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Hollywood film Godzilla Vs. Kong has set a new global record for pandemic-era filmgoing. Takings have been more than $385m (£205m) since opening two weeks ago.
The strong showing came despite continued limits on attendance in many places, bringing hope to an industry that has been battered by the virus.
The $48.5m the film brought in during its first five days in the US outpaced the weekend debut of the Godzilla franchise's previous film.
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1. record /?rek?rd/ n. 記錄
· set a record 創(chuàng)記錄
· break a record 破紀錄
· equal a record 平記錄
2. takings n. (商店或影院一段時間的)營業(yè)收入(profit)
3. strong showing 表現(xiàn)很強勁(The showing is strong.)
4. batter /?bæt?r/ v. 反復(fù)擊打,連續(xù)猛擊
· Japan has always been battered by volcanos.
日本一直飽受火山困擾。
5. outpace /?a?t?pe?s/ v. 超過,超越
·構(gòu)詞:out-超過,pace-步伐
· Savings rates don't even outpace inflation right now.
現(xiàn)在的存儲率甚至還沒有超過通貨膨脹。
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