看电影到底用 see 还是 watch？
电视电影文化是美国生活当中很重要的一环, 老美之间有许许多多常用的对话都跟电视剧电影脱不了关系。
记得初中时候的英语老师，一直耳提面命的教导我们，看电视的“看”用 watch ，看电影的 “看” 用see 。 watch a TV，see a movie。这到底是不是真理？还是另一个中式英语的坑？
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Watch TV or see TV ?
的确，“看电视” 老外会说 watch TV, 若是 see a TV，意思是“看见一台电视”，强调的是“电视机” 这个实体。
watch TV
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see a TV
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See a movie or watch a movie
see a movie,往往是去电影院， means, to see a movie at a movie theater.
例如， Let's see a movie this weekend.
而 watch 更多表示在家看，on TV, on DVD, on computer.
例如，I'm watching a movie now. 所以，如果你对家人说，let's watch a movie, 往往指的是在家里的电视上看电影。
I watched that movie 3 times. 我（认真）看了这个电影三遍。
I saw that movie 3 times because my gf loves it. 我因为要陪女朋友看了这个电影三回。
see 表示的是一个客观动作，打卡似的动作。
Have you seen The Fate of the Furious？
你看过速度与激情吗？
Let's go see the movie.
我们去看电影吧。
Movie Genres
动作片 Action Movie
a movie with many exciting and violent scenes
例句：Our teenage boys love watching action movies.
我们家那群十几岁的孩子就喜欢看动作片。
喜剧片 Comedy
a movie with lots of funny scenes
例句：Let's see a comedy and have a good laugh.
我们来看一部喜剧轻松一笑吧！
爱情片 Love Story
又叫 Romance
a movie talks about love and relationships
Chick flick (电影的口语) =love story, romance
Bromance:兄弟情电影.
Romcom： romantic comedy 浪漫喜剧
剧情片 Drama
a movie about realistic characters in dramatic situations
例句：Maria loves legal dramas with lots of courtroom scenes. 玛莉亚喜欢看带有很多法庭场景的法律剧情片。
家庭片 Family Movie
a movie that both children and adults can enjoy
例句：Which entertainment company made the family movies Cinderella and 101 Dalmatians?
哪个娱乐公司出品了灰姑娘和101斑点狗？
恐怖片 Horror Movie
a movie that frightens and shocks people -
例句：If you love horror movies, you've got to see Fright Night. 如果你喜欢看惊悚片，你一定得看星期五。
惊悚片 Thriller Movie
a film depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense.
例句:This tense political thriller follows the search for a missing man by his wife and father. 这部政治惊悚片讲述的是一个失踪男子被他妻子与父亲寻找的故事。
科幻片 Science Fiction
又叫 Sci-Fi
a genre with stories set in the future or in outer space
例句：Have you seen that sci-fi film Interstellar yet?
你看了星际穿越了吗？
纪录片 Documentary
a film that's about real people, events or issues
例句：How can you eat junk food after seeing that documentary Super Size Me? 你看过“超大号的我”之后咋还能吃得下垃圾食品呢？