英文聊百家：小飞象回来啦！

喜艾笔记之《小飞象》

1.Tim Burton's live-action Dumbo takes flight thisweekend in theaters, nearly eight decades after Disney's classic animated picabout a baby elephant with fantastical ears first played on the big screen.

take flight   飞翔，出奔

live-action   实景（真人电影）

decade   十年

classic   经典的

animated   动画片的

fantastical   奇异的

2.Burton has created avisually stunning film to follow the 1941 animated classic — with a successfulCGI elephant main character namedDumbo.

visually   视觉上地

stunning   出色的，令人震惊的

CGI   (computer-generatedimagery)  电脑特效

character   角色

3.“Dumbo” takes dramatic liberties in adapting the classic movie ofthe same name. Burton and screenwriter Ehren Kruger have expanded the story toinclude the perspectives of several human characters.

dramatic   巨大的，戏剧性的

liberty   自由

例句：The Statue of Liberty embodies the spirit of freedom.

自由女神像体现了热爱自由的精神。

screenwriter   编剧

expand   扩展，展开

perspective   角度，观点

4.It is the first of fourremakes that Disney is planning to release in 2019, along withAladdin,The Lion KingandMaleficent:Mistress of Evil.

remake   新版，改编版

release   发行

Aladdin   《阿拉丁》

The Lion King   《狮子王》

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil  

《沉睡魔咒2》