夏说英语新闻晨读 第391期:唐顿庄园电影版

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Fans of Downton Abbey can breathe a sigh of relief–a film of the hugely successful TVseries has finally been confirmed after much speculation¹.
The"original principal² cast" will begin production later this summer,the film's producers said.
The show'screator Julian Fellowes has written the film's screenplay, and he is going toco-produce as well.
The periodTV drama, which was a hit around the world, ended at Christmas 2015 after six series.

breathe asigh of relief: 长吁一口气；松一口气
breathe vi. 呼吸；吸气
breath: n. 呼吸
sighvi. 叹气
relief: n. (卸下负担之后的) 宽心，放松
hugely/quite/extremely: adv. 非常地；极其地
TV series: 电视剧
speculation: n. 猜测；推测
original: adj. 起初的；原先的
principal: adj. 主要的
cast: n. 演员阵容；卡司
producer: n. 制片人
creator: n. 创作者
screenplay: n. 剧本
period TVdrama: 时代剧
hit: 成功的人 (或事)

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 principal   

adj.主要的；n.负责人，校长，资本

参考例句：

• When he saw the principal,he raised his hand in salutation.他看到校长时举手敬礼。
• Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。