英语听力文摘 English Digest 29、长江七号

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　　Hong Kong comedian¹ Stephen Chow has been a major player in the area's film industry for almost two decades, but it wasn't until 2001's "Shaolin Soccer" followed by 2004's "Kung Fu Hustle²" that Chow really rocketed to the stratosphere, where he currently presides over Chinese-language cinema like a heavenly king. Those two pictures, which Chow starred in, produced, co-wrote and directed, featured fancy computer-generated effects and Chow in the lead as a loveable loser who gets his moment of glory.
The filmmaker's latest underdog tale, "CJ7," is a combination of drama, science fiction, parody³ and romance. Chow, wearing rags and long hair streaked⁴ with gray, plays Mr. Chow, who lives with his preadolescent son Dicky (Xu Jiao). The two live in a dump that doesn't come with air-conditioning, a TV or even a door. Their only entertainment seems to be competing with each other to see who can kill the most cockroaches⁵.
At work, Chow suffers abuse from his coworkers. At school, Dicky is subjected to harassment⁶ by his classmates and teachers. Only sexy teacher Miss Yuen (Kitty Zhang) takes an interest in the boy's welfare.
Things change with the arrival of CJ7, an alien the size of a small dog. It possesses magical abilities that are never exactly specified⁷, but eventually CJ7 helps Chow and Dicky find a bit of redemption in their squalid lives.
major player   重量级人物
to rocket to the stratosphere   大为走红；声名大噪
to preside  (v.)   主宰；主导
fancy  (adj.)   华丽的；精緻的
underdog  (n.)   居劣势者；失败者
dump  (n.)   场地；垃圾场
air-conditioning   冷气；空调
to take an interest in   对…感兴趣；在乎
to specify  (v.)   详细陈述；列举
squalid  (adj.)   肮髒的；悲惨的