说到最近的电影,大家都想知道哪一个最好看。Speaking of recent movies, everyone wants to know which one is the best to watch.
今天是星期六。Today is Saturday.
天气很好。The weather is very good.
天上有太阳。There is sun in the sky.
小明在他的家里。Xiao Ming is at his home.
他在客厅里。He is in the living room.
客厅里有桌子和椅子。There are tables and chairs in the living room.
小明坐在椅子上。Xiao Ming is sitting on a chair.
他在想事情。He is thinking about something.
他在想什么呢?What is he thinking about?
他在想电影。He is thinking about movies.
小明很喜欢看电影。Xiao Ming likes watching movies very much.
他的朋友也很喜欢看电影。His friends also like watching movies very much.
现在有两个非常有名的电影。Now there are two very famous movies.
很多人都说这两个电影好。Many people say these two movies are good.
但是,哪一个可以说是第一呢?However, which one can be said to be number one?
大家不知道。Everyone doesn't know.
这是一个很难的问题。This is a very difficult question.
第一个电影叫《罪人》。The first movie is called "The Sinner".
这是一个关于坏人的故事。This is a story about bad people.
第二个电影叫《战斗》。The second movie is called "The Battle".
这是一个关于打仗的故事。This is a story about fighting a war.
小明不知道看哪一个。Xiao Ming doesn't know which one to watch.
他想问问他的朋友们。He wants to ask his friends.
小明有一个电话。Xiao Ming has a telephone.
他在桌子上看见了他的电话。He saw his telephone on the table.
他拿起了电话。He picked up the telephone.
他给小红打电话。He calls Xiao Hong.
小红是小明的好朋友。Xiao Hong is Xiao Ming's good friend.
小红是医生。Xiao Hong is a doctor.
她在医院工作。She works in a hospital.
小红在吃午饭。Xiao Hong is eating lunch.
她吃米饭和菜。She is eating rice and dishes.
小红接了电话。Xiao Hong answered the phone.
小明问:“小红,你好吗?Xiao Ming asked: "Xiao Hong, how are you?"
小红说:“我很好,谢谢。Xiao Hong said: "I am very good, thank you."
小明说:“我也很好。Xiao Ming said: "I am also very good."
小明问:“你想看电影吗?Xiao Ming asked: "Do you want to watch a movie?"
小红说:“想看。Xiao Hong said: "I want to watch."
小明问:“你喜欢《罪人》还是《战斗》?Xiao Ming asked: "Do you like 'The Sinner' or 'The Battle'?"
小红想了想。Xiao Hong thought for a while.
她说:“我喜欢《罪人》。She said: "I like 'The Sinner'."
那个电影很漂亮。That movie is very beautiful.
小明说:“谢谢你。Xiao Ming said: "Thank you."
然后,小明又给大卫打电话。Then, Xiao Ming called David again.
大卫是老师。David is a teacher.
他在学校工作。He works at a school.
大卫在看书。David is reading a book.
小明问:“大卫,你喜欢哪个电影?Xiao Ming asked: "David, which movie do you like?"
大卫说:“我喜欢《战斗》。David said: "I like 'The Battle'."
那个电影很大。That movie is very big.
现在,一个人喜欢《罪人》。Now, one person likes "The Sinner".
一个人喜欢《战斗》。One person likes "The Battle".
小明还是不知道怎么选。Xiao Ming still doesn't know how to choose.
这个时候,小明的一个老朋友来了。At this time, an old friend of Xiao Ming came.
他叫老王。He is called Old Wang.
老王六十岁了。Old Wang is sixty years old.
他看了很多年的电影。He has watched movies for many years.
老王坐在小明的旁边。Old Wang sat next to Xiao Ming.
小明给他一杯水。Xiao Ming gave him a cup of water.
老王喝了水。Old Wang drank the water.
小明问:“老王,你喜欢哪一个?Xiao Ming asked: "Old Wang, which one do you like?"
老王不说话。Old Wang did not speak.
他看着小明。He looked at Xiao Ming.
他说:“这是一个秘密。He said: "This is a secret."
小明问:“为什么是秘密?Xiao Ming asked: "Why is it a secret?"
老王说:“因为我也在想。Old Wang said: "Because I am also thinking."
老王拿出一张纸。Old Wang took out a piece of paper.
他在纸上写字。He wrote characters on the paper.
小明看不见。Xiao Ming cannot see.
老王说:“很多人嘴上说喜欢《战斗》。Old Wang said: "Many people say with their mouths that they like 'The Battle'."
“但是,他们在纸上写《罪人》。"But, they write 'The Sinner' on paper."
小明听不懂。Xiao Ming could not understand.
为什么说的不一样?Why is what is said different?
老王说:“人就是这样。Old Wang said: "People are just like this."
“有时候,我们说我也喜欢这个。"Sometimes, we say I also like this."
“因为大家都喜欢这个。"Because everyone likes this."
“但是,我们的心里喜欢那个。"But, in our hearts we like that."
“在没人的时候,我们才说真话。"Only when there is no one around do we speak the truth."
这就是秘密投票。This is secret voting.
你看,这里的电影比赛很有意思。Look, the movie competition here is very interesting.
大家都在猜。Everyone is guessing.
现在的情况很乱。The situation now is very chaotic.
有的人喜欢这个男演员。Some people like this actor.
有的人喜欢那个女演员。Some people like that actress.
比如,有一个叫迈克尔的男演员。For example, there is an actor called Michael.
他在《罪人》里。He is in "The Sinner".
很多人喜欢他。Many people like him.
大家都觉得他会赢。Everyone feels he will win.
但是也有人喜欢莱昂纳多。But there are also people who like Leonardo.
他在《战斗》里。He is in "The Battle".
这两个人也在比赛。These two people are also competing.
小明听了老王的话。Xiao Ming listened to Old Wang's words.
他觉得很有意思。He felt it was very interesting.
选电影像是在打仗。Choosing a movie is like fighting a war.
每个人都有自己的想法。Everyone has their own ideas.
有的想法说出来了。Some ideas are spoken out.
有的想法没说出来。Some ideas are not spoken out.
没说出来的想法,才是真的。The ideas not spoken out are the true ones.
现在,很多人都在写名字。Now, many people are writing names.
他们把名字写在纸上。They write the names on paper.
然后放在盒子里。Then put them in a box.
没有人知道是谁写的。No one knows who wrote it.
这就是“匿名”。This is "anonymity".
“匿名”就是没有名字。"Anonymity" means having no name.
因为没有名字,大家可以说真话。Because there is no name, everyone can speak the truth.
有的朋友说:“我不喜欢那个电影。Some friends say: "I don't like that movie."
有的朋友说:“我不喜欢那个电影。Some friends say: "I don't like that movie."
不好看。It's not good to watch.
但是在外面,他们都说:“很好,很好。But outside, they all say: "Very good, very good."
这就是现在发生的事情。This is what is happening now.
小明明白了。Xiao Ming understood.
看电影是一件简单的事情。Watching a movie is a simple thing.
但是选最好的电影,不简单。But choosing the best movie is not simple.
这不仅仅是看电影。This is not just watching movies.
这是看人心。This is watching human hearts.
人们心里想什么,才是最重要的。What people think in their hearts is the most important.
最后,小明决定了。Finally, Xiao Ming decided.
他要去电影院。He is going to the movie theater.
他要把两个电影都看了。He wants to watch both movies.
上午看《罪人》。Watch "The Sinner" in the morning.
下午看《战斗》。Watch "The Battle" in the afternoon.
这样他就知道哪一个好了。This way he will know which one is good.
他坐出租车去电影院。He took a taxi to the movie theater.
在出租车上,他看见了很多人。In the taxi, he saw many people.
大家都在去电影院。Everyone is going to the movie theater.
大家都在说话。Everyone is talking.
大家都在讨论。Everyone is discussing.
这个故事说的是什么呢?What is this story talking about?
这个故事说的是美国的“奥斯卡”。This story talks about America's "Oscars".
奥斯卡是一个很大的电影比赛。The Oscars is a very big movie competition.
现在是比赛最后的时候。Now is the final time of the competition.
有两个大电影在比赛。There are two big movies competing.
一个叫《罪人》。One is called "The Sinner".
一个叫《一场接一场的战斗》。One is called "Battle After Battle".
这就是我们说的《战斗》。This is what we call "The Battle".
很多人在投票。Many people are voting.
新闻里说,这很像打仗。The news says this is very much like fighting a war.
大家不知道谁会赢。Everyone doesn't know who will win.
这是一次很紧张的比赛。This is a very tense competition.