What Do You Feel Like Watching Today?
While some people stick to only one kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds depending on how I feel that day. When I’m down or tired, I prefer movies that can cheer me up. Comedies like Men in Black or cartoons like Kung Fu Panda have funny dialog and usually have a happy ending. The characters may not be perfect, but they try their best to solve their problems. After I watch them, my problems suddenly seem less serious and I feel much better again. Laughing for two hours is a good way to relax!
I don’t watch dramas or documentaries when I’m sad or tired. Dramas like Titanic make me feel even sadder. Documentaries like March of the Penguins which provide plenty of information about a certain subject can be interesting, but when I’m tired I don’t want to think too much. I don’t mind action movies like Spider-Man when I’m too tired to think. I can just shut off my brain, sit back and enjoy watching an exciting superhero who always saves the world just in time.
Once in a while, I like to watch movies that are scary. They can be fun, but I’m too scared to watch them alone.I always bring a friend who isn’t afraid of these kinds of movies, and it doesn’t feel so scary anymore.
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你今天想要观看什么？
有些人只执着于一种类型的电影，但我喜欢根据当天的心情，看不同类型的电影。当我心情低落或者觉得累的时候，我更喜欢能让我开心起来的电影。像《黑衣人》这样的喜剧片，或者《功夫熊猫》这样的动画片，都有有趣的对话，而且通常都有一个圆满的结局。里面的角色可能并不完美，但他们会尽全力解决自己遇到的问题。看完这些电影后，我自己的问题好像突然没那么严重了，心情也会好很多。笑上两个小时，真是个放松的好办法！
我心情低落或者疲惫的时候，不会看剧情片或者纪录片。像《泰坦尼克号》那样的剧情片，会让我感觉更难过。像《帝企鹅日记》这类纪录片，会提供很多关于某个主题的知识，可能确实很有意思，但我累的时候不想动太多脑子。如果我累得没法思考，看《蜘蛛侠》这类动作片我倒不介意。我可以完全放空大脑，靠在座位上，舒舒服服地看一个超厉害的超级英雄，他总能及时拯救世界。
偶尔，我也喜欢看恐怖片。恐怖片可能挺有意思的，但我太害怕了，不敢一个人看。我总会找一个不怕这类电影的朋友一起看，这样就没那么吓人了。
Key Words
- feel like doing sth. 想要做某事，“like” 在此处是介词，后接动名词（doing），强调 “当前瞬间产生的、不太强烈的愿望”。
【同义】want to do sth.（通用）、would like to do sth.（稍礼貌）
- feel like sth. 想要某物，“sth.” 需是具体名词（如食物、饮品、物品等），不可接抽象名词（如 “快乐、时间”），表达 “对某样东西有明确的渴望”，语气比 “want sth.” 更口语化，常隐含 “身体需要或当下喜好”。
- It’s a sunny afternoon—I feel like sitting in the park and reading a book.
- It’s hot outside—I feel like a cold glass of lemonade.
stick to 后接 名词、代词或动名词（doing）“坚持；固守”，核心含义是 “不改变、不放弃某事物（如计划、原则、习惯等）”，语气较坚定。
- If you want to improve your English, you need to stick to practicing speaking every day.
- This company sticks to strict quality standards, so its products are always reliable.
*【辨析】insist on 坚持 “主张、要求、做法”（主观态度）
She insists on finishing the work today.
try/do one’s best to do sth. 核心强调 “投入全部精力、付出最大努力去完成某件事”，one’s通常为形容词性物主代词。
- The volunteers did their best to provide food and water for the people in the disaster area.
- I will try my best to finish the project on time, no matter how difficult it is.
- You should try your best to practice speaking English—practice makes perfect.
- The team tried their best to win the game, but they lost by one point in the end.
make sb. do sth. 使/让某人做某事，“make” 是 使役动词，后接宾语，宾语补足语需用不带 to 的不定式（do sth.）
- My mom always makes me clean my room before I go out to play.
- Her encouraging words made him feel more confident about the exam.
当句型变为被动语态（sb. be made to do sth.）时，必须还原不定式符号 “to”，即 “be made to do”，这是高频考点，需特别注意（主动态省略 to，被动态还原 to）。
- He was made to apologize to his classmate for breaking her pencil case.
- I was made to finish my homework before watching TV yesterday.
once in a while 偶尔地；间或。【同义】日常语境中可与 “from time to time（时不时）”“now and then（偶尔）”“occasionally（偶尔，稍正式）” 互换，语义无差异，仅 “once in a while” 更口语化、更贴近生活场景。
- I don’t talk to my childhood friend often, but we text each other once in a while.
- Once in a while, I like to walk alone in the park.
Key Structures
- too+ 形容词 / 副词 to do sth. 意为“太······而不能······”，该结构表示否定意义，to后接动词原形。如果too前面有not、never等含有否定意义的词，则此结构表肯定意义，含义变为 “不太…… 以至于能……”“绝不太…… 而能……”，语气较委婉。
- too… to…与so… that…的转换：当that引导的从句为否定，且主从句的主语一致时，两个结构可以互相转换。
- too… to…与not… enough to…的转换：当enough修饰的形容词或副词是too后形容词或副词的反义词时，两个结构可以互相转换。
- The box is too heavy to carry.
- The movie is too scary for my sister to watch alone.
- He is not too young to understand the rules.
- It is never too late to learn a new skill.
- The water is too cold to drink. = The water is so cold that I can’t drink it.
- He is too young to drive. = He is not old enough to drive.