夏说英语新闻晨读 第298期: 灯红酒绿背后的斗争

 本期内容：
The UK producer of the Paddington films is seeking to scrap¹ the Weinstein Company’s lucrative² deal to distribute the upcoming sequel in the US, in the wake of the sexual harassment³ and assault allegations against its co-founder. A source close to Heydey Films, the co-producer of Paddington with French company StudioCanal, said the family film should have no association with The Weinstein Company.

Scrap: 废除
Lucrative：有利可图的
Distribute：分发
Upcoming：即将上映的
Sequel：系列电影
In the wake of: 在……之后

1 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

2 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

3 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。