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 A:    Welcome back movie lovers to another ” Premier¹
       Movie Review”.  My name is Richard Clarke and I
       am joined today by the very erudite David Watson.

 B:    Thank you Dick. Today we are going to talk about
       the movie ” Lion King”. Tell me Dave, what is your
       impression of this film?

 A:    Well, I think this film is simply a fable², depicting³
       man’s eternal greed for power, and in my opinion,
       it’s a very fine film. Even despite the accusations⁴
       of plagiarism⁵ traditional folk tales from other coun-
       tries. The musical score was amazing, the anima-
       tion was very well done, and the story was simply
       enchanting⁶.

 B:    I think otherwise. Even though the animation⁷ was
       technically⁸ strong, and as you say, the score and
       songs performed by Elton John were great, the
       film lacks a certain originality⁹; it lacked heart. And
       I would dare to say, it was too predictable.
 A:    Predictable! How! Come on Dick, It’s a G-rated
       movie! It’s for the kids! It’s not a thriller¹⁰!

 B:    Well, that’s just it. It did have some very dramatic
       and intense scenes For example when Mufasa
       dies, or the dark, grim portrayal¹¹ of Scar. Even so,
       the film is linear. Mufasa dies, Simba runs away
       thinking it’s his fault. Falls in love and returns to
       retake what is rightfully his. It’s just too clich é.

 A:    How can it be clich é? It’s a fable! It’s telling
       a time-honoured story! The movie make a point
       of how the hunger for power leads to corruption¹²,
       and teaches children the value of respect, life and
       love.

 B:    You have always been so soft, Dave!

 A:    Open your heart Dick. Don’t shut us out.
 B:    Anyway...That’s all for today folks! Join us next
       time as we talk about "How to lose a guy in
       10 days" I’m sure you’ll love that one Dave!

1 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。

2 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 plagiarism   

n.剽窃，抄袭

参考例句：

• Teachers in America fight to control cheating and plagiarism.美国老师们努力对付欺骗和剽窃的问题。
• Now he's in real trouble.He's accused of plagiarism.现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。

6 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。

7 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

8 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

9 originality   

n.创造力，独创性；新颖

参考例句：

• The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
• He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。

10 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

11 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

12 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。