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Red Cliff 赤壁

 

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A massive fleet of warships is sent into chaos as raging flames spread among them. The river itself seems to burn and soldiers ___1___ flee to avoid a fiery death. Thanks to the brilliance of tactical minds, the tide seems to be turning ___2___ an army that thought itself invincible. Award-winning film director John Woo always wanted to tell his ___3___ of the battle of Red Cliff. He gets that chance with his new two-part movie, Red Cliff.

一大支船队惨遭大火侵袭,陷入混乱之中。河水彷佛在燃烧,士兵抱头鼠窜,深怕被火吞噬。面对敌手的神机妙算,原本自认所向无敌的一方,现在运气坏透了。金奖导演吴宇森一直想要诠释赤壁之战。他以拍摄上下两集的《赤壁》电影来圆梦。

(A) favor

(B) renowned

(C) date

(D)against

(E) outnumbered

(F) little

(G) however

(H) catch

(I) desperately

(J) version

 

Vastly___4___ by the northern warlord Cao Cao’s invading army, southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan unite. ___5___, they are still outmatched. Even luck seems to be on Cao Cao’s side when Huang Gai, an experienced general, falls out of ___6___ with the leaders of the southern army. He offers to join Cao Cao’s forces, but ___7___ does Cao Cao know there is trickery at work that will change the course of the war.

在北方军阀曹操大军压境之下,南方军事领袖刘备和孙权决定连手迎敌。然而他们仍然屈居劣势。当老将军黄盖失宠于南军领导人时,命运之神似乎是在眷顾曹操这一方。黄盖表示要向曹军投诚,然而曹操却不清楚自己中计了,而战局也将因此改观。

(A) favor

(B) renowned

(C) date

(D)against

(E) outnumbered

(F) little

(G) however

(H) catch

(I) desperately

(J) version

 

Red Cliff boasts a ___8___ cast of actors, including Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro. With an estimated budget of US$80 million, Red Cliff will be Asia’s most expensive film to ___9___. It will be an amazing tribute to one of China’s greatest battles, so ___10__ it on screen this summer!

《赤壁》的演员阵容星光熠熠,包括梁朝伟和金城武。其预算约八千万美元,金额是亚洲至今最高。这部电影在向中国最伟大的战役致敬,今年夏天就看得到喔!

(A) favor

(B) renowned

(C) date

(D)against

(E) outnumbered

(F) little

(G) however

(H) catch

(I) desperately

(J) version

 

by Webster Chang & Alan Campana

 


Vocabulary

单词发音

 

chaos [ˋkeɑs] n. 混乱

invincible [ɪnˋvɪnsəb!] adj. 无敌的

vastly [ˋvæstlɪ] adv. 非常

estimated [ˋɛstə͵metɪd] adj. 估计的

tribute [ˋtrɪbjut] n. 敬意,尊崇

 

More Information

单词发音

 

send [sɛnd] v. 使进入(特定状态)

raging [`redʒɪŋ] adj. 肆虐的

fiery [ˋfaɪərɪ] adj. 激烈的

brilliance [ˋbrɪljəns] n.(卓越的)才华,才智

turn against (something) 对...起不利影响; 转而反对 to change from supporting to opposing something

warlord [ˋwɔr͵lɔrd] n. 军阀

outmatched [aʊtˋmætʃt] adj. 被..胜过的; 屈居劣势的

fall out of favor (with someone) 从受欢迎到不受欢迎; 失宠 to lose someone's approval or acceptance

trickery [ˋtrɪkərɪ] n. 奸计

at work 在起作用 in operation

to date 迄今; 至今 until now

outnumber [aʊtˋnʌmbɚ] v. 数量上超过

desperately [ˋdɛspərɪtlɪ] adv. 不顾一切地,拼命地

 

 

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Answer

1. ( I )

2. ( D )

3. ( J )

4. ( E )

5. ( G )

6. ( A )

7. ( F )

8. ( B )

9. ( C )

10. ( H )