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This is What’s Trending Today.
这里是今日热点节目。
People who enjoy comic books and science fiction have an exciting summer ahead.
喜欢漫画和科幻小说的人们将迎来一个令人兴奋的夏天。
The trailer videos for the film “The Dark Tower” and the show “The Defenders” were both released2 on Wednesday.Many people have been watching and talking about the videos online.
周三同时发布了电影《黑暗塔》和剧集《捍卫者》的预告片。网上已经有许多人开始观看和讨论这些视频。
“The Dark Tower” stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey.The story is based on eight books by American horror3 and fantasy writer Stephen King.Elba plays the hero, known as “The Gunslinger.”McConaughey plays the villain4 – or bad guy -- known as “The Man in Black.”
《黑暗塔》由影星伊德瑞斯·艾尔巴和马修·麦康纳主演。故事是根据美国恐怖幻想小说家史蒂芬·金的八本书改编。艾尔巴饰演英雄“枪侠”。麦康纳饰演反面角色“黑衣人”。
King released the first book in the series in 1982. The most recent one came out in 2012.
1982年，史蒂芬·金发表了该系列图书的第一册。最近的一本发表于2012年。
The movie comes out in theaters in August.
该电影将于八月上映。
Some fans of “The Dark Tower” complained about the new movie trailer. They wrote on social media that it gave away too much of the story.
小说《黑暗塔》的一些粉丝抱怨新电影预告片。他们在社交媒体上评论到，预告片删减了太多故事内容。
The website The Verge5 wrote that “The Dark Tower” does not exactly follow the books.It actually begins around the time when King’s book series ends.
网站The Verge上有人评论道，《黑暗塔》根本没有按照原作内容拍摄。这部电影事实上拍摄的是史蒂芬·金原著结束之后的故事。
King has said the series was inspired by the fantasy of “The Lord6 of the Rings” series and movies about the Old West, like “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” which came out in 1966 and starred Clint Eastwood.
史蒂芬·金称，这一系列从书的创作灵感来自于《指环王》系列，以及描述“老西部”的电影，如《黄金三镖客》，这部影片1966年上映，主演是克林特·伊斯特伍德。
“The Defenders” is a new Netflix series.It comes out on August 18.Fans are excited to see their comic book heroes Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist work together to solve a mystery in New York City.Sigourney Weaver7 plays Alexandra, the series’ villain.
《捍卫者》是奈飞（Netflix）公司的新剧作。将于8月18日开始播出。粉丝们很激动能够看到动画中的英雄人物杰西卡·琼斯、卢克·凯吉、超胆侠和铁拳侠共同在纽约市探索奥秘。西格妮·韦弗饰演剧中的反面人物亚历桑德拉。
Fans of “The Defenders” found something to complain about, too. They said that August 18 seems like too long of a wait.
《捍卫者》的书迷们也有抱怨。他们说等到8月18日，时间有些太久了。
You do not have to wait that long for the start of America’s summer movie season, however.It begins this weekend, with the release1 of “Guardians of the Galaxy8 Vol. 2.”
然而，美国的夏日电影季不会让大家等那么久。这周就会开幕，开幕影片是《银河护卫队2》。
The film is the sequel to the movie that introduced people to “Star-Lord,” “Gamora,” and “Groot.”The first “Guardian of the Galaxy” came out in 2014.
这部影片是将人类送给“星爵”“加美拉”和“格鲁特”电影的续集。《银河护卫队1》已于2014年上映。
It sold about $800 million in tickets worldwide.
全球票房约8亿美元。
Words in This Story
trailer – n. a selected group of scenes that are shown to advertise a movie
sequel – n. a book, movie, etc., that continues a story begun in another book, movie, etc.
galaxy – n. any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
villain – n. a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things
complain – v. to say or write that you are unhappy, sick, uncomfortable, etc., or that you do not like something
fantasy – n. something that is produced by the imagination : an idea about doing something that is far removed from normal reality
ugly – adj. very bad or unpleasant
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