等。

Carmen:Say John, do you know who your best man is going to be?

John:No, I haven't decided yet. I'll probably choose whichever friend can give the best toast. What about your maid of honor?

Carmen:I haven't had time to decide because I've been so busy thinking about all the other planning. We haven't even talked about the rehearsal dinner yet!

John:Don't worry. The groom's family is supposed to plan the rehearsal dinner.

Professor:So Winnie, how is John going to pick his best man? Best man就是主伴郎，或者叫男傧相。John说他会让那个give the best toast--最会致祝酒词的朋友当他的best man.

Professor:Right. And what about Carmen? Has she picked her maid of honor?

Maid of honor就是主伴娘，女傧相，Carmen忙着筹备婚礼，还没想好让谁当maid of honor. 对了，professor Bowman, 什么是rehearsal dinner？

Professor:The day before the wedding, everyone in the wedding party practices what they have to do. Afterward they all have dinner together at the rehearsal dinner.

哦，我明白了。婚礼前，婚礼团的人会把所有仪式彩排一遍，然后一起吃饭，这顿饭就叫"rehearsal dinner".

Professor:Yes, that is the tradition.

John:I know, let's just get a wedding planner to do all the work for us.

Carmen:A wedding planner? No way! I don't want a stranger planning our wedding.

John:Well if you don't want to get a wedding planner, my mother said she would be happy to help you plan the wedding.

Carmen:Your mother? You know, John, maybe a wedding planner isn't such a bad idea after all.

哈，看来Carmen 不想让未来的婆婆策划自己的婚礼，所以她宁可请一位wedding planner——婚礼策划师来出谋划策。

Professor:You know, Winnie, I have to agree that even though a wedding planner is a stranger, having your mother-in-law planning your wedding could be a lot worse....

A:原来 wedding party 指的是婚礼中的那些关键人物，就是新郎新娘最核心的亲友团。

B:That's right. One thing worth pointing out is "wedding party" isn't the "party" after the ceremony. That's called the reception.

A:对，婚宴是 reception. 在中国，婚宴一般是越盛大越好，最后搞成一个banquet, 宴席。

B:Wow, that's a lot of work for the wedding planner.

A:其实在婚宴上忙碌的主要是新人和双方父母！比如说，最直接的工作: 排桌！

B:Arranging seats?

A:对啊！把哪个宾客安排在哪一桌，和谁坐在一起，离舞台有多远，这里面都是很有讲究的！

B:I don't really care. I just want to enjoy some Chinese food at the reception.

A:你真是个好客人。不过，别人可没你这么随和。说到安排座位，在工作场合，开会或吃饭的时候，座位的安排也有一些讲究，咱们来听一听!