20090604 -- Summer at the Movies (1)

Summer at the Movies

Many films look to attract summer audiences

Everyone looks forward to summer -- the pleasure of warm weather and time off from school or work. Movie fans also love summer as Hollywood rolls out its biggest films of the year. What's playing at the theaters this summer? Read on to find out!
Sequels once again reign big this summer. Hugh Jackman starts in X-Men Origins:Wolverine. This action-packed prequel tells the story of Logan, the Wolverine charcter in the X-Men comic franchise. In the film, Logan seeks revenge against the man responsible for his girlfriend's death.

Star Trek, the 11th film in this Star Trek franchise, tells the story of the early years of the crew of the USS Enterprise. It explains how they formed the friendships that served them so well in their space adventures. Early clips of the film suggest an action-packed story that will engage a wide audience. Ben Stiller returns in the comedy Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. The film features such historical figures as Amelia Earhart, Einstein and Napoleon.



reign v. 盛行/支配/大大地流行
-> to rule
eg: No other sport is more popular than football. It reigns in this town.
eg: Japanese cars reign in the U.S. market because they're more eco-friendly(環保).
eg: Silence reigned between them after the quarrel.

revenge n. 報復
-> When you do harm to someone who has done harm to you.
eg: Henry's trick really made Alice angry, so she is going to get revenge.

roll out 推出
eg: The company rolls out its new product.
eg: The goverment roller out several policies to stimulate the growth of the economy.
eg: The company will roll out new user-friendly graphic software.


prequel <-> sequel

sequel 續集
prequel 前篇
-> the movie comes before original one

franchise 經銷權

serve v.
eg: This car has really served me well for the past 20 years.

engage v. 吸引/從事
eg: The Disney Company really knows how to write stories that engage audiences.
eg: After intensive news coverage, the trial(審判) engaged (吸引) the whole nation.
eg: Nothing seems to engage (吸引) David for very long.


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crew (團隊)工作人員(工作類似，像飛機上的空服人員，船上的工作人員)
staff 籠統的指工作人員

clip of the film 電影片段