Short Sentences: 1. About Glee: 记者采访Kurt的扮演着Chris Colfer. While Fox's Glee has taken off as a prime-time phenomenon -- solid weekly ratings, massive downloads of the musical comedy's weekly songs on iTunes -- nobody has ridden the wave(ride a wave of something also ride the wave of something to be helped by being connected to something attractive or interesting The president rode a wave of good feeling among voters that made it impossible for him to lose the election. ) to stardom faster than Chris Colfer. It(the audition) was very grueling折磨人的 and was probably the most stressful experience I've ever had to go through. Originally本来, 原本 I was auditioning for the role of Artie [played by Kevin McHale] and I went in to the casting director and he liked me and put me through to the callback复试(主要用于北美) with Ryan and the rest of the creative team. Though Glee's casting directors ultimately selected Kevin McHale for the part(Artie), they were so impressed by Colfer's audition they wrote the Kurt Hummel character into the show as a vehicle(a film, television programme, song, etc. that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage(为展露主演者才华)度身定制的创作(影、视、歌等)) for him. Your character, Kurt, is the show’s fashionista时髦人物 and a key member of New Beginnings. How similar was your high school experience in Clovis, Calif.? It was similar in the sense that I was definitely teased a lot in high school and I was definitely at the bottom of the food chain食物链的底层: total underdog失败受压迫者, complete "Gleek." I was never like Kurt at all; I wish I was now that I watch the show, but I was never fashionable. I wish I was like Kurt in high school! .... So I told him about it one day -- I was sort of venting发泄 about it to him -- and the next thing I know, he wrote it into the show. That's the story line for the episode. There is a love interest, but it's sadly not reciprocated(=unrequited, one-sided). It's Finn. 2. Mr Muirhead is also a stand-up comedian and a sought-after受追捧的, 受欢迎的, 吃香的 compere报幕员, 节目支持人 for conferences and other events. 3. go steady(美口)成为关系相当确定的情侣,经常只和某一异性朋友约会出游 Would you like to go steady with me? 4. 澳大利亚正在under consideration长久[十年]保留网络证据: Such an approach would oblige ISPs to hold(保留= being maintained, data rentention) not only the private web browsing history of their subscribers, but also all emails sent by subscribers for a set period of time and to make both of these available to law enforcement agencies on request. However, Australia is thinking of going much further than Europe: a period of up to ten years appears to be under consideration. This would dwarf the term set out by EU directive on this issue, which appears to be the model of choice, and which envisages such records being maintained for between six months and two years. It even beats the UK’s RIPA regime, which requires ISPs to hold records for 6 years. "At some point data retention laws can be reasonable," he said, "but highly-personal information such as browsing history is a step too far有点过了. You can't treat everybody like a criminal. That would be like tapping people's phones before they are suspected of doing any crime." 5. 澳加重恐怖威胁处罚Australian bomb hoaxers could face decade in jail: People who falsely claim a bomb is on board a plane or at an airport could be jailed for up to 10 years under tough new Australian legislation announced Monday. The proposed被提议的, 被建议的 penalty is a sharp increase over the current maximum punishment of two years, and was prompted by a foiled plot挫败的图谋 to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day in the United States. In the Christmas Day plot, a bomb failed to detonate引爆(antidote解毒, 对抗手段) aboard a Detroit-bound airliner. And we need to make sure that our laws are capable of not only deterring阻止 those crimes, but properly prosecuting惩治 those crimes if they take effect." "These crimes cause great distress and inconvenience and impose unnecessary costs on the industry," O'Connor said. "Threats and hoaxes can also compromise public safety危及公共安全 — for example, where a flight has to be diverted at short notice立即仓促 or where an airport needs to be evacuated suddenly."
关于今夏电影市场的系列和重制潮, 以及Karate Kid: But as part of a summer movie season loaded with an unusual number of sequels(续集, 续篇 The rumour is that there is a sequel to the movie in the works, although this has not been confirmed.), reboots(参见下边reboot的解释以及与remake的区别), spinoffs(衍生剧, 续集) and legacy pop media adaptations(改编剧
[,ædæp'teiʃən] ), they also offer another weekly referendum on Hollywood's version of incumbency(现任职位, 任期) and dynastic entitlement. The term reboot, in media dealing with serial fiction, means to discard much or even all previous continuity(连续性, 延续性) in the series and start anew with fresh ideas. A reboot differs from a remake and a prequel, in that the latter two are generally consistent with延续原作 the canon (真做, 原作. previously-established continuity) of the series. With a reboot, the older continuity is largely discarded and replaced with a new canon. Additionally加之, 此外, prequels are often developed by the same creator as the original series they lead up to, while a remake is often produced by a different author from that of the original series, and can be seen as re-telling of the same story and essentially maintaining the same canon. The term "remake" often applies to films or film adaptations of TV programs, such as 1993's The Fugitive, whereas the term reboot is ascribed to franchises(A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Generally, a whole series is made in a particular medium, along with merchandising and endorsements. Multiple sequels are often planned well in advance, and (in the case of motion pictures) actors and directors often sign multi-film deals to ensure their participation.) such as Police Story (rebooted in the 2004 film New Police Story), Batman (2005's Batman Begins), James Bond (2006's Casino Royale), The Pink Panther (the 2006 Pink Panther film), Star Trek (the 2009 Star Trek film), and The Incredible Hulk (2008's The Incredible Hulk). But such presumed预测的 shoo-ins(被认为肯定可以取胜的人、队等, 十拿九稳的事, 稳操胜券的人) as "Shrek Forever After," "Sex and the City 2," "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "Marmaduke" -- each of them either a sequel or an adaptation of a proven property -- have all been rejected at the polls.
关于Karate Kid: The 1984 movie starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita has been rebooted to star由...主演 the beloved martial-arts master Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, who, as the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, has a pedigree of a Kennedy-esque political scion(指富家的后代, 子孙). But if his name opened a door for the 11-year-old Smith, his performance in "The Karate Kid" proves that he's capable of walking through it all by himself. While faithful忠实于原文原作的 in spirit to the modest 1984 original, this bigger-budget remake occasionally goes too far in its aim to be more epic. But the chemistry between Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan grounds the movie, imbuing灌输, 使充满 it with sincerity and poignance辛辣辛酸=poignancy." At times eerily resembling his father, Smith nonetheless虽然如此, 但是 possesses a screen persona all his own, conveying a sense of injured soulfulness and somber self-containment supremely well suited to his character. With his mother, played by the wonderful Taraji P. Henson, Smith's Dre Parker has just moved from Detroit to Beijing, where he almost immediately confronts a gang of vicious bullies. "The Karate Kid" is poised to become a big hit -- especially with tweens and their parents, a notoriously difficult voter bloc集团联盟 to please难以取悦的人群. If it does manage to overcome filmgoers' willingness to throw the bums out, it will be because the filmmakers understand that, whether they're in Hollywood or Washington, the incumbents who survive are those who know their constituents, cater to them投其所好, 迎合 without pandering(迎合(他人的低级趣味或淫欲);纵容某人;迁就某事物, pander to sb/sth: 迎合(或纵容)不道德(或可耻)的欲望(或需求、习惯); 迎合(或纵容)不道德的人), and never, ever, take their votes for granted. Not a bad feat(不错的成绩, 指其得到USAToday不错的影评) to pull off成功, 胜利完成 garnering a good review when the original version was pretty well loved. While movie remakes have the marketing advantage of being somewhat a "known quantity(已知量,熟知的人或事)," they definitely have the disadvantage of being held up for comparison被拿来比较 to their (usually superior) originator. It's sort of like having the same English teacher as your older, smarter and more popular sister. Monday morning will give us the results of the Smith/Chan vs. Macchio/Morita match-up in the form of box office results.
Tasmania bans pig stalls猪栏: Tasmania will become the first state to ban pig stalls, after the state government announced it will phase them out逐步取消 three years ahead of the rest of the country in 2014. Primary Industries(第一产业, 基础产业) Minister Bryan Green told state parliament on Thursday he had accepted a recommendation to phase them out before national legislation that takes effect from 2017. The move was welcomed by animal welfare groups, but questioned by the opposition and angered激怒 the state's pig farmers. "This decision by the Tasmanian government is progressive and really sets the scene(set the scene (for something) 1. to make something possible or likely to happen促使某事发生, 为某事做好准备The recent resignation of two cabinet members has set the scene for a pre-election crisis. 2. to describe a situation so that people can understand what is happening叙述背景 Let me just set the scene briefly and my colleague will add some details later.) for the future of Australian pig farming," Ms Neil said. "By signalling a phase-out now, the Tasmanian government has done the right thing by farmers and the right thing by animals." But opposition spokesman for primary industries Jeremy Rockliff said the industry had not been properly consulted. "I am very concerned that there has been no consultation with the local pig industry as to these earlier than expected changes," Mr Rockliff said. "(It) will have implications(1. 暗示, 暗指 The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible. What are the implications of this statement? 2. 卷入, 牵连 We heard of his implication in a conspiracy. 3. 可能的后果 a victory which had important political implications.) for the industry which the government must address." The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) said the move would "destroy the Tasmanian pork industry's competitiveness竞争力". "For three years, Tasmanian pig producers will be at a cost disadvantage with producers in other states," TFGA chief executive Jan Davis said. "If the government proceeds downs this path, it must compensate them for the loss of income and for the cost of developing these alternative methods."
