1.   Sharpton was pleased at the turnout at Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington.

S对在华盛顿市中心的自由广场的游行人数非常满意。

turnout

The number of people gathered for a particular event or purpose; attendance:

到会者,聚集的人:为特定的目的或事件集合的人;参加者:

 

2.   Three white students accused in that incident were suspended from school, but not prosecuted. 

在该事件中被告的三名白人学生被学校停学,但是没有遭到起诉。

suspend

To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment:

暂时剥夺的权利:作为惩罚在一段时期内取消特权、职务或职位:

*suspend a student from school.

勒令一学生休学

 

3.   They say they did not bring charges in the Jena school case because the suspects were minors.

他们称他们不会对Jena学校的事件进行诉讼,因为嫌疑人都是未成年人。

minor  n 

person under the age of full legal responsibility 未成年人

 

4.   He commended the protesters for highlighting the issues of tolerance and civil liberties, but said he hoped everyone can agree that it is the criminals who commit violent acts of hate who deserve the loudest protest.    

他赞扬了游行者的宽容和公民自由,但是他希望每个人能够同意这点:那些犯下暴行的罪犯才是最应受到大声讨伐的。

commend

speak favourably to or of sb/sth; praise sb/sth 表扬某人[某事物]; 称赞某人[某事物]:

* Her teaching was highly commended. 她的教学工作受到高度赞扬.

 

5.   He says Alien, a tale of an extraterrestrial monster, also fits into the category.

他称外星人,一部外宇宙怪兽的传奇也属于这一类。

extraterrestrial

adj of or from outside the earth and its atmosphere 地球和大气层外的; 来自天外的:

* extraterrestrial life地球外的生命.

 

6.   Fear and greed expose the spaceship crew to an alien parasite.

该太空船船员的恐怖和贪婪使他们暴露在外星寄生虫怪物之下。

parasite

animal or plant that lives on or in another and gets its food from it 寄生物(如寄生虫或寄生植物). 

 

7.   Michael Douglas commits the sin of infidelity, brings the monster, Glenn Close, to his home, a monster with a perm but it's the same basic story template.

MD犯了失真罪,把怪兽GC,一个卷发的怪兽带到了他的家里。但是该电影也是一样的基础模板

template

 pattern or gauge, usu of thin board or metal, used as a guide for cutting or drilling metal, stone, wood, etc or for cutting fabric (切割或钻穿金属、石料、木材等或剪裁织物)的样板, 模板, 型板.

 

8.   The best, says Snyder, involve a transformation as the hero finds an authentic identity or a mission.

在电影和文学名著中都有许多超级英雄。S称,那些最好的题材里面都含有英雄找到真实身份或任务时相伴随的转变

authentic

adj 

(a) known to be true or genuine 真实的; 真正的:

* an authentic document, signature, painting 正式文件、 亲笔签字、 原作绘画. 

(b) trustworthy; reliable 可信的; 可靠的:

* an authentic statement 可靠的陈述.

 

9. At the end of the journey, there is a twist

在旅途的末尾,会有曲折。

twist

An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion:

变化:在过程中出人意料的变化或方式的改变,经常产生扭曲或颠倒:

* a twist of fate; a story with a quirky twist.

命运的扭转;跌宕起伏的故事

 

9.   So does the heist film Ocean's Eleven and the fantasy trilogy, The Lord of The Rings. 

当然还有劫匪电影海盗11人和史诗三部曲魔戒

heist

robbery; burglary 抢劫; 盗窃. 

trilogy

 group of three related works, esp three novels or operas 叁部曲(尤指小说或歌剧).