Chinese Movie Festival kicks off in Paris
PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The first session of Chinese Movie Festival(节日) in France was kicked off on Tuesday night in Paris with famous Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen, Chinese actor Wang Xueqi and French actor Jean Reno lightening the screen in Cinema Gaumont at the Champs-Elysees avenue.
The film Bodyguards 1 and Assassins, directed by Chen Delin, opened the festival. Jerome Seydoux, chairman of French cinema association（协会） (Pathe), branded it as "a window for French public to know Chinese films."Not only in Paris, from January 26 to February 8, some 12 selected Chinese films of different styles will also hit screens of Lyon, Toulouse and Versailles, for the first time held in four French cities simultaneously 2.
This festival aims to provide an opportunity for French audience to enjoy ordinary Chinese films and promote Chinese films in France, Chinese Ambassador Kong Quan said at the opening ceremony.
It also offered a platform for professionals in movie industry from both countries to strengthen exchanges, added Pu Tong, Chinese cultural counselor 3 in France.
The Chinese film industry currently ranks the third biggest in the world with over 400 production companies and an output of over 400 films a year, according to La Peikang, vice 4 director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句
- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
- The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
- The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
- Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。
