英语听力精选进阶版 6228
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
Dedicated 1 Fans Left Disappointed 忠实的粉丝们大失所望
Fans were left disappointed at last week's UK premiere of Twilight 2 Eclipse as none of the main stars showed up.
Lead actors Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were thought to be held up by other work commitments and left the supporting cast to greet the British fans.
Eclipse is one of the most hotly-anticipated movies of the year and many fans camped overnight to see the young actors walk the red carpet in London's Leicester Square.
The Twilight saga 3, based on the books by Stephanie Meyer, tells the story of a teenage girl, Bella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire 4 called Edward Cullen.
The third instalment in the vampire series focuses on the love triangle that emerges between the three main characters, Bella, Edward and Jacob, Bella's childhood friend, who just happens to be a werewolf.
Ashley Greene, who plays Edward's sister in the film, was at the premiere and explained why the main stars had not attended: "You know what, because we have so many fans in so many places they've had to split us up across the world and so, unfortunately, we can't all make it to everything."
Some fans were especially disappointed that British actor Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, did not show up.
One fan said, "At the end of the day Edward is British. Robert Pattinson's British, he should be here."
Twilight has some of the most dedicated fans across the world and Eclipse is already a massive hit Stateside. Some of the Twilight fans have even nicknamed themselves 'Twihards,' which is a pun on the word 'diehards'.
So despite the snub by the leading cast, it still seems likely that the third film will be a big hit in the UK.
Glossary 词汇表
showed up 露面
held up 脱不开身
work commitments 工作承诺
supporting cast 配角
hotly-anticipated 急切等待的
saga 系列故事、传奇
vampire 吸血鬼
instalment （系列中的）一辑
love triangle 三角恋
emerges 出现
werewolf 狼人
split us up 将我们分开
unfortunately 不幸地
especially 特别是
at the end of the day 说到底
dedicated 专注的/忠实的
nicknamed 绰号为
pun 押韵
diehards 顽固分子/铁杆支持者
snub 怠慢
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
- Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
- The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
- The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。