伊斯坦布尔国际电影节开幕

 　　ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The 32nd Istanbul Film Festival started here on Saturday with more than 200 films in 20 categories to be screened in the coming two weeks.

　　The festival promotes a wide spectrum¹ of selections, from features, classics, works of master directors to films that premiered at Sundance in January and at Berlinale in February.

　　The festival will also show documentaries and children's films as well as movies vying² for the Golden Tulip and FACE competitions.

　　The program includes a debut³ section, "Stories of Women," and " From Literature to the Silver Screen," which returned to the event after a long break.

　　A special section, "Am I Not a Citizen," in collaboration⁴ with the 13th Istanbul Biennial⁵ set to start in September, and "Reality is a Miracle: Carlos Reygadas" will also be held.

　　The opening ceremony of the festival was held at the Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Center on Friday evening with the participation⁶ of more than 2,000 people. Following the ceremony, the opening film "I'm So Excited" by Pedro Almodovar was screened.

1 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

2 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 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。

5 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

6 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。