澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-19

 The eighth and final film in the Harry¹ Potter series has smashed the US box office record for an opening weekend, summoning up $A157 million in ticket sales. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has beaten the record by almost $US10 million. The first seven films have earned more than six billion dollars worldwide. 

 

Today marks the 45th birthday of the second longest running children's television programme in the world. 

 

"There's a bear in there, and a chair as well."

 

Since 1966, Play School has sung its way into the hearts of eight out of 10 pre-school children every week. Many of its presenters² have gone on to have acclaimed³ acting⁴ careers and the toys are icons⁵ in their own right. Play School was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame in 2006.

 

"Happy Birthday dear Play School.(Play School) Happy birthday to you."

 

And around 150 of Australia's leading actors have begun a campaign against making it easier to cast foreign actors in local productions. The actors' equity⁶ union says the proposed changes would reduce Australian actors to bit parts and supporting roles. 

 

And that is the latest in the arts and entertainment.

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

3 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。