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　　　                        好莱坞的魅力--The Glamor¹ of Hollywood

　　　Hollywood suggests glamor, a place where the young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill² their dreams. Hollywood suggests luxurious³ houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, cocktail⁴ bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire.
Movies were first made in Hollywood before World War I. The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it an ideal site for shooting motion pictures. Hollywood’s fame and fortune reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of the black and white movies.
Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world’s motion picture industry. Most movies today are filmed on location, that is to say, in the cities, in the countryside, and in any part of the world that the script demands. Yet Hollywood has not lost all its glamor. Movie stars still live there, or in neighboring Bevetley Hills, and so do many of the famous and wealthy people who have made their homes in southern Colifornia.
Hollywood, above all, has glamor of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion-picture-making, and for many years to come the old Hollywood movies will be shown again and again in movie houses and on television screens all over the world.
中文译文：
好莱坞是一个令人心驰神往的地方，被明星迷倒的青少年在这里只要有点好运气就可以实现他们的梦想。好莱坞意味着豪宅，有四周长着棕榈树的宽大的游泳池，鸡尾酒吧，符合百万富翁身份的陈设。
好莱坞最早拍摄影片是在第一次世界大战之前。加利福尼亚州南部，终年阳光充足，气候温和，使之成为拍摄影片的理想的地方。在三十和四十年代，好莱坞的财富达到顶峰，这也是黑白影片的黄金时代。
今天好莱坞不再是世界电影业的中心，今天的大多数影片是在现场拍摄的。换句话说，在城市，在乡村，在剧本要求的世界任何地方拍摄。然而好莱坞并没有完全丧失它的魅力。电影明星们依旧在那里安家，或者是住在邻近的比佛利山，在南加州定居的名人和富人也是如此。
总的说来，好莱坞的辉煌属于过去。好莱坞这个名字永远与影片制作联系在一起。在未来的岁月中，好莱坞老片会在世界各地的电影院和电视屏幕上不断的重映。

1 glamor   

n.魅力，吸引力

参考例句：

• His performance fully displayed the infinite glamor of Chinese dance.他的表演充分展示了中华舞蹈的无穷魅力。
• The glamor of the East was brought to international prominence by the Russion national school.俄罗斯民族学派使东方的魅力产生了国际性的影响。

2 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

3 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

4 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。