(상식-030) (Movies) Alien

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Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver. The film's title refers to its primary character: a highly aggressive extra-terrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. The alien gets onto the ship after the crew board a derelict alien spacecraft. Inside it they find the remains of a large alien creature whose ribs appear to have been exploded outward from the inside. They discover a huge room containing many eggs, one of which releases a creature that attaches itself to the face of one of the crew. They return to their spaceship and the terror starts as terrible things happen to the crew as they try to find and kill the alien.
* science fiction = 공상 과학(의)/ refer to ~ = ~을 나타내다[~와 관련 있다]/ aggressive = 공격적인/ extra-terrestrial = 외계의/ stalk = (사냥감, 사람 등에) 몰래 접근하다/ board = 승선[승차/탑승]하다/ derelict = 버려진, 유기된, 이용되지 않는/ (pl) remains = (죽은 사람・동물의) 유해; 남은 것, 나머지; 유적   

Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success. It also received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades. In 2008, it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute, and as the thirty-third greatest movie of all time by Empire magazine. Movie critic Roger Ebert wrote: "One of the great strengths of Alien is its pacing. It takes its time. It waits. It allows silences." The success of Alien generated a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys, as well as three sequels and two prequels. It also launched Weaver's acting career by providing her with her first lead role.
* acclaim = 찬사(칭찬)/ Academy Award for Best Visual Effects = 아카데미 시각효과상/ highly praised = 격찬을 받다/ subsequent = 그(이) 다음의, 차후의/ of all time = 역대[지금껏]/ sequel = 속편/ prequel = 그 이전의 일을 다룬 속편/ lead role = 주연(주인공 역할)

-> It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades.
* highly praised = 격찬을 받다/ subsequent = 그(이) 다음의, 차후의

* 2형식 문장 : 주어 + 동사 + 보어
제 2형식의 불완전 자동사는 "~은 ~이다"라는 형태를 취하며 보어를 필요로 한다.
명사, 형용사는 보어가 될 수 있으나 부사는 보어가 될 수 없다.

The Japanese are a hardworking people.(일본인은 근면한 민족이다.)  
해설 : 동사는 are이고, 명사 people이 보어이다. 

My mother looks young for her age. (우리 어머니는 나이에 비해서 젊어 보인다.)  
해설 : 동사는 look이고, 형용사 young이 보어이다.

You must keep quiet for a few hours. (당신은 몇시간 동안은 조용히 있어야 한다.)  
해설 : 동사는 keep이고, 형용사 quiet가 보어이다. 

* Examples *

1. 비단은 부드럽게 느껴진다.
The silk felt smooth.

2. 내 아내는 선생님이 되었다.
My wife became a teacher.

3. 팬들은 흥분되어 보인다.
The fans look excited.

4. 그녀의 얼굴은 하얗게 되었다.
Her face turned white.

5. 살인자는 알려지지 않은 채로 남아 있었다.
The killer remained unkown.

6. 당신 옆에 서 있는 여자는 화가나 보인다.
The lady standing beside you looks angry.

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