英文电影宝典——The Truman Show

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l verb meaning to secretly enter into an organization or physical place. We had our close calls in the past. An excellent expression referring to those situations when a disaster or bad event almost took place. A breach of security. A "breach" is an official word for a violation, or perhaps a hole or gap. The first intruder to be a former cast member. An "intruder" is someone who comes in to an area even though he is clearly not wanted. The "cast" of a movie or play are those people who act within it. I've got to say, writing Kirk back in---a master stroke. Another way to say "a brilliant move or decision." Let's remind viewers of exactly why dad was written out in the first place. If a character in a movie is "written out," he is eliminated. Finally, I came up with the concept of Kirk's drowning. "To come up with" something is create it, or think of it first. When Kirk read the synopsis for the "death at sea" episode, he was disappointed, to say the least. A "synopsis" is a summary or brief version of a written text. "To say the least" is an excellent and common expression that is used when you want to suggest that a much stronger statement can be made and still be true ("Einstein was pretty smart---To say the least!"). His eagerness to leave his mother's womb. "Eagerness" is strong desire or enthusiasm. A "womb" is the place where a baby develops inside the mother. Truman was the one who arrived on cue. Movie making slang for "right on time." Enormous revenues now equivalent to the gross national product... An important term in economics, referring to the wealth that any given nation produces in a year (often referred to as the GNP). "Gross domestic product" (GDP) is similar. All those staggering revenues are created by product placement. "Staggering" is a powerful adjective that means overwhelming. "Revenues" refer to income, and "product placement" is an increasingly popular form of advertising in which companies pay to have their products placed in movie scenes. Operators are standing by. What every late night "infomercial" says at the end of their program, when trying to sell a product: "Operators are waiting for you to call." If you watch TV at 3am, you've heard this! You're a liar and a manipulator. Someone who exploits and uses people for his own advantage. A very negative and powerful word. I love to reminisce with former members of the cast. An interesting verb which means to talk about old times.

You think because...you flirted with him… "To flirt" is a widely used verb referring to when people communicate with each other in a light, romantic way.
A few minutes of airtime to thrust yourself and your politics into the limelight. "To thrust" is a verb which means to push for
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