英语听力文摘 English Digest 29、长江七号

　　Hong Kong comedian¹ Stephen Chow has been a major player in the area's film industry for almost two decades, but it wasn't until 2001's "Shaolin Soccer" followed by 2004's "Kung Fu Hustle²" that Chow really rocketed to the stratosphere, where he currently presides over Chinese-language cinema like a heavenly king. Those two pictures, which Chow starred in, produced, co-wrote and directed, featured fancy computer-generated effects and Chow in the lead as a loveable loser who gets his moment of glory.
The filmmaker's latest underdog tale, "CJ7," is a combination of drama, science fiction, parody³ and romance. Chow, wearing rags and long hair streaked⁴ with gray, plays Mr. Chow, who lives with his preadolescent son Dicky (Xu Jiao). The two live in a dump that doesn't come with air-conditioning, a TV or even a door. Their only entertainment seems to be competing with each other to see who can kill the most cockroaches⁵.
At work, Chow suffers abuse from his coworkers. At school, Dicky is subjected to harassment⁶ by his classmates and teachers. Only sexy teacher Miss Yuen (Kitty Zhang) takes an interest in the boy's welfare.
Things change with the arrival of CJ7, an alien the size of a small dog. It possesses magical abilities that are never exactly specified⁷, but eventually CJ7 helps Chow and Dicky find a bit of redemption in their squalid lives.
major player   重量级人物
to rocket to the stratosphere   大为走红；声名大噪
to preside  (v.)   主宰；主导
fancy  (adj.)   华丽的；精緻的
underdog  (n.)   居劣势者；失败者
dump  (n.)   场地；垃圾场
air-conditioning   冷气；空调
to take an interest in   对…感兴趣；在乎
to specify  (v.)   详细陈述；列举
squalid  (adj.)   肮髒的；悲惨的

1 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

2 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

3 parody   

n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文

参考例句：

• The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
• North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。

4 streaked   

adj.有条斑纹的，不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• The children streaked off as fast as they could. 孩子们拔脚飞跑 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• His face was pale and streaked with dirt. 他脸色苍白，脸上有一道道的污痕。 来自辞典例句

5 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

6 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

7 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。