Guinea pigs break Potter's spell 豚鼠特工队打破哈利波特票房_文化教育

Guinea pigs break Potter's spell 豚鼠特工队打破哈利波特票房

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2009-07-28 01:44 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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A trio of animated¹ secret agent guinea pigs has broken the spell of Harry² Potter at the top of the US box office, according to early estimates.

早期估计显示，三只特工豚鼠动画美国票房打破了哈利波特的记录，位居榜首。

G-Force features the voices of Sam Rockwell and Penelope Cruz

G-Force, a Disney live action and computer-generated animation³, took $32.1m (£19.4m) over the weekend.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has dropped to second place with a $30m (£18.1.m) haul in its second weekend.

Internationally, the movie - the sixth in the Potter franchise⁴（特权，公民权） - has raked（向船尾） in $627.1m (£380.2m).

The film opened with $79.5m (£48.4m) in the US last weekend.

Romantic comedy The Ugly Truth, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, took $27m (£16.3m) to make the third spot on its opening weekend.

Horror movie Orphan⁵ debuted⁶ at number four with $12.7m (£7.7m).

And Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs⁷ dropped from second place to fifth, with takings of $8.2m (£4.9m).

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1 animated
adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的
参考例句：
His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。 We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

2 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 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。

4 franchise
n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权
参考例句：
Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。 The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

5 orphan
n.孤儿；adj.无父母的
参考例句：
He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。 The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

6 debuted
初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。 The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

7 dinosaurs
n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
参考例句：
The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。来自《简明英汉词典》 Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。来自《简明英汉词典》

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