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Not All TV Series are Created Equal

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Intermediate 2  •  15 Words
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Two friends argue about their favorite TV shows in this FluentU dialog, and perhaps you'll find yourself siding with one of them, even as you learn how to group TV shows by country and further subgroup them into genres!
WordDefinitionFluency
 
流行
liú xíng
(adj.) popular; fashionable
 (adj.) popular; fashionable
 
电视剧
diàn shì jù
(noun) TV drama/series/show
 (noun) TV drama/series/show
 
韩
hán
(prop. noun) South Korea (abbreviation)
 (prop. noun) South Korea (abbreviation)
 
帅哥
shuài gē
(noun) handsome guy
 (noun) handsome guy
 
毁
huǐ
(verb) to destroy; to damage; to ruin
 (verb) to destroy; to damage; to ruin
 
自愿
zì yuàn
(verb) to volunteer
 (verb) to volunteer
 
美剧
měi jù
(noun) American TV drama series
 (noun) American TV drama series
 
剧情
jù qíng
(noun) plot
 (noun) plot
 
演技
yǎn jì
(noun) acting skills
 (noun) acting skills
 
类型
lèi xíng
(noun) type; category
 (noun) type; category
 
动作片
dòng zuò piàn
(noun) action movie
 (noun) action movie
 
科幻
kē huàn
(noun) science fiction
 (noun) science fiction
 
爱情片
ài qíng piàn
(noun) romantic movie
 (noun) romantic movie
 
不 + Verb or Adjective + 了
bù + Verb or Adjective + le
(grammar) to not...anymore; don't (emphatic)
 (grammar) to not...anymore; don't (emphatic)
 
争
zhēng
(verb) to argue/debate about
 (verb) to argue/debate about
 
最 近
zuì jìn
有
yǒu
什 么
shén me
流 行
liú xíng
的
de
电 视 剧
diàn shì jù
吗
ma
？
？
Are there any popular TV shows recently?
 
必 须
bì xū
有
yǒu
啊
a
！
！
有
yǒu
一
yí
部
bù
韩
hán
剧
jù
，
，
很
hěn
火
huǒ
的
de
！
！
Of course there is! There's a Korean drama that's very popular!
 
呃
è
，
，
又 是
yòu shì
韩
hán
剧
jù
。
。
Err... Korean drama again?
 
韩
hán
剧
jù
怎 么 了
zěn me le
？
？
韩
hán
剧
jù
有
yǒu
美 女
měi nǚ
和
hé
帅 哥
shuài gē
。
。
What's wrong with Korean dramas? There are pretty women and handsome men in Korean dramas.
 
唉
ài
，
，
你 们
nǐ men
女 人
nǚ rén
就
jiù
被
bèi
韩
hán
剧
jù
给
gěi
毁
huǐ
了
le
啊
a
！
！
Sigh! You women have been ruined by Korean dramas!
 
切
qiē
，
，
我 们
wǒ men
自 愿
zì yuàn
的
de
。
。
Tsk! We do it willingly.
 
我
wǒ
喜 欢
xǐ huan
看
kàn
美 剧
měi jù
，
，
剧 情
jù qíng
好
hǎo
，
，
而 且
ér qiě
演 技
yǎn jì
也
yě
很
hěn
棒
bàng
。
。
I like watching American TV shows. The plot is good and their acting skills are superb as well.
 
都
dōu
什 么
shén me
类 型
lèi xíng
的
de
？
？
What type of shows are there?
 
有
yǒu
动 作 片
dòng zuò piàn
、
、
剧 情
jù qíng
片
piàn
还 有
hái yǒu
科 幻
kē huàn
片
piàn
，
，
There are action films, drama shows, and science fiction.
 
不 像
bú xiàng
韩
hán
剧
jù
，
，
只 有
zhí yǒu
爱 情 片
ài qíng piàn
。
。
Unlike Korean dramas that only have romance films!
 
不
bù
和
hé
你
nǐ
争
zhēng
了
le
！
！
I'm not arguing with you anymore!

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