M：You like movies?

你喜歡看電影嗎?

J：Yeah, I think it's the best way to relax.

是啊，我覺得看電影是最好的放松方式。

M：What type do you like the best?

那你喜歡什么類型的電影呢?

J：Really it depends on my mood. When I am sad or depressed, I like comedies. If I'm feeling good, I'll watch almost anything.

這個可要看我的心情。郁悶難過的時候，我喜歡看看喜劇片，不過要是心情好的話，什么電影我都可以看。

M：I see. I generally like movies to help calm me down. I think a sign of a good movie is the ability to bring you into the story as if you were part of it.

這樣啊.一般來說，我喜歡能讓我冷靜下來的影片。我覺得好電影的一個標志就是它能帶你走進故事，讓你覺得你就是故事中的一個角色。

J：Yeah, unfortunately, nowadays directors are oflen more interested in making money than making a good film.

是的。不過很可惜，比起拍好片子，現在的導演往往對掙錢更有興趣。

M：True. The movie industry is becoming more and more commercial. You see a lot of expensive movies with little artistic value. I generally think those made in the fourties are of higher quality on the average than movies today. You can name a lot of classics from that decade.

確實如此。電影業(yè)越來越商業(yè)化。有很多電影，花費了巨額的投資，藝術價值卻不高?？偟膩碚f，我覺得四十年代的影片平均質量比當前的要高，那個年代有很多片子都非常經典。

J：Yeah, many of my all-time-favorites were made in the forties. They've already stood the test of time and will stay with us for a long time.

是的，我有很多最喜歡的電影都是在那個年代拍攝的。它們已經經歷了時間的考驗，肯定還會長時間流行下去的。

M：I'm totally with you on that.

我完全同意你的看法。