PartⅢDevelopingideasGoodBook，BadMovie?Theysaythat“apictureisworthathousandwords”，butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemovies(1)basedonthemwouldhave(2)anyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften，greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic“turkeys”.Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.(3)Ifso，whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling，Homer’sTheOdyssey，neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit？Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”？Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages，sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”？Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisis(4)that(5)whileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread，amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan’tescapefrom，withfansofthebooksdisappointed(6)nottoseesomeoftheirfavouritecharactersinthemovieversions.Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon’tlooktheway(7)weimaginedtheminthebooks.Take，forexample，theepicmovieTroy，(8)whichisinpartbasedonHomer’sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.Themostquestionableissuewastheactress(9)chosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn’tliveuptoHelen’stitleof“themostbeautifulwomanintheworld”，(10)influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople’seyes.Furthermore，booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.(11)Withthisinmind，perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright，andnotagainstitsoriginalsource.Interestingly，audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedtotelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen，whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps，oneday，readersofF.ScottFitzgerald’smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselves(12)gluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby.(1)basedon是过去分词作定语修饰movies。(2)questioning...是现在分词作宾语补足语。(3)ifso如果这样，为状语从句的省略结构。(4)reason作主语，that引导表语从句。(5)在表语从句中，while为连词，表对比。(6)在disappointed后跟不定式的否定式nottodo作原因状语。(7)此处为省略that的定语从句修饰theway。(8)本句为which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Tory。(9)过去分词短语chosen...作定语。(10)此处为现在分词短语influencing...作结果状语。(11)此处为with＋宾语＋介词短语(宾语补足语)。(12)此处为过去分词短语作宾语补足语。①briefadj.短暂的②questionvt.询问；怀疑③cinematicadj.电影的④turkeyn.(电影或戏剧的)失败之作⑤storytellingn.讲故事，说书⑥impressiveadj.给人深刻印象的⑦wonderlandn.(故事中的)仙境，奇境⑧describevt.描述，描绘⑨detailn.细节⑩disappointedadj.失望的⑪epicadj.史诗般的；壮丽的，宏大的⑫meetwith遭受⑬mixedadj.形形色色的⑭reviewn.评论⑮questionableadj.可疑的，有问题的⑯playthepartof扮演……角色⑰liveupto符合(标准)，不负(盛名)⑱influencevt.影响⑲tosomeextent在某种程度上⑳furthermoreadv.此外○inone’sownright凭借自身，靠自己○originaladj.原先的，最初的○televisionseries电视剧○gradualadj.逐步的，逐渐的○admiredadj.被赞誉的○glueto粘附到，黏到○episoden.插曲StepⅠFactualreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whichofthefollowingarenotconcludedingoodmovies?A.GoodstoriesB.StrongcharactersC.FamousactorsD.Impressiveimages2.WhydofansofthebooksfeeldisappointedatHarryPotter?A.Theycannotseeinterestingplots.B.Theactressofthemovieisnotexcellentasexpected.C.Theycannotseesomeoft...
