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China's film industry kicked off 2021 with a new sales record after leading the world in global box office earnings last year.

The New Year's Day box office raked in about 600 million yuan ($92.8 million) in revenue, breaking its previous record set in 2018, according to official figures.

Domestic releases including “A Little Red Flower” and “Warm Hug” — which both premiered Dec. 31 — drove ticket sales during the three-day holiday.

语言点

1. kick off 开始(begin)

2. sales record 销售记录

3. lead the world in… 在某方面领先世界

· lead v. 领先

· lead the market/field 领先某个市场/领域

· US companies lead the world in biotechnology.

美国公司在生物技术方面处于世界领先地位。

4. box office 票房

5. rake in 轻而易举大捞钱财(if you rake in something, that means you earn a lot of money without trying hard)

· They must be raking it in.

他们现在肯定是大把赚钱。

6. break the record / break records 打破记录

· break world record 打破世界记录

· break box office record 打破票房记录

7. domestic adj.本国的，国内的；家里的

· domestic market 国内市场

8. release n. (电影/游戏/唱片等)发行物

9. premiere v. 首映

10. drive v. 驱动，带动，推动

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