Is there a good cinema near here?附近有好电影院吗
Is there a good cinema near here?
这附近有好电影院吗？
A: Shall we go and see the new movie?
A: 咱们一起去看那部新电影好吗？
B: Yes. I prefer seeing a movie at the cinema rather than on DVD.
B: 好的。跟看DVD比起来我更喜欢在电影院看电影。
A: So do I. It’s much better on the big screen.
A: 我也是。电影在大银幕上看要好得多。
B: Where shall we go? Is there a good cinema near here?
B: 咱们去哪里看？ 这附近有好电影院吗？
A: Yes, there's one not far from here. It's about 5 minutes by taxi.
A 是的，离这里不远有一家。乘出租车大约需要5分钟。
B Great. Let's go. I like going out to the cinema.
B 好极了！咱们去吧。我喜欢出去看电影。
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Notes：
1. Remember prefer / prefer, e.g.: I prefer seeing a movie at the cinema rather than on DVD / I prefer seeing a movie at the cinema rather than on DVD.
记住prefer /更喜欢。例如：I prefer seeing a movie at the cinema rather than on DVD /跟看DVD比起来我更喜欢在电影院看电影。
2. Notice the phrases about distance and location, e.g.: not far from here / not far from here ; near here / near here :;about 5 minutes bu taxi / about 5 minutes by taxi.
注意关于距离和位置的短语，例如：not far from here /离这里不远：near here /在这附近: about 5 minutes by taxi /乘出租车大约需要5分钟。
信息来源：北京市民讲外语活动组委会