夏说英语新闻晨读 第282期:包月看电影

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A US company that claims it has found a way to boost cinema attendance is seeing membership skyrocket. MoviePass, which offers almost unlimited¹ movie tickets in the US for a low monthly fee, says it has more than 400,000 subscribers. Subscribers can reserve seats using the app, then take their MoviePass card to redeem² tickets at participating theatres, which include about 90% of theatres in the US.

Boost: 刺激销量
Attendance:上座率
Skyrocket:高速上涨
Subscriber:订阅用户
Reserve:预定
Redeem:兑换

1 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

2 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。