Avatar Still Smashing Records
阿凡达持续刷新纪录
本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语
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【新闻关键字】
1.smash：v.打破
2.box office：n.ph.票房
3.fantasy:幻想
4.epic：n.史诗
5.straight：adj.连续的
6.groundbreaking：adj.开创性的
7.capture：v.撷取
8.animate：v.绘制(动画影片)
9.buzz: n.热门话题
10.nominate：v.提名
Director James Cameron has only himself to beat at the box office. Avatar, the sci-fi fantasy epic is smashing records–opening number one at the box office for four straight weekends.
导演詹姆斯柯麦隆所创的票房纪录无人能及。阿凡达这部科幻动作史诗电影正刷新纪录—开创了蝉联四周的票房冠x。
Avatar has already railed in 1.3 billion dollars worldwide so far, making it the second highest grossing movie ever made.
阿凡达目前在全球已赚进了13亿美元，使本片成为史上第二卖座的电影。
And at that top spot is James Cameron’s other epic, Titanic, which sits at 1.8 billion.
稳居第一名宝座的是詹姆斯柯麦隆的另一部史诗电影—铁达尼号，票房高达18亿美元。
As lead actor Sam Worthington explains it, a former marine gets to drive a remotely controlled body on a far away planet and in the process falls in love with a beautiful 10 foot tall blue alien.
正如男主角山姆．沃辛顿所言，一位退役的海军陆战队队员必须操控远方的一具躯体，它远在一个遥远的行星，并且在这过程中，他和一个美丽的10呎高的蓝色外星人坠入爱河。
The film was four and a half years in the making, including creating the groundbreaking technology that captures the actors performance and animates it into the avatars.
这部电影费时四年半拍摄，包括开创了独步全球的科技，能够撷取演莾怐荦t出，并绘制成为阿凡达的动画。
The movie’s now gathering Oscar buzz, already nominated for best picture and best director. Now we’re wondering what’s next for this director?
现今这部电影的奥斯卡呼声很高，已经获得最佳影片和最佳导演的提名。现在我们感到好奇的是这位导演的下一部片子是什么?
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【听力加强训练】
以下每个词组请念3次，再听听看是否清楚多了！
1. Avatar, the sci-fi fantasy epic
2. smashing records
3. opening number one at the box office
4. for four straight weekends
5. railed in 1.3 billion dollars
6. the second highest grossing movie
7. at that top spot
8.lead actor
9. a former marine
10.to drive a remotely controlled body
11. on a far away planet
12. 10 foot tall blue alien
13. the groundbreaking technology
14. captures the actors performance
15. and animates it into the avatars
16. The movie’s now gathering Oscar buzz
17.nominated for best picture and best director
18.Now we’re wondering
19. what’s next for this director
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