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The Smurfs
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The Smurfs
蓝精灵

Learn Adjectives

Date: Sep 09 2011

Themes: Family

Grammar: Adjectives

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Hidden deep in a forest is a family of tiny blue people three apples high called the Smurfs. They live in mushrooms and like to sing. Most Americans learned about them in very popular cartoon show in the ‘80s, but Smurfs first appeared in a Belgian comic in the ‘50s.

Recently, a small group of Smurfs accidentally traveled to New York. This is the subject of a new 3D movie. The group of Smurfs is actually quite diverse. There’s a Scottish Smurf, a Mexican Smurf, and Smurfette, the only female Smurf, who is played by Katy Perry. The Smurfs visit a young family who comes to learn how much like the Smurfs’ village our world really is.

Listen to Jason and Amy talk about how a movie this fun only comes along once in a blue moon.

在森林深处隐藏着一个蓝色小矮人之家,他们只有三个苹果那么高,他们被叫做蓝精灵。他们住在蘑菇做成的屋子里并且喜欢唱歌。多数美国人在上世纪 80 年代非常著名的卡通节目里认识了他们,但是蓝精灵第一次露面是在上世纪 50 年代的比利时连环画中。
最近,一小群蓝精灵突然来到了纽约——这是这部新版 3D 电影的主题。实际上,这群蓝精灵各不相同。他们是苏格兰蓝精灵、墨西哥蓝精灵和由凯蒂·佩里 (Katy Perry) 扮演的唯一一位女性角色蓝妹妹。蓝精灵们造访了一个年轻家庭,这个家庭是来研究在我们的世界有多少个这样的蓝精灵乡村的。
听听詹森和艾米谈论这部千载难逢的电影如何有趣。

Dialog

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Jason

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Amy

Amy

Jason:  One of my favorite actors is finally in a full-length movie.

Amy:  Which one?

Jason:  Neil Patrick Harris.

Amy:  Yeah. He’s great.

Jason:  I love him in How I Met Your Mother.

Amy:  He’s so funny.

Jason:  Oh, man. He makes that show, he really does. He did a cameo in Harold & Kumar, but…

Amy:  Right. He was funny in that, too.

Jason:  But it was great to finally see him in a leading role...

Amy:  In The Smurfs!

Jason:  Yeah, surrounded by little blue creatures.

Amy:  Oh my gosh, how cute are the Smurfs? I loved them as a kid and I’m pretty delighted by the fact that they’ve made this new movie about them.

Jason:  Yeah, they look so good too. I mean they just look so cuddly and real. You just want them to arrive at your house as well, you know?

Amy:  Totally. I love just how sort of whimsical the whole idea is. But is there like an edge to the movie? I haven’t seen it.

Jason:  A little bit of an edge. You can’t have Neil Patrick Harris and not have that, but it’s definitely a kids’ movie. My favorite thing is that the word “smurf” can kind of mean anything and that’s the source of a lot of humor. It’s a verb. It’s a noun. You can just put it in, like, “I smurfed this lesson!” It can just mean anything at any time.

Amy:  That’s fun. It is kind of a fun word. So much about the Smurfs is just silly and fun.

 

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Discussion

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Jason loved The Smurfs because it stars one of his favorite actors, Neil Patrick Harris. He plays one of the few characters in the film who is not a Smurf, and it’s his first major role in a movie since Starship Troopers in 1997!

Amy likes Neil Patrick Harris too and grew up watching the Smurfs on TV. She asks Jason if the movie has an edge. She wants to know if there is anything cool and exciting for adults to enjoy in the movie.

The word “smurf” is Jason’s favorite part. It can be used in place of almost any other word. Smurf it out!

Did you like the Smurfs as a kid? What is the most magical thing that has ever happened to you?

 

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simofou

simofou

Morocco

he is great  but really he is guys  

10:36 PM Sep 09 2011 |

whipiry

whipiry

South Korea

whenever my nephew goes to Mc donald, he doesn’t care about food but does want to have a cuddly toy. probably, for children, it has some edge to have smuff toys. maybe because in the movie, characters do act  like whimsical ideas and style?

09:11 PM Sep 09 2011 |

trachej

trachej

Poland

When I was a child I was watching smurfs too and my favourite character was Gargamel`s cat Azrael in polish version called Klakier :))))


anyway I dont like these 3D nawaday movies;  when kids` movies were drawn manually they had more charm and magic….  I love to racall old classic Disney movies and cartoons I used to watch as a kid :)

08:35 PM Sep 09 2011 |

friendlyboy1

Turkey

i still watch the smurfs, 

05:59 PM Sep 09 2011 |

hmiman

hmiman

Egypt

yes seems nice one
i look to watch it

05:30 PM Sep 09 2011 |

3gfarmer

China

me too . i like it

03:34 PM Sep 09 2011 |

miss316

China

i liked the Smurfs as a kid, but i haven’t seen the movie yet. i hope it’s an edge to the movie.

03:22 PM Sep 09 2011 |

*asma*

*asma*

Algeria

i like the smurfs so much because they are so cute . funny movie

02:46 PM Sep 09 2011 |

Jalal166

Jalal166

Saudi Arabia

the smurfs r really cute. but I agree with mnal_F and Julissita that we were lucky that we watched it as a cartoon before and can’t the new version be as entertaining as the old one

02:25 PM Sep 09 2011 |

Blanca234

Blanca234

Spain

I like The Smurfs, is funny  movie.

01:00 PM Sep 09 2011 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

I haven’t watched the movie yet, I should go check it out.

10:32 AM Sep 09 2011 |

loransa

loransa

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

 I LOVE THIS MOVIE <3 <3

09:31 AM Sep 09 2011 |

snowy wu

snowy wu

China

i have got  no time to seen it .


i am looking forwoarding to seein g it in the cinema


i will see it as soon as i am free.i like anthing that is cute and cuddly.

08:27 AM Sep 09 2011 |

leah143

leah143

Philippines

well it makes me smile that day when i watched it…i was not in the mood that day but after watching “SMURF” i feel smurfilly terrific!!!

07:56 AM Sep 09 2011 |

Jasmine Nilar

Myanmar

Yea…i also like it so much…..which i’ve watched since childhood

07:10 AM Sep 09 2011 |

lizzy_12

Mexico

I love the smurfs cartoon, they were so cute…love them….and the cartoon was so funny. I used to watch every chapter.

04:52 AM Sep 09 2011 |

MONY----

MONY----

Egypt

the smarfs!?that’s fun, first time to read about them well I guess the kids of the recent generation are pretty lucky to have such 3d whimsical movies :)

03:45 AM Sep 09 2011 |

liuxveo

liuxveo

China

i remember a female smorf who is likes red star something like that. i like her.lol 

03:32 AM Sep 09 2011 |

black80jack

Thailand

Smurf with your lives!!!!!!!!!!! lol Tongue out

03:22 AM Sep 09 2011 |

carolinachinchilla

Costa Rica

The Smurfs are so cute! I love them. I went to see that movie, and at the beguinning I was bored, and I thought: This movie sucks, but eventually I realized that the Smurfs are so kind and they are lovely tiny friends! If someone wants to know if the movie is boring, well you should go to watch the movie and let me know your opinion, See you! Sorry for the mistakes If I made one.

03:19 AM Sep 09 2011 |

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