赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第28期:电影公司虚构假影评人

 (LOS ANGELES，Reuters) Advertisements for four recent movies from Columbia Pictures have included positive comments from a critic who does not exist.

（路透社洛杉矶电）哥伦比亚电影公司最近上映的四部新片的广告，里面包括了一个子虚乌有的影评人所写的好评。

The fake critic，David Manning，was the creation of an employee in the studio's advertising¹ department.

大卫.曼宁这位假影评人是该电影公司广告部门某员工虚构出来的人物。

Comments from the fake critic were used in advertisements for Hollow Man and Vertical² Limit.

这位假影评人的影评被用在《透明人》与《巅峰极限》这两部片的广告中。

All ads with comments from the critic have been stopped.

所有广告只要附有该影评人的评论均已被停止。

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。