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pseudo-documentary/ 伪纪录片/ 

(wěi jìlùpiàn)

A: What kind of movies do you like to watch?

你最喜欢看哪类电影呢？

(nǐ zuìxǐhuān kàn nǎlèi diànyǐnɡ ne?)

B: I like watching suspense and documentary films. I especially like documentaries, I feel like I can see the real world and learn a lot of knowledge.

我喜欢看悬疑片和纪录片。我尤其喜欢纪录片,觉得能看见真实的世界和学习到很多知识。 

(wǒ xǐhuān kàn xuányípiàn hé jìlùpiàn.wǒ yóuqí xǐhuān jìlùpiàn, juédé nénɡkàn jiàn zhēnshí de shìjiè hé xuéxí dào hěnduō zhīshí.)

A: Do you know about  pseudo-documentaries?

那你知道伪记录片吗？

(nà nǐ zhīdào wěi jìlùpiàn ma?)

B: Of course. Although  pseudo-documentaries look like they record real life just like documentaries, but in reality they are fictional. 

当然,伪纪录片虽然和纪录片一样都记录着真实的生活,但实际上却是虚构的。

(dānɡrán, wěi jìlùpiàn suīrán hé jìlùpiàn yīyànɡ dōu jìlù zhe zhēnshí de shēnɡhuó, dàn shíjì shànɡ quèshì xūɡòu de.)

A: Yeah,  pseudo-documentaries often use realistic means to film events and people, but the action and words of theses people were arranged long before. Do you know the horror film series REC, right? That is a type of pseudo-documentary. I think the REC series is great. 

是的,伪纪录片里常会用真实电影的方式去跟拍事件当事人,但当事人的行为,台词早已被安排好了。你知道恐怖电影《死亡录像》系列吧? 那就是伪纪录片。我觉得那个系列很精彩。

(shìde, wěi jìlùpiàn lǐ chánɡhuìyònɡ zhēnshí diànyǐnɡ de fānɡshì qù ɡēnpāi shìjiàn dānɡshìrén, dàn dānɡshìrén de xínɡwéi, táicí zǎoyǐbèi ānpái hǎo le.nǐ zhīdào kǒnɡbù diànyǐnɡ sǐwánɡ lùxiànɡ xìliè bā? nà jiùshì wěi jìlùpiàn.wǒ juédé nàɡè xìliè hěn jīnɡcǎi.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT