Beijing international film festival to open

 　　BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival is set to kick off Monday evening with an opening ceremony to be held at the National Convention Center.

　　More than 260 films from across the globe will be screened during the festival, which will run at various venues¹ across Beijing from April 23 to 28.

　　Zhang Heping, vice² chairman of the festival's organization committee, said the festival was more localized in comparison to other international film events.

　　"We bring in the foreign essence in order to strengthen ourselves," Zhang said.

　　About 4,000 guests, including famous actors, directors and filmmakers from China and abroad, are expected to attend the event.

　　Organizers said Oscar-winning director James Cameron had agreed to make an appearance at a time when the 3D version of his 1997 film "Titanic³" was setting box office records in China.

　　During the festival, Cameron will speak at a forum⁴ and talk to Chinese filmmakers about future plans for collaboration⁵.

　　Other speakers at the forum include James Gianopulos, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, and Simon Philips, CEO of Walt Marvel⁶ Entertainment, a Walt Disney subsidiary.

　　Festival attendees will also include Keanu Reeves, Korean actor So Ji-sub and several Chinese actors and actresses.

　　The first Beijing International Film Festival was held from April 23 to 28 last year, with 100 foreign and 60 domestic films screened at 20 Beijing theaters.

1 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

6 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。