英语听力精选进阶版 6199
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
London’s Most Famous Detective 伦敦最著名的侦探
Fans of the world’s most popular detective took to the streets of London on Tuesday for the world premiere of the latest cinematic take on the pipe-smoking sleuth.
British director Guy Ritchie presented his version of the Victorian detective at a red-carpet ceremony attended by the film’s stars Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, as well as many other top-notch celebrities 1.
Ritchie will be hoping that his latest film will find favour with the viewing public following the failure of recent ‘turkeys’ such as Rocknrolla or Swept Away, which featured a much-derided performance from ex-wife Madonna.
The new film sees the character of Sherlock Holmes re-imagined as a bullet-dodging action hero rather than the more cerebral 2 protagonist 3 of the short stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Indeed some critics have suggested that the ‘Hollywood-isation’ of Holmes extends even to the film’s storyline.
Holmes’ cases usually focus on particular crimes, such as murder or blackmail 4, committed by individuals; however, Ritchie’s Holmes must face a supernatural enemy who plans to return from the dead, infiltrate 5 parliament, and take over the world.
The Hound of the Baskervilles must seem like a harmless pooch after that.
The American actor who plays Sherlock Holmes has done a remarkable 6 job in adopting a refined English accent for the role and has spoken of his experience of handling the complexities 7 of Holmes’ character.
"He [Holmes] is tortured by anything that is mundane," said Downey Jr.
"Then again Holmes says there is nothing more stimulating 8 than a case where nothing goes your way, so he’s a bit of a weirdo," Downey Jr added.
So if you are a fan of the greatest fictional 9 detective, you can track him down to a cinema soon.
Glossary 词汇表
cinematic take on 电影版的
sleuth 侦探
Victorian 维多利亚的
top-notch 一流的
turkeys 失败之作
much-derided 大受讽刺的
bullet-dodging 枪战
cerebral protagonist 善于思考的戏剧主角
Hollywood-isation 好莱坞化
storyline 故事情节
blackmail 敲诈，勒索
supernatural 超自然界的
infiltrate parliament 秘密潜入议会
Hound of the Baskervilles 巴斯克维尔的猎犬
harmless pooch 无恶意的狗
handling the complexities 处理（某事）复杂性
mundane 世俗的，单调无味的
stimulating 刺激的
weirdo 奇怪的人
track him down 追捕到
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
- Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
- He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。
- The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
- He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！
- She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
- The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。
- The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。
- It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- The complexities of life bothered him. 生活的复杂使他困惑。
- The complexities of life bothered me. 生活的杂乱事儿使我心烦。
- shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
- This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。