The present invention provides a method, including: displaying text information, where the text information is associated with the media file; receiving a first gesture and displaying time information, where the time information is associated with a part that is selected by using the first gesture and of the text information; and receiving a second gesture and acquiring a segment that is confirmed by using the second gesture and of the media file. By using the displayed text information, the displayed time information, and the acquired segment that is confirmed by using the second gesture and of the media file, a terminal does not need to install other processing software to implement processing of a gesture.