语境学口语：Eye candy 华而不实

今天Larry（LL） 和Li Hua（LH）下课以后在电影院门口商量看什么电影。

LH: Hmm, 我想看Troy，听说这部电影挺棒的！

LL: I don't know, Li Hua. That movie looks like it's nothing but eye candy.

LH: 你说那部电影是什么？Eye candy? candy不是“糖果”吗？这是一部关于古希腊的电影，和“糖果”有什么关系呀？

LL: I said it's mostly eye candy. Eye candy describes something that looks really good, but does not serve a useful purpose.

LH: 噢，你说的是eye candy。Eye candy是比喻某个东西看上去虽好，可是并不实用。那不就有点儿像我们中文里常说的“华而不实”吗？

LL: That's right. In a movie, fancy special effects are just eye candy.

LH: 现在好多电影都是靠电脑制作的特技场面，看起来挺花哨，其实电影本身一点儿意思也没有。可是Larry， 你知道吗， Troy 这部电影是Brad Pitt主演啊？

LL: Well, in this case the eye candy is Brad Pitt.

LH: 什么？说 Brad Pitt 是eye candy, 这也太不公平了。他不仅长得帅，而且演技也是一流的。你怎么能说他“华而不实”呢？ 

LL: Fine, fine, Brad Pitt is more than just eye candy. Still, I'd rather see something else... like that science fiction film I was telling you about. That's the kind of eye candy I want to see!

LH: 你要看那部科幻片啊？我看那才是名符其实的eye candy 呢！