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原文版

Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s end.

The film classicThe Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down.

Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete. He added that the theater’s location was also a reason. ＂This used to be the center of town,＂ he said. ＂Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.＂

Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.

The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.

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分析版

Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up pop-corns（这个pop-corns是什么呢？反正是看电影的时候后丢在地上的，再加上后面的那个coke cup，也就是“可口可乐杯子”，猜猜看。是的，这个pop-corns就是看电影必备食品、可口可乐的好朋友，“爆米花”） and gathering coke cups. It was a scene（这个词的意思在这里是“场景”，它还有一个平时更常见的意思，就是电影、电视里的一个“镜头”） that had been repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another（这个句子本身不难，但是如果你是一个高中生的话，看到another这个词，就应该在脑子里面过一遍another、the other、others和other之间的区别，这个可以常考常错的一个点哦） group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for（in preparation for的意思就是“为... ...做准备”） the building’s end.

The film classic The Last Picture Show（这是一部电影的名字，叫作《最后一场电影》，不是我谦虚，我是真没看过，不过在这个时候放映这样一部电影真的挺有意义的） was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed（这个合成词不难理解吧，就是所谓“泪眼”） audience wanting to say good-be to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate（这个词的意思是“合适的、恰当的”，看来老板跟我们的想法很一致）. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down（如果仅仅是close，意思就是“关上门”，换句话说，很可能是歇业几天，回头再开门。但是这个close down的意思则是“停业”）.

Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete（这里有一个很常见的结构，make it adj. for ... to do sth.，意思是“使得什么做啥事挺怎么样”，注意，最容易犯的错就是在it后面多出一个be动词来。这句话讲出了这个老电影院停业的原因，就是干不过现代化的新电影院，硬干也不行啊）. He added that the theater’s location was also a reason（原因之二就是地段也不好）.“This used to be the center of town,” he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.”

Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place（public place就是“公共场所”，这个的意思public meeting place其实也差不多，就是“大家平时聚聚的地方”）. However, these plans were abandoned（abandon的意思是什么？你猜！前面说准备怎么怎么弄一下，中间however来了个转折，后面又说有“财政问题”，那就是弄不了了呗，所以这个词的意思就是“禁止”） because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex（complex的意思之一是“复杂的”，意思之二是“复合的”，这里的这个shopping complex就是“购物综合体”，其实也就可以理解为我们说的shopping mall） on the land where the theater is located.

The theater audience said good-by as Bradford locked the doors for the last time（这个表达挺好的，可以学一学，因为它既可以理解为字面上的“最后一次锁上门”，也可以理解为我们刚才说的“停业”，还可以理解为“结束了一段特定的时光”。如果这样三层意思都体会不出来，说实话，你不光是英语不好，估计语文也不咋样）. After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.