Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed
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1. haunting
[ˈhɔ:ntɪŋ];v. 常去;缠住某人;萦绕在…心中(haunt的ing形式);adj. 不易忘怀的,萦绕于心头的;给人以强烈感受的原型: haunting 是 haunt 的现在分词;范围: (14200/18710);
2. esteemed
[ɪs'ti:md];adj. 受人尊敬的;v. 尊敬;认为(esteem的过去分词)原型: esteemed 是 esteem 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (17613/22417);
3. Argentine
['ɑ:dʒәntain];n. 阿根廷人;银;adj. 阿根廷的;银的范围: (11059/17015);
The Eternaut begins on Netflix with a shot of a borrowed1sailboat2 on a beautiful summer's night. The lights of Buenos Aires twinkle3 in the background as three high school girls who've been drinking more than they should toast4 to "all the beautiful things that await."
1. borrowed
;v. 借;模仿;采用(borrow的过去分词);adj. 借来的;虚构的原型: borrowed 是 borrow 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (13288/14119);
2. sailboat
[ˈseɪlbəʊt];n. 帆船范围: (12557/40981);
3. twinkle
[ˈtwɪŋkl];n. 闪烁;vt. 使闪耀;闪耀;vi. 闪烁;发亮时态: twinkled, twinkling, twinkles;范围: (研四六雅 12769/12893);
4. toast
;n. 干杯;烤面包;接受敬酒的人;(在某领域)广受赞誉的人;vt. 向…祝酒,为…干杯;vi. 烤火,取暖;使暖和;烘烤(面包片等)时态: toasted, toasting, toasts;范围: (高研四六雅 6163/5754);
As they hug, they don't notice the lights of the city blacking out behind them. They're looking1 the other way, at a strange green glow2 in the heavens - the first indication that their story is based on a sci-fi3graphic4 novel of uncommon5staying6 power.
1. looking
['lʊkɪŋ];adj. 有…相貌的;有…样子的原型: looking 是 look 的现在分词;范围: (13773/14133);
2. glow
;n. 灼热;色彩鲜艳;兴高采烈;vi. 发热;洋溢;绚丽夺目时态: glowed, glowing, glows;范围: (研四六雅宝 5092/6174);
3. sci-fi
[ˈsaɪ faɪ];n. 科幻小说(等于science fiction)
4. graphic
[ˈgræfɪk];adj. 形象的;图表的;绘画似的范围: (研托雅宝 5381/6920);
5. uncommon
[ʌnˈkɒmən];adj. 不寻常的;罕有的;adv. 非常地范围: (6725/6901);
6. staying
['steɪɪŋ];n. 刚性结合;撑法;加劲;[机] 拉线;v. 停留(stay的ing形式)原型: staying 是 stay 的现在分词;范围: (34811/18976);
Their boat begins to rock, and one of the girls pops below deck to discover their GPS isn't working. Neither is her cellphone1. Then she hears a thump2, and looks out a window in horror as first one, then the other of her friends collapse. Her eyes and the camera fix on a single flake3 of snow.
1. cellphone
[ˈselfəʊn];n. 蜂窝式便携无线电话;大哥大范围: (10445/42678);
2. thump
[θʌmp];n. 重打;重击声;vi. 重击;狠打;砰然地响;vt. 重击;用拳头打;砰地撞到时态: thumped, thumping, thumps;范围: (托 9995/8054);
3. flake
;n. 小薄片;火花;n. (Flake)人名;(英)弗莱克;(德)弗拉克;vt. 使…成薄片;将…剥落;vi. 剥落;成片状剥落时态: flaked, flaking, flakes;范围: (六托雅 7753/10159);
In the city, when the electricity goes out, some old friends who've gathered1 to play cards chalk2 it up to yet another power outage3. But as they joke about that, they hear loud bangs4 outside. They go to the window and also see what looks like snow.
1. gathered
['gaðəd];v. v.聚集(gather的过去分词);集中原型: gathered 是 gather 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (13172/14031);
2. chalk
;n. 粉笔;白垩;用粉笔划的记号;adj. 用粉笔写的;vt. 用粉笔写;用白垩粉擦;记录;规划;vi. 变成白垩状;n. (Chalk)人名;(英)乔克时态: chalked, chalking, chalks;范围: (中高研四六托 9095/5988);
3. outage
[ˈaʊtɪdʒ];n. 储运损耗;中断供应;运行中断范围: (14819/-);
4. bangs
['bæŋz];n. 刘海;重击;巨响 (bang的复数形式);v. 猛撞;发出砰的一声;粗手粗脚地对待(bang的第三人称单数形式);n. (Bangs)人名;(英)班斯原型: bangs 是 bang 的第三人称单数;
"In summer?" one wonders. Then cars crash and people drop in the street, and they realize something outside is toxic1.
1. toxic
[ˈtɒksɪk];adj. 有毒的;中毒的范围: (研六托雅宝 4090/5147);
One of the card-players, Juan, tries to call his daughter, but nothing electronic is working. So the others scramble1 to help him turn what they can find around the cluttered2 house – an old gas mask, waterproofed3 clothing, gloves – into some sort of protection. Protection against what, they're not sure.
1. scramble
[ˈskræmbl];n. 抢夺,争夺;混乱,混乱的一团;爬行,攀登;vi. 爬行,攀登;不规则地生长;仓促行动;vt. 攀登;使混杂,仓促凑成;扰乱时态: scrambled, scrambling, scrambles;范围: (研六托宝 4326/6181);
2. cluttered
[ˈklʌtəd];n. 杂乱,混乱;vt. 使凌乱;胡乱地填满;n. (Clutter)人名;(英)克拉特原型: cluttered 是 clutter 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (15146/19673);
3. waterproofed
[ˈwɔ:təpru:ft];v. 使防水,使不透水( waterproof的过去式和过去分词 )原型: waterproofed 是 waterproof 的过去式和过去分词;
And Juan heads out - looking like a cross between an astronaut1 and a deep sea diver2 - into a Buenos Aires at once familiar and ghostly3. He walks past corpses4 seemingly felled5 in mid-gesture - two policemen6 who'd been chatting7 through a car window, a power line repairman8suspended9 high in the air, leaning10 back in his harness11, lifeless12atop13 a telephone pole. And everywhere he goes, there's a light dusting14 of apparently toxic snow.
1. astronaut
[ˈæstrənɔ:t];n. 宇航员,航天员;太空旅行者范围: (高研四六 5656/16330);
2. diver
[ˈdaɪvə(r)];n. 潜水者;跳水的选手;潜鸟;n. (Diver)人名;(法)迪韦;(英)戴弗范围: (托宝 8238/8902);
3. ghostly
[ˈgəʊstli];adj. 幽灵的;可怕的;影子似的级别: ghostlier, ghostliest;范围: (11245/12212);
4. corpses
;n. 尸体(corpse的复数形式)原型: corpses 是 corpse 的复数;
5. felled
; 伐倒木原型: felled 是 fell 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (30687/33099);
6. policemen
;n. 警察(policeman的复数形式)原型: policemen 是 policeman 的复数;
7. chatting
['tʃætɪŋ];n. 闲聊;v. 聊天(chat的ing形式)原型: chatting 是 chat 的现在分词;范围: (33678/40646);
8. repairman
;n. 修理工人范围: (19409/42877);
9. suspended
;adj. 悬浮的;暂停的,缓期的(宣判)原型: suspended 是 suspend 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (9943/7834);
10. leaning
[ˈli:nɪŋ];n. 倾向,爱好;倾斜;v. 倚靠(lean的ing形式);n. (Leaning)人名;(英)利宁原型: leaning 是 lean 的现在分词;范围: (18179/18634);
11. harness
[ˈhɑ:nɪs];n. 马具;甲胄;挽具状带子;降落伞背带;日常工作;vt. 治理;套;驾驭;披上甲胄;利用时态: harnessed, harnessing, harnesses;范围: (研四六托雅宝 9768/8482);
12. lifeless
[ˈlaɪfləs];adj. 无生命的;死气沉沉的;无趣味的范围: (12197/11973);
13. atop
[əˈtɒp];prep. 在…的顶上;adv. 在顶上范围: (4600/19832);
14. dusting
;n. 打扫;殴打;(船遇到风暴时的)颠簸;v. 除去…灰尘;欧打(dust的ing形式)原型: dusting 是 dust 的现在分词;范围: (23012/32896);
Chilling1 for any viewer - I'll stop here, just a few minutes into the first episode so you can discover the rest for yourself - these scenes have a special resonance2 in Argentina, where the story originated3 as a comic book serial4 almost 70 years ago.
1. Chilling
[ˈtʃɪlɪŋ];n. 冷却;寒冷;adj. 寒冷的;冷漠的;使人恐惧的;令人寒心的;呱呱叫的(等于chillin);v. 冷却(chill的ing形式)原型: chilling 是 chill 的现在分词;范围: (8120/11294);
2. resonance
[ˈrezənəns];n. [力] 共振;共鸣;反响范围: (六托 7935/9855);
3. originated
[əˈridʒineitid];v. 起源,发起;发明(originate的过去式,过去分词);准备呼叫原型: originated 是 originate 的过去式和过去分词;
4. serial
[ˈsɪəriəl];n. 电视连续剧;[图情] 期刊;连载小说;adj. 连续的;连载的;分期偿还的范围: (研雅宝 6852/7913);
Like audiences everywhere, Argentine movie patrons1 are mostly accustomed2 to disaster films set in cities north of the equator3. But El Eternauta is homegrown, politically freighted4, and has acquired5 near mythic6 status since it was first published in 1957.
1. patrons
[ˈpeitrənz];n. 赞助人;老顾客(patron的复数);庇护人原型: patrons 是 patron 的复数;
2. accustomed
[əˈkʌstəmd];v. 使习惯于(accustom的过去分词);adj. 习惯的;通常的;独有的原型: accustomed 是 accustom 的过去式;范围: (高研四六托 8524/6431);
3. equator
[ɪˈkweɪtə(r)];n. 赤道范围: (研六托雅宝 12760/15702);
4. freighted
;vbl. 运输原型: freighted 是 freight 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (44542/-);
5. acquired
[ə'kwaɪəd];v. 取得;捕获(acquire的过去分词);adj. [医] 后天的;已获得的;已成习惯的原型: acquired 是 acquire 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (宝 15054/12096);
6. mythic
[ˈmɪθɪk];adj. 神话的;虚构的范围: (12053/22198);
Partly that's because it's a terrific1 sci-fi mystery – set in familiar locales2, with muscular3illustrations4 by Francisco Solano López. And partly, it's because writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld, a committed5leftist6 whose work grew more overtly7 political as his career went on, rebooted8 the story a dozen years later, amplifying9 what had always driven10 the story - the need for collective action to overcome societal11 horrors.
1. terrific
;adj. 极好的;极其的,非常的;可怕的范围: (研四六托雅 4237/7051);
2. locales
;n. 场所(locale的复数);现场原型: locales 是 locale 的复数;
3. muscular
[ˈmʌskjələ(r)];adj. 肌肉的;肌肉发达的;强健的范围: (研六托雅宝 6864/7814);
4. illustrations
[ˌɪlə'streɪʃəns];n. [印刷] 插图;插画(illustration的复数)原型: illustrations 是 illustration 的复数;
5. committed
;v. 承诺;委托;干坏事;付诸(commit的过去分词);adj. 坚定的;效忠的;承担义务的原型: committed 是 commit 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (托宝 6417/6359);
6. leftist
[ˈleftɪst];n. 左派;急进派;左翼的人;左撇子;adj. 左派的;左撇子的;急进派的范围: (9101/16498);
7. overtly
['əʊvɜ:tlɪ];adv. 明显地;公开地,公然地范围: (12657/11796);
8. rebooted
(reboot 的过去时) [计] 重新启动原型: rebooted 是 reboot 的过去式和过去分词;
9. amplifying
['æmpləˌfɑɪɪŋ];v. 放大,扩大( amplify的现在分词 ); 增强; 详述原型: amplifying 是 amplify 的现在分词;
10. driven
[ˈdrɪvn];v. 驾驶,开车(drive的过去分词);adj. 被动的,受到驱策的;有紧迫感的;(人)发愤图强的原型: driven 是 drive 的过去分词;范围: (9969/11119);
11. societal
;adj. 社会的范围: (6986/16203);
That in 1977, during a brutal1 military dictatorship2, Oesterheld and his four daughters were all "disappeared3" added immeasurably4 to the graphic novel's resonance. Today it's regarded as an Argentine pop culture classic.
1. brutal
[ˈbru:tl];adj. 残忍的;野蛮的,不讲理的范围: (研六托雅宝 4697/6402);
2. dictatorship
[ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp];n. 专政;独裁权;独裁者职位范围: (7643/8984);
3. disappeared
;v. 消失,失踪(disappear的过去式和过去分词);adj. 消失的;消失了的原型: disappeared 是 disappear 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (23026/21785);
4. immeasurably
[ɪ'meʒərəblɪ];adv. 无限地;广大无边地;不能测量地范围: (22139/18619);
Oesterheld's widow1 was adamant2 that the story be filmed3 in Spanish and shot in Buenos Aires. After decades of copyright4 disputes and false starts by an array of Argentine and Spanish filmmakers5, director Bruno Stagnaro was finally able to begin filming6 in 2023, after pandemic7shutdowns8turned9 much of Buenos Aires into a real-life10 ghost-town during COVID-19. Masked11 figures roaming12deserted13 streets became haunting in a freshly14traumatic15 way.
1. widow
[ˈwɪdəʊ];n. 寡妇;孀妇;vt. 使成寡妇时态: widowed, widowing, widows;范围: (研四六托 4691/3500);
2. adamant
[ˈædəmənt];n. 坚硬的东西;坚石;adj. 固执的,坚强的;坚定不移的;坚硬无比的范围: (托宝 11251/9491);
3. filmed
v. 拍摄(复以薄膜);adj. 电影录音的原型: filmed 是 film 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (雅 28508/34416);
4. copyright
[ˈkɒpiraɪt];n. 版权,著作权;adj. 版权的;受版权保护的;vt. 保护版权;为…取得版权时态: copyrighted, copyrighting, copyrights;范围: (研 6066/5493);
5. filmmakers
n. 制片人(filmmaker的复数)原型: filmmakers 是 filmmaker 的复数;
6. filming
;n. 拍摄;摄影;薄膜形成;v. 拍摄(film的ing形式);以薄膜覆盖原型: filming 是 film 的现在分词;范围: (17334/15680);
7. pandemic
;adj. (疾病等)(全国、全球i)流行的;普遍的;n. 流行性疾病范围: (宝 14231/43313);
8. shutdowns
[ˈʃʌtdaunz];n. 关闭,倒闭( shutdown的名词复数 )原型: shutdowns 是 shutdown 的复数;
9. turned
['tɜ:nd];v. 使变成(turn的过去式);转动;adj. 被转动的;变质的;车削的原型: turned 是 turn 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (25296/32684);
10. real-life
[ˈriəlˈlaif];adj. 现实的;实在的
11. Masked
;adj. 戴面具的;掩蔽的;v. 戴面具;掩饰;使模糊(mask的过去分词)原型: masked 是 mask 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (12073/12163);
12. roaming
[ˈrəʊmɪŋ];n. 漫游;移动;v. 漫步;闲逛;徘徊(roam的ing形式)原型: roaming 是 roam 的现在分词;范围: (-/43555);
13. deserted
;v. 遗弃(desert的过去式和过去分词);adj. 荒芜的;被遗弃的原型: deserted 是 desert 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (托宝 9992/7837);
14. freshly
[ˈfreʃli];adv. 新近;精神饱满地范围: (托 5346/7164);
15. traumatic
;adj. (生理)外伤的;adj. (心理)创伤的范围: (7301/8596);
The series, with its protagonist1played2soulfully3 by Ricardo Darín, Argentina's most famous actor, brings the action from the 1950s to an age of cellphones4, and fills in characters in ways the original didn't. But it's a largely faithful5adaptation6, and with Argentine society currently roiled7 by political and social frustration, it has been well received.
1. protagonist
;n. 主角,主演;主要人物,领导者范围: (托宝 7533/11723);
2. played
;v. 演奏;播放;玩耍;参加竞赛(play的过去分词);adj. 比赛的原型: played 是 play 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (22093/32894);
3. soulfully
['səulfuli];adv. 充满感情地;感情深切地;过于激动地范围: (38853/44829);
4. cellphones
['sel,fəʊn];n. 蜂窝式便携无线电话;大哥大原型: cellphones 是 cellphone 的第三人称单数;
5. faithful
[ˈfeɪθfl];adj. 忠实的,忠诚的;如实的;准确可靠的;n. (Faithful)人名;(英)费思富尔范围: (研四六托 5013/5544);
6. adaptation
[ˌædæpˈteɪʃn];n. 适应;改编;改编本,改写本范围: (高托 5196/5438);
7. roiled
;v. 搅混(液体)( roil的过去式和过去分词 ); 使烦恼; 使不安; 使生气原型: roiled 是 roil 的过去式和过去分词;
That was not a given, considering1 the esteem2 in which the graphic novel is held3. An esteem2 that led decades ago to the installation4 of a huge tile5mural6 in the Uruguay subway7 station in Buenos Aires - a platform-wide El Eternauta illustration8 to remind commuters9 that a climactic10 battle in a story they've long taken to heart was fought right where they're standing.
1. considering
;conj. 考虑到;prep. 考虑到;就...而论;v. 考虑到(consider的ing形式)原型: considering 是 consider 的现在分词;范围: (4967/6337);
2. esteem
[ɪˈsti:m];n. 尊重;尊敬;vt. 尊敬;认为;考虑;估价时态: esteemed, esteeming, esteems;范围: (研托雅 11271/9623);
3. held
;v. 握住(hold的过去分词);举起,抬起;使升高;展示;提出(作为榜样)(后与as连用);n. (Held)人名;(英、瑞典)赫尔德;(德、捷)黑尔德;(罗、匈、塞)海尔德原型: held 是 hold 的过去式和过去分词;范围: (28648/21805);
4. installation
[ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn];n. 安装,装置;就职范围: (研四六 4436/3747);
5. tile
;n. 瓷砖,瓦片;vt. 铺以瓦;铺以瓷砖;n. (Tile)人名;(俄、塞、萨摩)蒂勒时态: tiled, tiling, tiles;范围: (研六托雅 4880/4378);
6. mural
[ˈmjʊərəl];adj. 墙壁的;n. 壁画;(美)壁饰范围: (托宝 7266/12395);
7. subway
[ˈsʌbweɪ];n. 地铁;地道;vi. 乘地铁范围: (研四六托 5383/15658);
8. illustration
[ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn];n. 说明;插图;例证;图解范围: (研四六托 4475/3384);
9. commuters
;n. (远距离)上下班往返的人( commuter的名词复数 )原型: commuters 是 commuter 的复数;
10. climactic
;adj. 高潮的;顶点的;渐层法的范围: (18918/23873);
That's a battle not in the six Eternaut episodes currently available on Netflix (in Spanish, or dubbed1 in English). But a title card at the end of the final, cliff-hanging episode notes, "It's official: a second season is coming."
1. dubbed
['dʌbd];v. 刺;授予…称号;译制影片;结账(dub的过去分词);adj. 被称为的;译制的原型: dubbed 是 dub 的过去式和过去分词;
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