VOA慢速英语:Muppets, Penguins and Vampires Take a Big Bite of Movie Sales

短语讲解：

1. The top five films in ticket sales right now are all aimed at young movie-goers.

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：My remark was not aimed at you.
我的话不是针对你说的。

2. Well, it’s hard to get a movie made in general, but I think that the big thing that we had to get across was that we had a pure love for the Muppets.

get across (使)被理解; (使)被接受
例句：He found it difficult to get his idea across to them.
他发现他难以使他们了解他的想法。

3. The new movie “Hugo” is based on the book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” by Brian Selznick.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：The play is based on a novel by Graham Greene.
这个剧是根据格雷厄姆．格林的一本小说改编的。

4. He lives alone in a train station, stealing for food. But, he also works on a special, secret invention.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

5. They are “Arthur Christmas” and “Happy Feet Two,” which expands on the two thousand six film, “Happy Feet.”

expand on进一步阐述, 详谈; 补充
例句：He did not expand greatly on his statement.
他未就他的声明多加解释。

6. He comes from a land of great penguin dancers. But he does not trust in his own skill at dancing.

trust in相信; 信任
例句：You must trust in your own judgment.
你必须相信自己的判断。

7. “Arthur Christmas” came out last week. Americans have bought about seventeen million dollars worth of tickets to the movie.

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will his new novel come out?
他新创作的小说什么时候出版?

8. Movie goers looked forward to this part because it opens with the marriage of the series’ heroes.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

9. Perri says writing a song about the love between Bella and Edward came easily because she felt she knew them well. She describes “A Thousand Years” as a beautiful and simple song.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。