因为新冠肺炎疫情的原因，世界各地的电影院都关门了，美国也不例外。
2020年最受期待的大片推迟上映。
但这不意味着去电影院看电影是不可能的事。
美国各地的汽车影院不但继续营业，而且收入大幅增长，因为消费者迫切需要既能出门娱乐又不违反社交隔离规定的方法。
今年夏天的大部分时间电影院可能会一直关门，很多大制片厂考虑在汽车影院上映他们备受期待的暑期大片。
新冠肺炎疫情给全球经济带来了很多不确定性，电影业的未来目前也是未知数。
但有一件事可以肯定，尤其是在这样前所未有的艰难时刻，人们渴望以任何方式再次享受一起在电影院看大屏幕电影的那种非凡体验。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 新冠肺炎 | xīn guān fèi yán | COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019 |
| 疫情 | yì qíng | epidemic situation |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 地 | dì | earth / ground / field / place / land |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 关 | guān | to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve |
| 门 | mén | gate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to / to await |
| 大片 | dà piàn | wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / blockbuster movie |
| 推迟 | tuī chí | to postpone / to put off / to defer |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 意味 | yì wèi | to mean / to imply / to get a sense of |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 可能 | kě néng | possible / probable |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car / automobile / bus |
| 影院 | yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 营业 | yíng yè | to do business / to trade |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 收入 | shōu rù | income / revenue |
| 大幅 | dà fú | substantially; by a wide margin |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 消费者 | xiāo fèi zhě | consumer |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 违反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | interaction / social contact |
| 隔离 | gé lí | to separate / to isolate |
| 规定 | guī dìng | regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 关门 | guān mén | to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 制片 | zhì piàn | to produce a film; to make a movie |
| 厂 | chǎng | factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over / to consider |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 备 | bèi | (literary) fully; completely |
| 暑期 | shǔ qī | summer vacation time |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economy |
| 带 | dài | to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 确定性 | què dìng xìng | determinacy |
| 业 | yè | line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future / tomorrow |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently |
| 未知数 | wèi zhī shù | unknown number / (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain; to be positive |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially; particularly |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | (idiom) unprecedented |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult / hard / challenging |
| 时刻 | shí kè | time / juncture / moment / period of time |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for / to long for |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 屏幕 | píng mù | screen (TV, computer or movie) |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 非凡 | fēi fán | out of the ordinary |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |