1. bicentennial /ˈbaisenˈtenjəl/ -- two hundredth anniversary The bicentennial of George Washington's birth was celebrated in 1932. 乔治华盛顿200周年生日纪念于1932年举行。 2. semicircle /ˈsemɪˌsɜ:kəl/ -- half of a circle At th

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BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Founding of a Party, an epic film to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is expected to set a new box-office record. The 140-minute film features an all-star cast and follo

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BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, will debut in China on Monday, centering on a plot involving Bond, intelligence chief M and former MI6 operative Raoul Silva, the antagonist. The lengthiest 007 film, it tells of Bond's

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By Carolyn Weaver New York 05 May 2008 New York City's largest film event, the Tribeca Film Festival, is screening 120 films this year in theaters around downtown Manhattan. The 12-day festival [which ran through May 4] was created to revive the econ

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BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- On a wooden bench in Christopher Bremble's office sit two golden Emmy trophies, awards for excellence in American television. Bremble's Beijing-based studio, Base FX, has earned acclaim for its work on HBO dramas The Pac

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Have you ever watched a movie and wondered, how'd they do that? From light saber battles to the sinking of the Titanic, some special effects seem almost magical. Most film makers still use a relatively simple process called matte layering, which invo

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