外语类美语怎么说(How to Say it)：炒作

 JESSICA在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是怡茹要问的：炒作。

YR: JESSICA, 你看，这两个电影明星被偷拍到一起吃饭逛街。

JESSICA: Hmm, interesting. So, are they dating?

YR: 杂志说他们约会，可他俩不承认。我看，这一定又是炒作，因为他们一起拍的电影快上映啦! 哎？"炒作"美语怎么说啊？

JESSICA: We call that a "publicity stunt". Publicity is spelled p-u-b-l-i-c-i-t-y; and stunt, s-t-u-n-t. A publicity stunt.

YR: Publicity 是"宣传"，stunt 是"特技"，放在一起，a publicity stunt，"为了宣传而使出的绝招"，这就是炒作!

JESSICA: Right. 炒作是为了票房。I bet that this is a publicity stunt to make the movie a box office hit.

YR: 哦~~box office 就是票房。卖座好，票房高的电影就是a box office hit. 不过 JESSICA, 我听说这部要上映的片子还真不错，要不咱们也买张票去看看，支持一下他们的 box office?

JESSICA: No, I'm not going! YR, 现在很多电影都没有宣传的那么好，they're promoted too excessively!

YR: 你是说好多电影被吹过头了？

JESSICA: Right. We have a word for that---overhyped, o-v-e-r-h-y-p-e-d.

YL: overhyped 就是名不副实，吹嘘过头。那我如果说，The movie star's performance in this comedy was overhyped. --这个明星在这部喜剧中的表演被吹过头了。对不对？

JESSICA: That's correct. Now let's see what you've learned today!

YR: 第一：炒作叫a publicity stunt; 第二，票房叫 box office；第三，形容吹嘘过头，可以用overhyped.