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The new Star Wars movie will not open in cinemas until December, but it is already attracting huge interest online. Pre-sales tickets for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' went on sale yesterday and broke all ticket records. In the USA, the nation's largest online ticket seller, Fandango, said it had so many visitors that its site crashed. It had to apologise to people who could not visit the site. A Fandango spokesperson said: "For Star Wars, we have already sold eight times as many tickets as we did on the first day of sales for the previous record holder." He added: "The enthusiasm for this year's most anticipated movie is out of this world and we expect it to continue all the way to its debut on December 18."

'The Force Awakens' is the seventh movie to be released in the Star Wars franchise. Disney released the film's latest trailer on Monday night and it soon went viral worldwide. Many top international news stations covered the story in their prime time news bulletins. The trailer currently has 13 million views on YouTube and this number is likely to get a lot bigger. Box office analyst Phil Contrino said the movie could also break box office records when it opens. It is possible it will be the highest earning movie ever made. Mr Contrino said: "The Force Awakens will hit $1 billion without blinking. If it's really good, it could cross $2 billion." Star Wars fans will be happy to know that plans are already in place for Star Wars VIII and IX.

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重点讲解

1.record holder 纪录保持者

例句：He's the world record holder and the only man to break 9000 points in the decathlon.

他是世界纪录保持者,同时也是唯一一名十项全能比赛突破9000分的选手.

2.out of this world 好得不得了

例句：I think the flavor of fresh strawberries is out of this world.

我认为新鲜草莓的味道鲜美无比NtH7AfrRcRWSCiNI。

3.box office 票房

例句：The film opened to healthy box office receipts before rapidly falling off.

这部影片的票房收入开始的时候持续上涨，但是后来急剧下降gK+7*Wj[1TQl-Ky*vOhx。

4.break record 打破记录

例句：It would be nice to go faster and break the world record.

要是能再快一些、打破世界纪录就好了.

听力题目

1.When does the new Star Wars movie open in cinemas?

a) February

b) December

c) January

d) March

2.What happened to the Fandango website?

a) Stormtroopers stole it

b) it got hacked

c) it disappeared

d) it crashed

3.What did Fandango do to people?

a) gave them free tickets

b) sent them to a galaxy far, far away

c) apologised to them

d) gave them Jedi Knight models

4.How many more tickets did Fandango sell than for the previous record?

a) 8 times more

b) 7 times more

c) 6 times more

d) 5 times more

5.What did Fandango say enthusiasm for the movie was out of?

a) order

b) this world

c) ten

d) jealousy

6.Which company released the movie?

a) Disney

b) Chewbacca Productions

c) Paramount Pictures

d) The Empire

7.Where did the movie go viral?

a) on a Star Destroyer

b) a cinema in Ohio, USA

c) worldwide

d) in the Galactic Empire

8.How many YouTube views did it get?

a) 13 million

b) 13 billion

c) 30 million

d) 30 billion

9.How much money did Phil Contrino say the movie could make?

a) $5 billion

b) $4 billion

c) $3 billion

d) $2 billion

10.What are plans in place for?

a) to make a real Jedi laser sword

b) a Star Wars amusement park

c) Star Wars VIII and IX

d) a real star wars

听力答案

1.b

2.d

3.c

4.a

5.b

6.a

7.c

8.a

9.d

10.c