一只猫的一生A Cat's Life

New words

• 人物rénwù — character (in a story); figure
• 情节qíngjié — plot
• 角色juésè — role, part
• 主题zhǔtí — theme
• 即将jíjiāng — about to (formal)
• 然而rán'ér — however

The story

导演：你们好！还记得我吗？《包子》的导演！Hello! Remember me? The director of "Baozi"!

导演：我看了一本小说，《一只猫的一生》。I've read a novel called "A Cat's Life".

马克：您……看了我的小说？You... read my novel?

安娜：马克！有人看了！真的有人看了！Mark! Someone read it! Someone really read it!

导演：我要把它拍成电影！电影即将开始，下个月就拍！I'm going to make it into a film! We're about to begin, we shoot next month!

马克：我的小说……即将……变成电影？My novel... is about to... become a film?

导演：主角，我只要一只猫。这个角色只有他能演。For the lead I only want one cat. Only he can play this role.

安娜：一只猫的角色？他不用学。The role of a cat? He won't need to study for that.

Opening the lesson…