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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 《饥饿游戏：星火燎原》

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After a terrible catastrophe, North America turned into a devastated continent. Then, a new country rose from the ashes: Panem. There are 13 districts in Panem, but the strongest one is the Capitol, which rules the other 12 districts. Those 12 districts are home to rebels who launched a war against the Capitol’s unfair governance. As punishment, the Capitol requires the other districts to enter two teenagers, one boy and one girl, into a survival game where anything goes－including killing. This brutal game is an annual event called the Hunger Games, and is even broadcasted in order to crush any remaining will to rebel.

经过一场可怕的大灾难后，北美洲变成一块荒废的大陆。随后，一个新国家从废墟中诞生：施惠国。施惠国中有13个行政区，不过其中最强大的是掌管着其他12个行政区的都城。这12个行政区是反叛军的发源地，他们为了对抗都城不公义的统治而发动战争。为了惩罚这些叛军，都城命令其他行政区推出一对青少年男女参加一场生存游戏；游戏没有任何规则，包括杀戮在内。这个残忍的游戏是称为「饥饿游戏」的年度竞赛，而且甚至会被电视转播，藉以粉碎所有叛乱意志。

Yet, the winners from the annual games are also rewarded by the Capitol. They are given a good chunk of money and a home to escape from poverty. Katniss Everdeen and a boy, Peeta Mellark, were the winners of the 74^th Hunger Games. They thought they could live a stable life in the future. However, the Capitol announces that the 75^th Hunger Games will be a special event. It will gather the winners from previous years to return to the vicious game. This forces Katniss and Peeta to fight again.

不过，从这些年度游戏中诞生的胜利者也将受到都城的奖赏。他们会获得一大笔的金钱与一个能够脱离贫穷的家。凯妮丝．艾佛丁跟一名男孩比德．梅尔拉克是第74届饥饿游戏的胜利者。他们以为自己在将来可以有一个安稳的生活。然而，都城却宣布第75届饥饿游戏将会是个特别的竞赛。它将集结先前每一年的优胜者们回到这个邪恶的游戏中，这也迫使凯妮丝与比德再次参战。

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continent [ˋkɑntənənt] n. 大陆，陆地；大洲

There are seven continents on the planet, including Asia, Africa, and North America.

rebel [ˋrɛb!] n. 反抗者；反叛者

rebel v. 造反

The group of rebels used weapons to fight against the government's army.

brutal [ˋbrut!] adj. 残忍的，冷酷的

Going to fight in World War IIwas a brutal experience for my grandfather.

poverty [ˋpɑvɚtɪ] n. 贫穷，贫困

Many families are living in poverty and don't have enough money to eat.

stable [ˋsteb!] adj. 稳定的

Jerome finally found a stable job that paid him every month.

announce [əˋnaʊns] v. 宣布，发布

The soccer player announced that he would retire after this season.

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catastrophe [kəˋtæstrəfɪ] n. 大灾难

devastated [ˋdɛvəs͵tetɪd] adj. 毁坏的

governance [ˋgʌvɚnəns] n. 统治；管理

a good chunk of 大量的

vicious [ˋvɪʃəs] adj. 邪恶的；堕落的

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The film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is based on the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, which is the second part of the popular The Hunger Games trilogy of novels. When the first film adaptation was released in 2012, it became a hit. The filmmaker Lions Gate Entertainment hopes the sequel will take viewers back to the dark empire ruled by the Capitol to relive Katniss’s life and death struggle.

电影《饥饿游戏：星火燎原》剧情以苏珊．柯林斯所著作的《星火燎原》为基础，这是她畅销的三部曲小说《饥饿游戏》其中第二部。当此系列改编电影在2012年首度发行时就成了当红作品。制片公司狮门娱乐希望这部续集可以将观众带回由都城统治的黑暗帝国，来再次感受凯妮丝对生命与死亡的挣扎。

The story ofThe Hunger Games presents a metaphor about the modern world. In the story and the real world, a small number of people control the majority of the world’s resources. This situation creates a wide gap between the rich and the poor, and most people are in poverty and must struggle to make a living. In The Hunger Games movies, the competitors’ difficulties are similar to what we face: either do anything to survive, or insist to keep our humanity. Katniss and Peeta, who never give up their humanity while struggling for survival, also inspire us to stand up against any tyrants to bravely bring goodness back to the world.

《饥饿游戏》的故事暗喻着现代世界。在故事以及现实世界中，少数的人掌控着世上绝大多数的资源。此情况让富人与穷人间产生巨大鸿沟，且大多数人都活在贫困当中且必须努力挣扎求生存。在电影《饥饿游戏》中，参赛者面临的困难跟我们所面对的很相似：为了生存而不择手段，或是坚守自己的人性。即便在生存的奋战中，从未放弃人性的凯妮丝与比德也激励我们站起来对抗暴君，勇敢地将良善带回这个世界。

－by Bryan Shettig

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release [rɪˋlis] v. 发行

The movie studio plans to release a big action movie next summer.

majority [məˋdʒɔrətɪ] n. 大多数

major adj. 主要的

The majority of the people in the world think that criminals should be punished.

gap [gæp] n. 分歧，隔阂

Please mind the gap between the platform and the train.

humanity [hjuˋmænətɪ] n. 人性；人道

human n. 人类

People show their humanity by volunteering time and money to help others.

inspire [ɪnˋspaɪr] v. 鼓舞，激励

Visiting the art museum inspired many students to paint their own works.

goodness [ˋgʊdnɪs] n. 善良；美德

The world has some evil people, but there is still much goodness.

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is based on 以…为基础,以…为根据

trilogy [ˋtrɪlədʒɪ] n. 三部曲

adaptation [͵ædæpˋteʃən] n. 改编

sequel [ˋsikwəl] n. 续集

relive [riˋlɪv] v.（在想象中）再体验；再经历

metaphor [ˋmɛtəfɚ] n. 隐喻; 象征

tyrant [ˋtaɪrənt] n. 暴君；专制君主

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Official Theatrical Trailer (2013) HD