Dark Knight Shines Bright 黑夜骑士光彩夺目
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：英语广播节选
It's not often you see a giant bat-shaped car driving through central London, unless perhaps Batman is in town.
The caped 1 crusader's famous Batmobile was here for the European premiere of new Batman film The Dark Knight 2, a film which has already been making waves at the US box office.
It has set a box office record for best opening weekend ever, taking $155m (1.1bn yuan) in the US alone in its first three days in cinemas.
But while it is not unusual for summer blockbusters to make a lot of money, what is less common is for such films to receive good reviews from critics.
An epic 3 that will leave you staggering from the theatre, stunned 4 by its scope and complexity 5, was how Associated Press described the film, one of many reviews which sung the praises of the latest Batman film.
The movie, which stars British actor Christian 6 Bale in the lead role and the late Heath Ledger 7 as his arch-enemy the Joker, has already been voted the number one film of all time by users of the website imdb.com.
The story follows the superhero Batman as he battles the criminal underworld in the fictional 8 Gotham City.
One particularly stunning 9 part sees Batman leap from the top of the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong; and even features a cameo role for controversial star Edison Chen.
Many critics have singled out Heath Ledger's performance as the maniacal 10 Joker, who wreaks 11 mayhem as Batman tries to stop him.
Anglo-American director Christopher Nolan described his performance as breathtaking, complex and hard to pin down. Co-star Sir Michael Caine called him one of the greatest villains 12 you've ever seen.
Ledger died earlier this year from an accidental prescription 13 drugs overdose. It now looks likely that he will receive a posthumous 14 Oscar nomination 15.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
caped crusader
披斗篷的先锋（蝙蝠侠的别称）
box office
票房
summer blockbusters
夏季大片
stunned
受惊的
sung the praises
表扬
criminal underworld
黑社会
singled out
挑出，选出
wreaks mayhem
犯下重伤罪
hard to pin down
很难下结论
accidental prescription drugs overdose
意外过量服药
making waves
掀起一阵热潮
opening weekend
首个周末
staggering
摇摇晃晃
scope
（影片的）范围
arch-enemy
死敌
cameo role
（电影中）托明星演员的小配角
maniacal
疯狂的
breathtaking
激动人心的
villains
坏人，反面人物
posthumous
死后获得的
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
- Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
- The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。
- She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。
- The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
- The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
- He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.他近乎发疯般地追求着打破体育纪录。
- She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.她弓身伏在方向盘前，表情像疯了一样。
- Worshipping the sun wreaks havoc on skin. So does smoking. 过度晒太阳会毁掉好皮肤，吸烟也是如此。
- His hard work wreaks havoc in his personal life. 他拼命工作破坏了他的私人生活。
- The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
- The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
- He received a posthumous award for bravery.他表现勇敢，死后受到了嘉奖。
- The legendary actor received a posthumous achievement award.这位传奇男星在过世后获得终身成就奖的肯定。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。