VOA慢速英语2021--007邦德电影《无暇赴死》回归影院

The James Bond¹ film No Time To Die held its world premiere in London on Tuesday. Celebrities³ and members of the British royal family attended the city's biggest movie event since the start of the pandemic.

No Time To Die, the 25th Bond movie, has been delayed three times since its original April 2020 premiere date. Because of the pandemic, movie theaters around the world closed or limited the number of people who could attend.

Movie theaters are hoping the new Bond film brings audience numbers back to pre-pandemic levels.

Star Daniel Craig came to the rainy premier² alongside⁴ co-stars Lashana Lynch and Lea Seydoux.

The Universal Pictures and MGM film is Craig's fifth and final movie as the suave⁵ British secret agent. His first time playing Bond was in 2006's Casino Royale.

"It's such a great relief," Craig told Reuters. "It was so important to me to come and celebrate with all the other cast and crew and to get it into the cinemas, and we're here."

He added that, "A year ago, I didn't think that was going to happen."

No Time To Die sees Bond come out of retirement⁶ from a peaceful life in Jamaica to help catch a new villain⁷, played by Oscar winner Rami Malek. It also introduces new character Nomi, a 00 agent, played by Lynch.

The film cost an estimated⁸ $200 million to produce.

No Time To Die is among the most anticipated⁹ movies coming out this autumn.

"I know the world is expecting this film," said Seydoux. She is returning in the role of Madeleine Swann from the last Bond film, Spectre.

"We tried to give the best, we gave everything to this film ... and I hope people will love it," Seydoux said.

The movie has so far seen strong reviews from critics.

Kevin Maher of London's The Times gave the movie five stars.

It was "better than good," he wrote, "it's magnificent¹⁰."

Words in This Story

premiere — n. the first time a film, play, television show, etc., is shown or performed

suave — adj. behaving in a relaxed, confident, and pleasant way in social situations

audience – n. a group of people who gather together to listen to something (such as a concert) or watch something (such as a movie or play) : the people who attend a performance

relief — n. a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen

cast — n. the actors in a play, film, or television show

cinema — n. the film industry

villain – n. a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things

anticipated — v. to think of (something that will or might happen in the future)

magnificent — adj. very beautiful or impressive : very great

1 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

4 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。

5 suave   

adj.温和的；柔和的；文雅的

参考例句：

• He is a suave,cool and cultured man.他是个世故、冷静、有教养的人。
• I had difficulty answering his suave questions.我难以回答他的一些彬彬有礼的提问。

6 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

7 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

8 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

9 anticipated   

adj.期待的

参考例句：

• A bumper wheat harvest is anticipated [expected] this year. 今年小麦可望获得丰收。
• They have anticipated us and seized the bridge. 他们抢在我们之前占领了那座桥。

10 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。