ALMV - LITERATURE AND FILMS

Literature and films section from the Edexcel vocab booklet, words for show

暗指/暗示 (àn zhǐ / àn shì)

to imply

悲欢离合 (bēi huān lí hé)

joys and sorrows; partings and reunions

悲伤 (bēi shāng)

tragic; sad

比喻 (bǐ yù)

metaphor; analogy; figure of speech

布景 (bù jǐng)

set (of a film)

场景/场面 (chǎng jǐng / chǎng miàn)

scene (of a film)

呈现 (chéng xiàn)

to show; to present

冲突 (chōng tū)

conflict; clash

抽象 (chōu xiàng)

abstract

传达（着） (chuán dá (zhe))

to convey

从……的角度 (cóng… de jiǎo dù)

from the angle/perspective of…

倒叙/闪回 (dào xù / shǎn huí)

flashback

灯光 (dēng guāng)

lighting (in a film)

第一幕 (dì yī mù)

first scene (of a film); first act (of a play)

第一人称 (dì yī rén chēng)

first-person

典型 (diǎn xíng)

typical; archetype

动词 (dòng cí)

verb

动作 (dòng zuò)

movement; action

独白 (dú bái)

monologue

对白 (duì bái)

dialogue (in a film or novel)

对比 (duì bǐ)

contrast; comparison / to contrast; to compare

对话 (duì huà)

dialogue; conversation

对立 (duì lì)

antagonism; opposition

反应 (fǎn yìng)

reaction

反映 (fǎn yìng)

to reflect

风格 (fēng gé)

style

俯拍镜头 (fǔ pāi jìng tóu)

high-angle shot

感情 (gǎn qíng)

feeling; emotion; sensation

感染力 (gǎn rǎn lì)

appealing quality

感受 (gǎn shòu)

to sense; to feel / feeling; experience

观察 (guān chá)

to observe / observation

含意 (hán yì)

implication

黑白画面 (hēi bái huà miàn)

black and white scenes

互动 (hù dòng)

interaction / interactive / to interact

画外音 (huà wài yīn)

off-screen sound

回忆 (huí yì)

to recollect

技巧 (jì qiǎo)

technique

记载/记录 (jì zǎi / jì lù)

to write down; to record / record

间接 (jiàn jiē)

indirect / indirectly

讲述 (jiǎng shù)

to narrate; to give an account

结构严谨 (jié gòu yán jǐn)

well-structured

结尾/结局 (jié wěi / jié jú)

ending

景物 (jǐng wù)

scenery

景象 (jǐng xiàng)

sight

境况/处境 (jìng kuàng / chǔ jìng)

situation

镜头 (jìng tóu)

camera shot

举止 (jǔ zhǐ)

conduct; behavior; manner

句法 (jù fǎ)

syntax; sentence structure

具体 (jù tǐ)

concrete

夸张 (kuā zhāng)

hyperbole

联想到 (lián xiǎng dào)

to be associated with

流露出 (liú lù chū)

to exude

面部表情 (miàn bù biǎo qíng)

facial expression

描述/描写 (miáo shù / miáo xiě)

to depict

名词 (míng cí)

noun

命运 (mìng yùn)

destiny; fate

内心世界 (nèi xīn shì jiè)

inner world

拟人 (nǐ rén)

personification

旁白 (páng bái)

voice-over; (documentary) narration

旁观者 (páng guān zhě)

onlooker

批评/批判 (pī píng / pī pàn)

to criticize / criticism

片段 (piàn duàn)

clip (of a film)

平淡 (píng dàn)

plain

起……作用 (qǐ… zuò yòng)

play a role in…

情感 (qíng gǎn)

feeling; emotion

全景 (quán jǐng)

panoramic view

人情味 (rén qíng wèi)

human touch; human warmth

人物 (rén wù)

character; protagonist

人性 (rén xìng)

human nature

社会现实 (shè huì xiàn shí)

social reality

深厚 (shēn hòu)

profound; deep

深刻 (shēn kè)

profound; deep

生动 (shēng dòng)

vivid

生活写照 (shēng huó xiě zhào)

portrayal of life

生离死别 (shēng lí sǐ bié)

to part forever

诗意 (shī yì)

poetic

事件 (shì jiàn)

incident; event

视角 (shì jiǎo)

perspective

手法 (shǒu fǎ)

technique; method

抒情 (shū qíng)

lyricism

思想 (sī xiǎng)

thought; thinking; idea

塑造 (sù zào)

to shape; to portray

特写镜头 (tè xǐ jìng tóu)

close-up (view/shot)

体现 (tǐ xiàn)

to manifest / manifestation

凸显（出） (tū xiǎn (chū))

to highlight

外貌 (wài mào)

physical appearance

温馨 (wēn xīn)

heartwarming

细节 (xì jié)

details

戏剧化 (xì jù huà)

dramatic

细致 (xì zhì de)

fine; meticulous

象声（词）/拟声 (xiàng shēng (cí) / nǐ shēng)

onomatopoeia

象征意义 (xiàng zhēng yì yì)

symbolic meaning; symbolism

小人物 (xiǎo rén wù)

unimportant person; insignificant person

写实 (xiě shí)

realistic; true-to-life / to depict realistically

写作 (xiě zuò)

writing

心境 (xīn jīng)

psychological state; frame of mind

心态 (xīn tài)

mentality

形成 (xíng chéng)

to form; to take shape

形容 (xíng róng)

to describe

形容词 (xíng róng cí)

adjective