books and film

action movie

Phim hành động. Ví dụ: Last week, I saw a great action movie with my brother at our local movie theatre.

action-packed

Nhiều hoạt động, hành động. Ví dụ: My brother loves action-packed movies. Probably that's why his favourite film is "Terminator".

addictive

Có tính gây nghiện. Ví dụ: "Harry Potter" series by Joanne Rowling are so addictive! I couldn't stop after the first book and read all volumes.

bedtime reading

Đọc sách trên giường trước khi đi ngủ. Ví dụ: I'm really addicted to books! I can't even fall asleep without an hour of bedtime reading.

box office hit

Một bộ phim chiến thắng tại phòng vé. Ví dụ: The new movie might be a box office hit, but I didn't like it at all.

catch the latest movie

Xem một bộ phim mới ra mắt. Ví dụ: We need to hurry up if we want to catch the latest movie.

creepy

Rùng mình, sởn gai ốc. Ví dụ: Noah finds Stephen King's stories creepy.

don't judge a book by its cover

Đừng trông mặt mà bắt hình dong. Ví dụ: When I first met Sam I didn't find him handsome. But, as people say, don't judge a book by its cover. He turned out to be the most interesting person I've ever met and we married soon!

dreary

Buồn thảm, thê lương. Ví dụ: I can't stand dramas, thrillers and other dreary movies.

entertaining

Thú vị. Ví dụ: Comedies are very entertaining.

e-reader

Thiết bị đọc sách điện tử. Ví dụ: My e-reader broke a few days ago, so now I'll need to fix it or buy a new one.

flick through

Đọc nhanh bằng cách giở nhanh trang sách, báo. Ví dụ: I flicked through my notes to prepare for the exam as I didn't have time to study properly.

from cover to cover

Từ đầu đến cuối. Ví dụ: I am a slow reader so it takes me a lot of time to read a book from cover to cover.

futuristic

Thuộc chủ nghĩa vị lai. Ví dụ: "Star Wars" movie is futuristic and dynamic.

hardcover

Sách bìa cứng. Ví dụ: My friend gave me a hardcover book as a present for my birthday.

heartbreaking

Đau lòng. Ví dụ: When my aunt watched "Titanic" she cried all day! It's such a heartbreaking film.

inspirational

Truyền cảm hứng. Ví dụ: "Thinking Out of the Box" is the most inspirational story I've ever read.

intense

Căng thẳng. Ví dụ: The movie we saw last night had a very intense plot.

intricate plot

Cốt truyện phức tạp. Ví dụ: The famous Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" has a very intricate plot. It tells a story of five different families and comprises of 4 volumes.

know like a book

Biết rõ như đã đọc qua một cuốn sách. Ví dụ: I live in this city for my whole life and I know it like a book.

of all time

Của mọi thời đại. Ví dụ: Many rated him the best actor of all time.

page-turner

Cuốn sách rất lý thú. Ví dụ: My sister recommended me a great book. It was such a page-turner that I read it in one day!

paperback

Sách bìa mềm. Ví dụ: When is it coming out in paperback?

peruse

Nghiên cứu kỹ. Ví dụ: He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the ads.

plot

Cốt truyện. Ví dụ: It's hard to follow the plot of the film.

read between the lines

Hiểu rõ ý nghĩa của tài liệu/hành động tuy không biết. Ví dụ: When I broke up with my girlfriend, I didn't want anyone to know that. But Tom saw us in the different corners of the classroom and read everything between the lines. He's very discerning.

release

Sự phát hành. Ví dụ: The movie goes on general release next week.

sci-fi (science fiction)

Khoa học viễn tưởng. Ví dụ: Strange beings from outer space are still a popular subject for sci-fi films.

spell out

Giải thích kỹ. Ví dụ: His speech spelled out a clear message to the car industry.

subordinate plot (subplot)

Mạch truyện phụ. Ví dụ: Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises" tells a love story of a man and a woman. However, the book involves many subordinate plots that raise questions about physical and spiritual affinity, trans-racial relationships and anti-Semitism.

tear-jerking

Bi lụy. Ví dụ: My sister is very emotional. I would rather watch a comedy with her than a tear-jerking movie!

thought-provoking

Kích thích tư duy. Ví dụ: Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451" is deeply thought-provoking. I had to rethink my attitude to legislation and censorship after I read it.

threadbare plot

Cũ rích, nhàm chán. Ví dụ: The movie's plot was threadbare, but cutely disarming in its own way.