Over the past decade Disney hasmade a fortune fromgiving its classic films amodern makeover, with fresh takes on Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast all grossing more than a billion dollars at the box office.

過去十年，迪士尼靠翻拍經典影片賺得盆滿缽滿，比如新版《阿拉丁》《獅子王》和《美女與野獸》全球票房都突破了10億美元。

And yetfar from a fairytale, last month’s release of Snow White — a remake of perhaps the company’s most beloved animated feature — was a disaster and by some estimates, the film could lose $115 million.

然而，現實遠不如童話美好。上個月上映的《白雪公主》——這部翻拍自迪士尼最受歡迎動畫之一的電影——卻成了徹頭徹尾的失敗。有分析稱，該片可能將虧損高達1.15億美元。

“This wasa perfect storm,” Jonathan Kuntz, a film historian at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, noting the various controversies thatdoggedSnow White.

“這簡直是一場重大災難，”加州大學洛杉磯分校的電影歷史學家喬納森·昆茨表示，并指出《白雪公主》一路伴隨著各種爭議。

The film’s failure already appears to be having repercussions for Disney. On Thursday the Hollywood Reporter said that the studio was pausing work on its live-action remake of Tangled, the 2010 animated fairytale retelling of Rapunzel.

這部電影的滑鐵盧似乎已經對迪士尼產生了影響。據《好萊塢報道》本周四消息，迪士尼已暫停真人版《長發公主》的相關工作——這部電影原計劃翻拍自2010年的動畫片《長發公主》。

The news suggests Disney isrethinkingitswider remakestrategydue to signs that audiences are growing tired of familiar material.

這則消息也表明，迪士尼可能正在重新評估自己的翻拍策略，因為種種跡象顯示，觀眾對這些“老故事新講法”開始感到疲倦。

英語知識點講解

1?? make a fortune from...

含義：靠……賺了很多錢、發了財

例句：He made a fortune from selling handmade candles online.

他靠在線出售手工蠟燭賺了一大筆錢。

2?? a modern makeover

含義：現代化改造、全新升級

例句：The cafe got a modern makeover with sleek furniture and brighter lighting.

那家咖啡館進行了現代化改造，換上了時尚的家具和更明亮的燈光。

3?? far from a fairytale

含義：完全不是童話般的，現實很骨感

例句：Her first job after college was far from a fairytale — long hours and low pay.

她大學畢業后的第一份工作一點都不童話——加班多、工資低。

4?? a perfect storm

含義：多重負面因素疊加，釀成大災難

例句：The delays, budget cuts, and team conflict created a perfect storm for the project.

項目因延誤、預算削減和團隊沖突多重夾擊，陷入一場“完美風暴”。

5?? dogged (by something)

含義：被……困擾，持續遭遇麻煩

例句：The new app has been dogged by technical glitches since launch.

這款新應用自發布以來就一直被技術故障困擾。

6?? rethink one’s strategy

含義：重新考慮策略，調整方向

例句：After the campaign failed, the team had to rethink their marketing strategy.

活動失敗后，團隊不得不重新思考他們的營銷策略。

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