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TheHappinessandSadnessofHollywoodStarsHollywoodsuggestsglamour,aplacewheretheyoungstar-struagerscould,withabitofluck,fulfilltheirdreams。Hollywoodsuggestsluxurioushousesalm-fringedswimmingpools,cocktailbarsandfurnishingsfitforamilliohebigmoviestarsweremillionaires。Maheirfortunesonyachts,RollsRoyddiamohemllamourquitesuddewithnothiinessandcolossal(巨大的)debts。
MovieswerefirstmadeinHollywoodbeforeWorldWarI。Thetsunshineandmildclimateofsouthernadeitaefmotionpictures。Hollywood’sfameandfortuspeakinthe1930sand1940s,thegoldendaysofthebladwhitemovies。Mostofthefamousmotionpicturescorporationsofthosedays,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,biaahersarestillverymubusinessaarslikeGretaGarbo,Marlerich,Charles,Garydmanyotherbesides,havebeortal。
InthosedaysHollywoodwaslikeamag,drawingambitiousyoungmenandwomenfromallovertheworld。Mostofthemhadoodlookstoreendthemandhadnoagexperience—orability—whatsoever。Oallytheygotjobs,iftheywereluoughtobenoticed。GaryCooperwasohefeasartedasastuntrider(特技骑师),andfromthererosetobeoarsoftheearlyWesterns。Manygirlsgotjobsincafesasstations,andastheyservedtheirerstheytossedtheirheadsandswungtheirhips,hopingtoattracttheattentioantpersohemovies。Mostofthemhopedinvain。
Asforthestarsthemselves,theywereheldonatightreiudioakeandbreakallbutstarswithreallybigappeal。Thestarswere“persuaded’’tosigragwhichtimethestudiobuiltuptheirimages。Uractsthestarsdidherighttochoosetheirparts。Theirstudiosdecidedeverything。
NotheedsoexpertlytheskillastheAmeris。
&iseeverything,fromicecreamtodidateforthePresidency。TheHollywoodstudios,bymeaisisiars。Manystudiochiefsweretyraogettheirownwayatallatterhowunscrupulous(无道德原则的)themeans。
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Starswereofte(按类型为演员分配角色)andifheorsheappealedtothepublicasalover,thenheorshealartofalover。Astarwhowasahitasacuy,gotthesamekindainandagailearguing。“Youaretheperfectdumbblond,baby,andthat’shtostay,”theywouldsay。Theyeveerfereiars’privatelives。“No,sugar!Youjust’tmarryMelBilligaooiual。He’ddestre。”OheyceasedtobestarsdidsomeofthemdiscoverthattheyweregoodaoviestarslikeBettyDavis,KatherineHepburradJamesMasoinguishedperformancharacterpartsaswellasleadingroles。
Hollywoodisheheartoftheworld’smotiory。Mostmoviestodayarefilmedonlo,thatistosay,iies,iryside,andinanypartoftheworldthatthescriptdemands。TheHollywoodstudiosarestillstanding,butmostofthemhavebeeelevisioworks。About80%ofallAmeritertaiHollywood。
&Hollywoodhasnotlostallitsglamour。Moviestarsstilllivethere,hbBeverleyHills,andsodomanyofthefamousahypeoplewhohavemadetheirhomesinsouthernia。
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1。star-struckadj。追星的
It’sthestoryofastar-struggirlwhogoestoHollywoodtomakeherfortune。
这是个关于一个追星的少女去好莱坞发迹的故事。
2。shootv。拍摄,拍照
&helightseup,we’rereadytoshoot。
灯光打出来后,我们就准备拍摄了。
&halfofthefilmwasshotonloSouthernIndia。
电影的前半部分是在南印度拍的外景。
3。immortaladj。不死的,长久的,不朽的TheGreekgodswereimmortalandsootdie。
希腊诸神是永生的,因此不会死亡。
4。invain徒劳的,白费的
Thepolicelookedforhiminvain。
警察追捕过他,但没有成功。
&riedinvaihegunfromhim。
他们想将他的手枪下掉,但没有成功。
5。reinn。缰绳;控制,约束
&reinonsomebodyorsomethingkeepsomeohingonatightrein严格控制,约束,束缚
Myfatheraltusonatightrein。
我父亲总是管得我们很严。
6。hitn。流行而成功的事物或人HerlastfilmwasahitiesbutitopularinBritain。
她的最新影片在美国获得了极大成功,而在英国却逊色一些。
7。interferein干预,干涉
ApowerfulnationasAmericais,sheshoulderferediry’saffairs。
虽然美国是一个强大的国家,她不应该干涉别国的内务。
*pare:ih妨碍,抵触Sheneverhadbecausetheywouldhaveihherdangcareer。
她一直没生孩子,因为孩子会妨碍她的舞蹈生涯。
8。iual
1)adj。智力发达的,理解力强的He’squitebrightbuthe’snotwhatyouwoulddescribeasiual。