mule 骡子
drag somebody/something up 提起[令人不愉快的事情]
- Why do you have to drag that up again?
-goer 常去…的人
- cinema-goer常去看电影的人
leap 激增，剧增
tub 一盒的容量，一盆的容量
flop [产品，戏剧，想法等无人喜欢而]失败，退场
treat 意外的幸事
take/taking 进入额
box-office 票房
disruption 中断，打击
Receipts may never recover, admits one studio chief who blames the permanent closure of some cinemas during lockdowns and the accelerated adoption of streaming. The latter trend also means that much of the output of “Hollywood” is now overseen by tech firms to the north .
receipt 收款，进款
closure closer，关闭
descendant 后代，后裔
perplexing 令人疑惑的
ditch 抛弃
eschew [有意地]避开，回避
lavish 大量的，令人印象深刻的，昂贵的
shrug 耸肩
blurry 看不清楚的
shun [故意]避开
keep/stay/steer clear of somebody/something 避开
1.精神上的探索让他不再追求物质享受