2 Bollywood Turns 100 宝莱坞迎来100周年诞辰

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Bollywood celebrated its 100th birthday earlier this month.You probably know Bollywood films.The actors usually speak Hindi，and the movies often include a lot of singing and dancing.Many tell dramatic stories.But Bollywood is now developing new kinds of cinema.Christopher Cruise explains.

本月初，宝莱坞庆祝了其100周年诞辰。或许你对宝莱坞电影是有所了解的。演员通常说着印度语，影片中常常包含大量歌舞。其中许多讲述的是富有戏剧性的故事。但是如今，宝莱坞正在开发新的电影种类。克里斯托弗·克鲁斯为我们带来报道。

听力破解：本段重读了Bollywood，由此推知主要谈论宝莱坞相关话题。

词汇宝典：Bollywood“宝莱坞”这个词是由Bombay“孟买”和美国电影产业中心“Hollywood”这两个词组合而成，是对位于印度孟买电影基地的印度语电影产业别称。

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Ekta Kapoor is having a special day.She is getting ready to watch a new Bollywood movie，called“Bombay Talkies”.The movie celebrates 100years of Bollywood.She says she can't think of life without Bollywood.

埃塔·卡普尔正在过着特殊的一天。她准备去看一部新的宝莱坞电影，名叫《孟买之音》。这部影片是庆祝宝莱坞100周年诞辰的纪念影片。她说她无法想象没有宝莱坞的人生。

听力破解：watch a连读为[wɔtʃə]，要注意熟悉连读规则。在同一意群中，相邻的两词前者以辅音因素结尾，后者以元音因素开头，往往要拼一起连读。

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Bollywood is India's main movie industry.And that is saying something because India produces more than 1，000movies and sells three billion movie tickets each year.

宝莱坞是印度主要的电影产业。这个评价还是很有分量的，因为印度每年制作超过1000部电影，售出30亿张电影票。

听力破解：that is连读为[ðætiz]。

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Bollywood began a century ago with a black and white film.It told a story about a king from Hindu mythology.

Today，Bollywood is known for its singing and dancing.The movies often tell similar stories.Many times，they are romantic stories that have a happy ending.

宝莱坞发端于一个世纪前的一部黑白电影。该片讲述了印度神话中一位国王的故事。

今天，宝莱坞以其歌舞而闻名。其影片常常讲述相似的故事。很多都是有着幸福结局的爱情故事。

听力破解：and dancing前一个[d]失去爆破，即只须做好发音准备但并不发音，稍做停顿后就发后面的音。have a连读为[hævə]。

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Anupama Chopra is a film critic in Mumbai.

“It is the sort of family values，the song and dance，the stars，the kind of un-ironical optimism，it is all very cheerful and it is very sort of sweetly optimistic and I think that that is something that travels very well.”

阿努帕玛·丘普拉是位孟买的电影评论家。

“影片中的那种家庭观念、歌舞、明星，那种非讽刺的乐观主义，都充满欢乐并且传递着美好的乐观精神，这些都是很受人们欢迎的。”

词汇宝典：the sort of = the kind of那种，如：He is the sort of person I really dislike.他这种人我真不喜欢；当用于be sort/kind of结构时，表示“有点……”，如：I was feeling sort of tired from the business trip.我出差一趟觉得有点累。

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Anupama Chopra adds that Bollywood's image is changing slowly.New stories are replacing more traditional ones.And a different generation of filmmakers is making a difference.

阿努帕玛·丘普拉补充说，宝莱坞的形象正在慢慢改变。新的故事在代替旧的故事。新一代的电影人正在试图带来一些改变。

听力破解：重读changing，表明了关键信息。

学着说一说

1.be known for因……而闻名

▶be known for 是固定短语，等于be famous for，如：

Guilin is known for its beautiful mountains and rivers.

桂林因其美丽的山水而闻名。

▶be known+as，表示“作为……而著名”，其后的名词通常表示一个人的身份、职业等，如：

He is known as a singer.他作为一个歌手而出名。

▶be known+to，表示“为……所了解/知道”，其后接表示人的词

语，如：

He is known to all in our school.学校里的人都知道他。

2.make a difference有所作为，有（重要）作用

▶make a difference 还有“有影响”的意思，后接 to sb./sth.，表示

“对某人或某事有影响”，如：The air has made a difference to her health.这里的空气影响了她的健康。

▶要 表 示“产 生 重 大 影 响”还 可 以 说 make a big/a great deal of difference，如：

A：Pull yourself together.Don't neglect your duties！打起精神来。不要偷懒。

B：Okay.I won't.好的，决不偷懒。

A：A small mistake can make a big difference.Get real.

一点小的失误也会造成很大差异。你认真点儿。