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1、EnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcast
www.eslpod.comENGLISHCAFÉ–387TOPICSMovies:TheMalteseFalcon;NapaValley,Californiaandwinecountry;usageof
“bit”;abuseversusassault;toput(someone)inthepicture_____________GLOSSARYfalcon–alargebirdwithwidewingsthatusuallycatches,
2、kills,andeatssmaller
animals,suchasmice*Canyouseetheblackfalconatthetopofthattreelookingforfood?privatedetective–apersonwhoworksforindividuals,organizations,or
businessesandwhoinvestigatesandgathersevidence
*Duringthedivorce,Janinehiredaprivatedetectivetog
3、etevidenceofher
husband’sillegalhidingofmoney.unscrupulous–notethicalorfair;describingsomeonewhowilldowhateveris
neededtogetwhatheorshewants,withoutconcernforhurtingothers
*Doyoubelievethatallbigbusinessownersareunscrupulous,oraresome
honestandselfless?ant
4、ihero–themaincharacterinabookormovie,whodoesn'thavethe
traditionalqualitiesorcharacteristicsassociatedwithahero
*CharlieBrownistheclassicantiherowhompeoplelike,butwhoalsohasalot
ofproblems.hardboiledfiction–atypeofnovel,especiallydetectivestories,wherethem
5、ain
charactershaverealisticproblemsanddon’ttrustotherpeople’sintentions
*Thecriminalsinhardboiledfictionareoftenrealisticpeoplewithhumanflaws.cynical–believingthatpeopledothingsfortheirowngood,nottohelporbenefit
others;nottrustingthatotherpeopleareserious,
6、good,and/orhonest
*Mandyisonly12yearsold,butshehashadadifficultchildhoodandisalready
cynicalaboutanyonewhowantstohelpher.femmefatale–afemalecharacterwhoisverybeautifulandsexuallyattractive,
andusesthattoattractmenandgetthemtodothingsthattheywouldnot
normal
7、lydo,leadingthemintodangeroussituations*Thefemmefataleinthemoviegotaninnocentmantoconfesstohercrimes.1ThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2013).Postingof
thesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.Engl
8、ishasaSecondLanguagePodcast
www.eslpod.comENGLISHCAFÉ–387suspenseful–causingpeopletowanttoknowwhatwillhappennext
*TVseriesusuallyendeachseasoninasuspensefulwaysothatviewerswill
returntowatchnextseasontofindou
