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It promises to be a very big movie at the box office. One of America's biggest superstars, Tom Cruise, and one of its littlest , Dakota Fanning, work together to handle the movies's emotional content. Dakota Fanning plays Rachael Ferrier, an all-American cute girl who feels very scared, but knows how to be brave too.


box office(n)票房
emotional(a)感情的
content(n)內容
brave(a)勇敢的，英勇的
all-American(a)美國典型的


Cruise plays her father, Ray Ferrier, a blue-collar guy from New Jersey, who no longer lives at home after a falling out with Rachael's mother, Mary Ann. She has to leave town , faced with no other choice, has to ask Ray to baby-sit. Normally irresponsible, Ray turns out to be a good choice when the Martians attack, able to put his car-stealing skills to good use.


blue-collar(a)藍領階級的，勞工階級的
fall out(v)吵架
baby-sit(v)當臨時保姆
irresponsible(a)不負責任的，無責任感的
Martians(n)火星人


As the attack starts, thick clouds blacken the sky, which stays dark and gloomy throughout. Get ready to jump. The Martians enjoy sudden attacks. As one of the movie's many taglines says, "They're watching. They're waiting. They're here."


thick(adj)厚重的
gloomy(a)陰暗的，陰鬱的
throughout(adv)從頭到尾，至始至終
tagline(n)口號，標語


This line from the trailer, like the movie itself, is adapted from H.G. Wells's 1898 science fiction novel of the same name. Back in 1938, a live radio play based on the novel was broadcast on CBS. Its realistic style (using faked news bulletins) caused widespread 30) panic.


trailer(n)電影預告片
adapt(v)改編，改寫
science fiction　科幻
novel(n)（長篇）小說
realistic(a)寫實的，逼真的
fake(v)捏造，偽造
bulletin(n)公告
panic(n)恐慌
CBS美國哥倫比亞廣播公司