007新主角登场

Well I understand 007 has a very short life expectancy¹.

The new James Bond has not even had his first martini yet, and he's already got another job. The producers behind Casino Royale, this fall has returned to action for agent 007,said Thursday new star Daniel Craig will reprise the role in a second Bond flick² due out May 2nd, 2008,the 22nd film in the action franchise³. Craig was chosen last year to replace Pierce Brosnan as Bond.The British super spy who likes his martini/ "shaken, not stirred". The 38-year-old star will make his Bond debut⁴ in Casino Royale due out in November.

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life expectancy:the length of time that someone is likely to live 寿命
martini :a strong alcoholic drink made with gin and vermouth 马提尼酒
reprise:to perform a part or the whole of a work again 重新演绎
debut:the first time the performer or sports player appears in public 初次登台演出

1 expectancy   

n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额

参考例句：

• Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
• The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。

2 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

3 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 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。