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第三十六課: Chick Flick

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大部分的人知道 chick 是年輕女孩 (原指小雞), flick 是電影的意思, 那 chick+flick 是什麼?

chick flick

Definition: a movie which designed or considered to appeal mainly to women, and generally displaying more of a focus on romance or relationships. Many romantic comedies or films with a lots of female characters are likely to be put in this category. 以女性觀眾為訴求的電影, 內容通常以男女情愛和女性情誼為主

Example:

Peter: Where is your girl? 你女朋友哩?

Ron: She's watching a movie with her girlfriends. 她跟朋友在看電影。

Peter: You don't like movies? 你不喜歡看電影ㄛ?

Ron: I do, but I am not into chick flicks. They make me sleepy. 我喜歡啊, 但我不喜歡看女生看的電影, 讓我昏昏欲睡。

Peter: What are they watching? 他們在看啥?

Ron: Titanic. 鐵達尼號。

Peter: Ewww! 喔....