Here is an interesting film review about Marvel's latest release. Have you already watched it? are you a Marvel fan? Check this article on The Guardian (UK) and see if you can explain the following vocabulary and expressions. Use an English-english dictionary to check meaning. Study the context and try to offer a valid definition and /or explanation.
Avengers: Infinity War article.
1."chase cinema's tail"
2. " a poor relation"
3. "career-defining highlights"
4."stick with me"
5. "standalone film"
6. "grasp"
7."pay off"
8."self-contained episode"
Do not rush to answer. Relax, read and enjoy. Be ready to post a comment by Monday 7th.
1."chase cinema's tail": To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress. Refers to how a dog can exhaust itself by chasing its own tail.
ReplyDelete2. " a poor relation": A less desirable substitute for the genuine item.
3. "career-defining highlights" (A Career Highlights / Qualifications section of a resume is an optional customized section of a resume that lists key achievements, skills, traits, and experience relevant to the position for which you are applying.)... so, it must to be the most outstanding points (in the story-career) of the film or its characters
4."stick with me" To continue or persist in doing, believing, or employing something. (the author goes on the same thing: Infinity War is a mess
5. "standalone film": a film with no sequels or relation with other films
6. "grasp": understand
7."pay off": to yield profits; to result in benefits, or to balance out
8."self-contained episode": Constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself. Maybe a series has lots of episodes but it doesn't follow a story, or it's only one episode.
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ReplyDelete1) It is about taking some measures that they don't work in the future.
2) Someone who takes the role of another.
3) It is the essential part of a document about a career in which you have to put your most relevant data.
4) Keep insisting on some action.
5) It's a unique movie that has neither sequels and prequels.
6) Perceive.
7) It's the action to gain profits or benefits.
8) It's the composition of a single main plot.
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ReplyDeleteThese are my definitions/explanations from the article's words:
1.- ."chase cinema's tail" : It refers about something that will not a great,successful future.
2.-" a poor relation" : That means that something is below about another and don't have so much quality or suceed in relation with the original.
For example, if you see a remarker film of a famous film and it hasn't a good quality or is considered not successful , that's a “poor relation” between the films.
3.-"career-defining highlights” : The most important things or facts that defined something or someone. In this case, can relate with the most important facts that defined the Avenger's saga.
4.- "stick with me" : The person who says that express a wish for you stay by his side.
5.- "standalone film”: A film that don't belongs a saga or have a relation with others films. In other contexts, independent or autonomous.
6.- "grasp" : Hold or support something or someone strongly. Can be mean understand something or someone too.
7.- “pay off”: Return the money for someone that lendded you. Also, means the action to get benefits or results.
8.- "self-contained episode" : A film or TV serie episode that tells a plot that conclude in the same episode. That is to say, the story has a closed final.
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ReplyDelete1."chose cinema's tail": It is a if you are always in a queue and you don't know if it is good or bad.
2."A poor relation": Somenthing without any sense.
3."career-defining highlights": The essential part of Somenthing.When you want to emphasize Somenthing.
4."Stick with me":When you want someone(or Somenthing) stay with you.
5."Standalone film":An autonomous film which doesn't have any kind of relation with another one.
6."Grasp":Yo perceive, to attract.
7."pay off":When something is paying dividends.
8."Self contained episode":When you see the beginning and the end in the same episode.
1. It is something that a long-term could be bad.
ReplyDelete2. Someone that is considered inferior to others.
3. It is the most important things that defined something.
4. When you want to stay with someone or something.
5. It’s a film that doesn’t have any relation with other film.
6. Understand someone or something.
7. When you have benefits for anything.
8. This happen when the film began and finish in the unique film.
1- it's something that a long-term could be bad.
ReplyDelete2-someone or something that is considered inferior to the others.
3-it's the most important thing that defined someone or something.
4-when you wanna stay with someone or something.
5-it's a film that doesn't have any relation with other film.
6-understand someone or something.
7-when you benefits for something.
8-when you in the same episode see the plot.
1-It's something that in the long term could be bad.
ReplyDelete2- Someone who considers himself inferior to others.
3-They are the most important things that defined something.
4-When you want to stay with someone or something.
5-It's a movie that has no relation to another movie.
6-Understanding someone or something.
7-When it has benefits for anything.
8-This happens when the movie starts and ends in the single movie.
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ReplyDelete1."chase cinema's tail" means to be persistent working to achieve another opponent although it will be useless.
2. " a poor relation" is to be considered below.
3. "career-defining highlights", it could be something wich is important to give experience and acknowledgement about a job.
4."stick with me" I just could understand that mean "you'll forgive me for this but... (something to be dissapointed in the author)".
5. "standalone film" an independent film, without other parts.
6. "grasp" became more interesting.
7."pay off" means appear again.
8."self-contained episode" the development and the end are known because it's an repetitive episode.
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ReplyDelete1."chase cinema's tail":
--> It refers about something that will not a great,successful future.
2. " a poor relation"
-->They are the most important things that defined something.
3. "career-defining highlights"
-->The essential part of Somenthing.
When you want to emphasize Somenthing.
4."stick with me"
-->Keep insisting on some action.
5. "standalone film"
-->An autonomous film which doesn't have any kind of relation with another one.
6. "grasp"
--> Means became more interesting
7."pay off"
-->When something is paying dividends.
8."self-contained episode"
-->A film or TV serie episode that tells a plot that conclude in the same episode. That is to say, the story has a closed final.
- Chase cinema's tail : It talking about successful future or something it could be bad
ReplyDelete- A poor relation : Here is the important things that defining something
- Career-defining highlights : It is part where tries to count a summary of the history .
- Stick with me : In this part talking aboutwhen you stay with someone.
-Standlone film :Every movie is different from the previous one and don't have any relation
-Grasp : Understand
- Pay off :You can benefits for anything
- Self -contained episode : Is the plot
1 To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress.
ReplyDelete2 If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
3 is an optional customized section of a resume that lists key achievements, skills, traits, and experience relevant to the position for which you are applying.
4 to stay close to someone, or to continue to do something.
5 is a film that does not have any relation with other films
6 a firm hold or grip.
7 yield good results
8 is a film or a series that tells a plot that conclude in the same episode.