VOA常速英语:US Summer Movie Fare Rakes in Money from Around the World

短语讲解：

1. Every year, from May until September, Hollywood rolls out high action and high budget films.

roll out大量生产
例句：Our factory rolls out 8,000 bottles of beer every day.
我们工厂每天生产8 000 瓶啤酒。

2. These escapist movies are the industry's goldmine, often raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from domestic as well as international release.

rake in迅速取得, 发财，大捞一笔
例句：Our candidate will rake in votes by the thousand.
我们的候选人将会得到上千张选票。

3. This time our hero is searching for the fountain of youth.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：I have searched my mind for a reason, but can't find one.
我绞尽脑汁寻找理由, 但是没找到。

4. For this installment, Disney added a 3D ticket premium ranging from $3 to $5.

range from… to…　从...变化到...
例句：Their ages range from 25 to 50.
他们的年龄在25岁到50岁之间。

5. Then throw in a bonus of 3D visuals and you've got movie success.

throw in把…插入
例句：The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.
那位外交官插进一个笑话, 紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。

6. He wakes up in the desert shackled and with amnesia.

wake up醒来; 唤醒, 弄醒
例句：It is time for you to wake up.
你该醒了。

7. Cowboys and Aliens will be released at the end of July and is expected to bolster Hollywood's summer cache.

at the end of在…结尾,在…末端
例句：The toilet is at the end of the passage.
洗手间在过道的尽头。
be expected to有望做某事；被期待做某事
例句：They are expected to act according to circumstances.
希望他们能够见机行事。

8. Those who are not tempted to see these movies can wait till October when Oscar contenders start lining up.

tempt sb. to do　诱惑某人做…
例句：His friend tempted him to steal.
他的朋友怂恿他去偷东西。
line up排队等候
例句：hate lining up in the cold to go to the cinema.
我非常讨厌在大冷天里排队等着看电影。