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A New Hero Is the Star of Marvel’s 25th Film

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The Marvel1 Cinematic Universe releases2 its 25th film this week, with a hero new to movies.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is based on a comic book series first published in 1973. Actor Simu Liu plays the lead character, Shang-Chi. As the movie opens, he is a low-level hotel worker in San Francisco. He rides the bus to work. He does not appear especially powerful or brave.

But by the time the film is over, Shang-Chi is a valuable addition to the Marvel universe. He proves to be a dependable fighter whose bravery is tested again and again. And he has a new transportation system. Forget the bus --- Shang-Chi rides dragons.

In the story, Shang-Chi has run away from his oppressive father, a man more than 1,000 years old who seeks to control the universe. Shang-Chi's father is in possession of 10 magical rings that give him extraordinary powers.

Shang-Chi has fled because his father wanted him to become an assassin, someone who murders people as a job. But, now the old man wants the family back for an operation to rescue his dead wife.

Actor Awkwafina plays Shang-Chi's friend Katy. The character brings humor3 to the story, especially in tense situations.

Destin Daniel Cretton is the director of the new film and helped write the script4. It includes many strange characters and places. For example, Morris is a pig-chicken creature with no face; another is an assassin with a huge knife for an arm. There is an underground fight ring, forests that move and exciting fight scenes, including one high above the streets on the outside of a very tall building.

Beneath the beauty and the violence, however, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a story about family ties, fatherly expectations and the modern world's demands over individual traditions.

Words in This Story

comic book –n. a magazine that is made up of a series of comic strips5, which tell stories through a series of pictures

character –n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show

script –n. the written form of a play, movie, television show, or audio6 performance

scene –n. a part of a play, movie, or story, in which a particular action or activity takes place


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1 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事
参考例句：
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
2 releases 02b67c3eae678dc49209d6de4709a171     
v.释放( release的第三人称单数 )；放开；发布；发行
参考例句：
  • Nuclear fission releases tremendous amounts of energy. 核裂变释放出巨大的能量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the mineral. 泽莫尔博士说，当人体中的钙含量偏低时，身体里就会产生一种荷尔蒙，它能帮助肌体最大限度地吸收所摄入的钙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 humor 4crxX     
n.(humour)幽默，诙谐
参考例句：
  • He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
  • American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。
4 script 2Z4x4     
n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹
参考例句：
  • It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
  • The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。
5 strips 949b08c5289684d41b893c06db522455     
n. 条，片 名词strip的复数形式
参考例句：
  • Cut the vegetables into thin strips. 把菜切成细条。
  • The baskets are woven from strips of willow. 这些篮子是用柳条编的。
6 audio 9yOziJ     
n./adj.音频(响)(的)；声音(的)，听觉(的)
参考例句：
  • Often,the meeting is recorded on audio or video media for later reference.通常这种会议会以视频或者音频形式记录下来，供以后查阅。
  • You don't even have to pay for audio programs.你大可不必为自己听这些节目付费。

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