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　　As China's middle class grows, the demand for entertainment(娱乐)is being met with a rise in cinema construction．300 million people are said to be able to afford movie tickets in China．

　　There has been a sharp rise in movie production in recent years in China．And the Chinese are becoming enthusiastic movie goers．

　　Recently, director(导演)Dayyan Eng brought Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey to China to shoot a comedy．Eng says the multi-million dollar investment(投资)in the film shows that the number of Chinese into movies is on the rise．“More people in the big cities are watching movies,” Eng said．“My feeling is, you know, more and more of the people there get a taste of other types of movies out there．”

　　China's economy has been developing at a fast speed．More income means a greater demand for entertainment．In 2009, box office income grew by 43 percent to ＄1 billion．And that makes movie theaters－in shopping malls－an attractive investment．

　　Shopping centers are huge in China．Fifty-thousand square meters is considered a tiny shopping center, which anywhere else in the world is considered a pretty big center．So, a shopping center covering 100,000 square meters has a large number of shoppers every day, of whom many are probably movie fans．

　　Today, China has only 4,000 cinemas．That's one for every 75,000 moviegoers, just one-tenth the number of cinemas in the United States．So there's a demand for cinemas in China．The government expects there to be a 61％ jump in ticket sales in 2011．

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　　A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again．But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience．

　　One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised．Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled．I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic．“Well, I'd better change the topic．” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone backhome will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It was wonderful．” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．” Soon I was stopped again by his words：“You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn't ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surrised．I said, “Didn't you say 'You don't say'?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain,“‘You don't say’actually means 'really'! It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don't pay attention to Eng lish idioms．” Only then did I know how foolish I had been．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．

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　　Ang Lee the director of “Brokeback．Mountain” , won the Best Director Award at the 78th Academy Awards Lee is the first Chinese to receive the honour , considered the highest in American cinema and the most influential worldwide．

　　“I’m deeply proud of him” , guched Kate Wang , granddaughter of Wang Dulu , whose marual arts novel inspired lee’s “Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon” in 2000．

　　“Ang Lee’s movie is very touching．It’s simple but perfect , ” commented Zhang Yuan , a Chinese film director of the “Sixth Generation” “I sincerely congratulate him．He is the pride of all Chinese directors everywhere”

　　Despite the Best Director Award , the film “Brokeback Mountain” lost to “Crash” in the Best Picture．It was widely seen as an upset because “Brokeback” had been winning all kinds of prizes , from the Golden Bear in Venice , to the Golden Globe and the Independent Spirit Awards , and was seen by most observers as shoo - in for the highest Oscar．

　　An anonymous (匿名的) posting on Sina com summed up what many moviegoers expressed in one way or another , “Now that Ang Lee has got all the big international awards , Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige need not compete for the title of No．1 Chinese Director anymore”

　　Other voices were less congratulatory．Dayyan Eng , a Chinese American who started his filmmaking career in Beijing , did not think “Brokeback” is as good as “The Ice Storm” an Ang Lee film from 1997．

　　Liu Miaomiao , a director of independent films , rationalized that Hollywood would not give the top award to “Brokeback” because of political reasons．

　　Sai Ren , a film critic with CCTV6 , a film channel , noted that Lee’s achievement had little to do with Chinese cinema．He suggested that people watch the show just to enjoy it．

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