M：You like movies?

你喜欢看电影吗?

J：Yeah, I think it's the best way to relax.

是啊，我觉得看电影是最好的放松方式。

M：What type do you like the best?

那你喜欢什么类型的电影呢?

J：Really it depends on my mood. When I am sad or depressed, I like comedies. If I'm feeling good, I'll watch almost anything.

这个可要看我的心情。郁闷难过的时候，我喜欢看看喜剧片，不过要是心情好的话，什么电影我都可以看。

M：I see. I generally like movies to help calm me down. I think a sign of a good movie is the ability to bring you into the story as if you were part of it.

这样啊.一般来说，我喜欢能让我冷静下来的影片。我觉得好电影的一个标志就是它能带你走进故事，让你觉得你就是故事中的一个角色。

J：Yeah, unfortunately, nowadays directors are oflen more interested in making money than making a good film.

是的。不过很可惜，比起拍好片子，现在的导演往往对挣钱更有兴趣。

M：True. The movie industry is becoming more and more commercial. You see a lot of expensive movies with little artistic value. I generally think those made in the fourties are of higher quality on the average than movies today. You can name a lot of classics from that decade.

确实如此。电影业越来越商业化。有很多电影，花费了巨额的投资，艺术价值却不高。总的来说，我觉得四十年代的影片平均质量比当前的要高，那个年代有很多片子都非常经典。

J：Yeah, many of my all-time-favorites were made in the forties. They've already stood the test of time and will stay with us for a long time.

是的，我有很多最喜欢的电影都是在那个年代拍摄的。它们已经经历了时间的考验，肯定还会长时间流行下去的。

M：I'm totally with you on that.

我完全同意你的看法。