movie

映画

通常は音声付きで、画面に映される物語や動く映像の作品。

やさしい英語で： A story or series of moving images shown on a screen, usually with sound.

• We watched a funny movie.
• That actor has appeared in several movies.
• Which movie would you like to see tonight?

類義語： film, motion picture

よく使う表現： watch a movie, horror movie, movie star

映画

動く映像で語られる物語で、通常は約二時間続く。

やさしい英語で： A story shown through moving pictures, usually lasting about two hours.

• We watched a movie last night.
• What is your favorite movie?
• Her latest movies have been very successful.

類義語： film

よく使う表現： watch a movie, movie star, horror movie

映画館

「the movies」で、料金を払って大きなスクリーンで映画を見る場所。

やさしい英語で： In “the movies”, a place where people pay to watch films on a large screen.

• Let’s go to the movies.
• We spent the evening at the movies.
• Have you been to the movies this month?

使い方： go to the movies (We went to the movies on Saturday.); at the movies (I met her at the movies.)

類義語： cinema, movie theater

よく使う表現： movie theater, movie theatre, movie house

お決まりの展開

以前にも経験したと思える、しばしば不快な出来事や成り行き。

やさしい英語で： An experience, often unpleasant, that feels like something you have been through before.

• I have seen this movie before: promises followed by excuses.
• Here comes the same old movie, with everyone blaming everyone else.
• We know how this movie ends: another long argument.

類義語： scenario

よく使う表現： this movie before, same old movie