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Twilight¹: New Moon Released 新月传奇发行

The second film in a series about teenage vampires³ has become the fastest advance-selling movie of 2009 in the UK, taking ￡1m (10m yuan) even before it has been released.

Twilight: New Moon is the latest film adaptation from the four-part series of novels for teenagers by American author Stephanie Meyer.

The films and books tell the story of a romance between a teenage girl, Bella, and Edward Cullen, a centenarian vampire², who is, however, eternally youthful.

The novels have been international bestsellers with sales of around 85m copies worldwide.

The latest film is sure to set girl fans’ hearts a flutter as it is packed with good-looking actors playing vampires with waxed pecs and six-packs.

The vampire hero of the films is played by 23-year-old, British actor Robert Pattinson, whose big break came playing Cedric Diggory in Harry⁴ Potter and the Goblet⁵ of Fire.

Speaking to the BBC, Pattinson described his feelings of "incredible anxiety" about revealing his body among such a cast of well-muscled young stars.

"I was really terrified," said Pattinson, "I hadn't worked out at all."

Fans of the actor describe themselves as "Robsessed", a play on words between the actor’s name and the word obsessed⁶.

Meeting such fans at film premieres around the world can be a daunting⁷ experience for the young cast.

Pattinson told the BBC how he prepares for such nerve-inducing, highly-charged events.

"I always find myself wearing a lot of layers as well so they can't see you hyperventilating," he said.

Glossary 词汇表

advance-selling 预售 

adaptation 改编 

novels 小说 

centenarian 百岁寿星 

eternally youthful 青春永驻的 

international bestsellers 国际畅销书 

set… hearts a flutter 令人心颤的 

waxed pecs 脱毛胸肌 

six-packs （王字腹）强健的腹肌 

big break 大突破 

incredible anxiety 难以置信的焦虑 

cast 演员班子 

well-muscled 肌肉发达的 

worked out 锻炼 

play on words 文字游戏 

obsessed 沉湎于 

daunting experience 望而生畏的经历 

nerve-inducing 令人紧张的 

layers 层次（多层衣服）

hyperventilating 气喘吁吁的 （医：过度呼吸）

1 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

2 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

3 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 goblet   

n.高脚酒杯

参考例句：

• He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
• He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。

6 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

7 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。