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Unit 25(第1页)

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TheHappinessandSadnessofHollywoodStarsHollywoodsuggestsglamour,aplacewheretheyoungstar-struagerscould,withabitofluck,fulfilltheirdreams。Hollywoodsuggestsluxurioushousesalm-fringedswimmingpools,cocktailbarsandfurnishingsfitforamilliohebigmoviestarsweremillionaires。Maheirfortunesonyachts,RollsRoyddiamohemllamourquitesuddewithnothiinessandcolossal(巨大的)debts。

MovieswerefirstmadeinHollywoodbeforeWorldWarI。Thetsunshineandmildclimateofsouthernadeitaefmotionpictures。Hollywood’sfameandfortuspeakinthe1930sand1940s,thegoldendaysofthebladwhitemovies。Mostofthefamousmotionpicturescorporationsofthosedays,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,biaahersarestillverymubusinessaarslikeGretaGarbo,Marlerich,Charles,Garydmanyotherbesides,havebeortal。

InthosedaysHollywoodwaslikeamag,drawingambitiousyoungmenandwomenfromallovertheworld。Mostofthemhadoodlookstoreendthemandhadnoagexperience—orability—whatsoever。Oallytheygotjobs,iftheywereluoughtobenoticed。GaryCooperwasohefeasartedasastuntrider(特技骑师),andfromthererosetobeoarsoftheearlyWesterns。Manygirlsgotjobsincafesasstations,andastheyservedtheirerstheytossedtheirheadsandswungtheirhips,hopingtoattracttheattentioantpersohemovies。Mostofthemhopedinvain。

Asforthestarsthemselves,theywereheldonatightreiudioakeandbreakallbutstarswithreallybigappeal。Thestarswere“persuaded’’tosigragwhichtimethestudiobuiltuptheirimages。Uractsthestarsdidherighttochoosetheirparts。Theirstudiosdecidedeverything。

NotheedsoexpertlytheskillastheAmeris。

&iseeverything,fromicecreamtodidateforthePresidency。TheHollywoodstudios,bymeaisisiars。Manystudiochiefsweretyraogettheirownwayatallatterhowunscrupulous(无道德原则的)themeans。

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Starswereofte(按类型为演员分配角色)andifheorsheappealedtothepublicasalover,thenheorshealartofalover。Astarwhowasahitasacuy,gotthesamekindainandagailearguing。“Youaretheperfectdumbblond,baby,andthat’shtostay,”theywouldsay。Theyeveerfereiars’privatelives。“No,sugar!Youjust’tmarryMelBilligaooiual。He’ddestre。”OheyceasedtobestarsdidsomeofthemdiscoverthattheyweregoodaoviestarslikeBettyDavis,KatherineHepburradJamesMasoinguishedperformancharacterpartsaswellasleadingroles。

Hollywoodisheheartoftheworld’smotiory。Mostmoviestodayarefilmedonlo,thatistosay,iies,iryside,andinanypartoftheworldthatthescriptdemands。TheHollywoodstudiosarestillstanding,butmostofthemhavebeeelevisioworks。About80%ofallAmeritertaiHollywood。

&Hollywoodhasnotlostallitsglamour。Moviestarsstilllivethere,hbBeverleyHills,andsodomanyofthefamousahypeoplewhohavemadetheirhomesinsouthernia。

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1。star-struckadj。追星的

It’sthestoryofastar-struggirlwhogoestoHollywoodtomakeherfortune。

这是个关于一个追星的少女去好莱坞发迹的故事。

2。shootv。拍摄,拍照

&helightseup,we’rereadytoshoot。

灯光打出来后,我们就准备拍摄了。

&halfofthefilmwasshotonloSouthernIndia。

电影的前半部分是在南印度拍的外景。

3。immortaladj。不死的,长久的,不朽的TheGreekgodswereimmortalandsootdie。

希腊诸神是永生的,因此不会死亡。

4。invain徒劳的,白费的

Thepolicelookedforhiminvain。

警察追捕过他,但没有成功。

&riedinvaihegunfromhim。

他们想将他的手枪下掉,但没有成功。

5。reinn。缰绳;控制,约束

&reinonsomebodyorsomethingkeepsomeohingonatightrein严格控制,约束,束缚

Myfatheraltusonatightrein。

我父亲总是管得我们很严。

6。hitn。流行而成功的事物或人HerlastfilmwasahitiesbutitopularinBritain。

她的最新影片在美国获得了极大成功,而在英国却逊色一些。

7。interferein干预,干涉

ApowerfulnationasAmericais,sheshoulderferediry’saffairs。

虽然美国是一个强大的国家,她不应该干涉别国的内务。

*pare:ih妨碍,抵触Sheneverhadbecausetheywouldhaveihherdangcareer。

她一直没生孩子,因为孩子会妨碍她的舞蹈生涯。

8。iual

1)adj。智力发达的,理解力强的He’squitebrightbuthe’snotwhatyouwoulddescribeasiual。

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