A large number of Chinese students consider that learning¹ English is a boring and even painful process. However, there is an interesting and effective way of learning English – watching movies in English.

许多中国学生都认为学习英语是一个无聊甚至痛苦的过程。然而，学习英语也有既有趣也有效的方法——看英语电影。

Nowadays, with the help of internet and advanced science and technology, receiving information has been easier than ever before. We can get a lot of English movies through internet and use advanced devices² to play them, such as laptop and mobile³ phone, anywhere and anytime. Watching movies is not only a kind of entertainment, but also an effective way of learning English.

如今，在互联网以及先进的科技帮助下，接收信息比以前容易多了。通过互联网我们可以接触到很多英文电影并使用先进的设备随时随地播放，如笔记本电脑和手机。看电影不仅仅是一种娱乐，也是学习英语的有效途径。

Why watching movies can help improve our English? First, by watching movies, we can understand better how the natives speak English and learn their pronunciation and grammar usage⁴, and correct ours. Second, it is also a good way to realize the thinking pattern of English-speakers. Recognizing the differences between Chinese and foreigners’ thinking patterns can help us speak and write correct pure English. Thirdly, watching movies in English also practice our listening. Instead of reading English words, we listen to what the speakers say and the tone⁵ they use. After a period of time, we will find that our listening has improved. Finally, another benefit of watching movies in English is that we can know more and more customs and manners of foreigner countries, which are good for our communication with foreigners.

为什么看电影可以帮助提高我们的英语水平？首先，通过看电影，我们可以更好地了解当地人是怎么讲英语的，学习他们的发音，语法使用习惯，并改正我们的。第二，这也是认识说英语人的思维模式的好方法。认识到中国人与外国人思维模式之间的区别可以帮助我们说和写出地道的英语。第三，看英语电影也锻炼了我们的听力。除了看英语，我们还可以听到他们说以及他们所用的语调。一段时间后，我们会发现我们的听力有所改善。最后，看英语电影的另一个好处是，我们可以知道更多外国的风俗习惯，这有助于我们与外国人交流。

To sum up, watching English movies can help improve our English in various aspects.

总之，看英语电影能在各方面帮助我们提高英语水平。