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Dedicated¹ Fans Left Disappointed 忠实的粉丝们大失所望

Fans were left disappointed at last week's UK premiere of Twilight² Eclipse as none of the main stars showed up.

Lead actors Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were thought to be held up by other work commitments and left the supporting cast to greet the British fans.

Eclipse is one of the most hotly-anticipated movies of the year and many fans camped overnight to see the young actors walk the red carpet in London's Leicester Square.

The Twilight saga³, based on the books by Stephanie Meyer, tells the story of a teenage girl, Bella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire⁴ called Edward Cullen.

The third instalment in the vampire series focuses on the love triangle that emerges between the three main characters, Bella, Edward and Jacob, Bella's childhood friend, who just happens to be a werewolf.

Ashley Greene, who plays Edward's sister in the film, was at the premiere and explained why the main stars had not attended: "You know what, because we have so many fans in so many places they've had to split us up across the world and so, unfortunately, we can't all make it to everything."

Some fans were especially disappointed that British actor Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen, did not show up.

One fan said, "At the end of the day Edward is British. Robert Pattinson's British, he should be here."

Twilight has some of the most dedicated fans across the world and Eclipse is already a massive hit Stateside. Some of the Twilight fans have even nicknamed themselves 'Twihards,' which is a pun on the word 'diehards'.

So despite the snub by the leading cast, it still seems likely that the third film will be a big hit in the UK.

Glossary 词汇表

showed up 露面 

held up 脱不开身 

work commitments 工作承诺 

supporting cast 配角 

hotly-anticipated 急切等待的 

saga 系列故事、传奇 

vampire 吸血鬼 

instalment （系列中的）一辑 

love triangle 三角恋 

emerges 出现 

werewolf 狼人 

split us up 将我们分开

unfortunately 不幸地 

especially 特别是 

at the end of the day 说到底 

dedicated 专注的/忠实的 

nicknamed 绰号为 

pun 押韵 

diehards 顽固分子/铁杆支持者 

snub 怠慢

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 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。

3 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。

4 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。