【猫闻天下】《沙丘》上映，他把一生必读的科幻著作搬上荧幕

全文及翻译

Dune hit domestic theaters on Friday

《沙丘》于周五在国内影院上映

02:00①With its opening day ticket presale currently topping the country's box office, Dune - a Hollywood sci-fi epic - is expected to stir a new wave of enthusiasm after a hiatus from the fiercely contended National Day holiday, according to some industry observers.
一些电影行业观察员表示，好莱坞科幻大片《沙丘》首映日的预售票房目前位居全国首位，有望在竞争激烈的国庆档结束后掀起新一轮观影热潮。

05:30②Adapted from the 1965 novel of the same title by American writer Frank Herbert, the film under the helm of Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to open across 47.2 percent of over 80,000 screens in the country, including more than 720 with the IMAX systems, which offer 26 percent more of footage than regular screens.
该片改编自美国作家弗兰克·赫伯特（Frank Herbert）1965年所著的同名小说，由丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦（Denis Villeneuve）执导，计划覆盖全国8万多块电影银幕的47.2%，其中包括720余块IMAX银幕，可为观众提供多26%的画面内容。

09:57③Starring Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, a duke's brilliant young heir, the film unfolds with an unusual, anticlimax narration to reveal his awaking to realize his power and destiny to become a leader after his father is killed in a bloody scheme.
主演提莫西·查拉梅（Timothee Chalamet）饰演年轻聪慧的公爵继承人保罗·厄崔迪（Paul Atreides），该片通过不同寻常、平淡沉稳的旁白，叙述了保罗在其父亲死于血腥阴谋后逐步觉醒，意识到自己成为领袖的力量和命运。

13:53④Villeneuve, known for Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival, has said in earlier interviews that he was obsessed with Herbert's novel when he was a teenager, and made the film as his love letter.
维伦纽瓦凭借《银翼杀手2049》和《降临》声名远扬，他在之前的采访中表示，自己十几岁时就痴迷于赫伯特的小说，并将改编《沙丘》作为他长久以来的梦想。

16:11⑤The film has already earned a high score at 7.9 points out of 10 on Douban, one of the country's most popular review aggregators, signaling a promising future in China's huge market.
在中国最受欢迎的评分网站豆瓣上，该片获得了7.9分的高分，预示着中国巨大市场的光明前景。

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重点单词 

1. hit v. 击打；到达

If we turn left at the next junction, we should hit the main road after five miles or so. 

如果在下一个路口左转，大约五英里后就能到达主路。

2. sci-fi (science fiction) n. 科幻小说

3. epic n. 史诗

4. stir v. 激发，打动

I was deeply stirred by her performance. 

她的表演深深打动了我。

5. hiatus n. 裂缝；间断

I took a hiatus from school to travel around the world.  

我暂时休学去周游世界。

6. contend v. 竞争

He's contending against someone with twice his experience. 

他竞争对手的经验是他的两倍。

7. top v. 居…之首

The song topped the charts for five weeks. 

这首歌连续五周位居榜首。

8. schedule n. 计划 v. 安排

The flight is scheduled to arrive at 8:45, but it's running 20 minutes late.

飞机原定于8点45分到达，但已经延误了20分钟。

9. footage n. 镜头

surveillance footage 监控录像

10. adapt v. 改编

11. star v. 担任主角

The movie Wandering Earth stars Wu Jing. 

电影《流浪地球》由吴京主演。

12. unfold v. 展开；呈现

The story unfolds as the film goes on. 

情节随着影片的进行逐步展开。

13. narration n. 叙述；旁白

14. signal n. 信号 v. 标志

The children's mother signalled them to be quiet. 

孩子们的母亲示意他们安静。

重点短语

1. be obsessed with 痴迷于…

原文链接

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/21/WS6170f589a310cdd39bc70576.html