【英语时差8，16】'Narnia'战争延续到第二集

 In "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," the four kids from the first movie, based on the series of novels by CS Lewis, are now fully¹ licensed² kings and queens of Narnia. They are still stuck in wartime London, trudging³ around a train station in their school uniforms. The station abruptly⁴ turns into Narnia, where they discover 1,300 years have passed while they were away for one year in earth time.

In place of jolly Mr. Tumnus from the first film, the guide this time is a dour⁵ red-bearded dwarf⁶ (Peter Dinklage) who warns, "You may find Narnia a more savage⁷ place than you remember."Things are not well: The lion king Aslan is nowhere in sight, his good works lie in ruins, and all of the magical creatures he once championed have been driven into near-extinction by the ruling tribe of vicious humans called the Telmarines. With the king of the Telmarines dead, his brother takes over. The new despot orders a hit squad⁸ to take out his nephew, the proper heir to the throne, Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes).

Instead, Caspian escapes and joins forces with the four kids, who draw up battle plans together. Director Andrew Adamson brilliantly assembles the battle scenes, enhancing the action with the medieval equivalents of tank traps and airborne assaults behind enemy lines.

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

3 trudging   

vt.& vi.跋涉，吃力地走（trudge的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• There was a stream of refugees trudging up the valley towards the border. 一队难民步履艰难地爬上山谷向着边境走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two mules well laden with packs were trudging along. 两头骡子驮着沉重的背包，吃力地往前走。 来自辞典例句

4 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

5 dour   

adj.冷酷的，严厉的；（岩石）嶙峋的；顽强不屈

参考例句：

• They were exposed to dour resistance.他们遭受到顽强的抵抗。
• She always pretends to be dour,in fact,she's not.她总表现的不爱讲话，事实却相反。

6 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

7 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

8 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。