Countless moviegoers have rushed to the cinema since Avengers: Endgame opened in Taiwan over two weeks ago on April 24. The blockbuster about a group of superheroes saving the universe had the biggest opening day ever, and it quickly smashed 16 records within the first week of its opening, becoming the first and only film to gross over NT$100 million in a single day in Taiwan’s movie history.
The fourth and final chapter of the superhero series from Marvel set new opening weekend records around the world, earning US$357 million in North America and US$1.2 billion worldwide at the box office. The film also broke opening records in 44 other countries, replacing Titanic as the second highest-grossing film of all time in just 11 days.
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo attributed the huge success to a few factors, such as social-media buzz and a serialized approach to filmmaking. The Russo brothers have 2.2 million Instagram followers and like to leave clues on it to create a buzz online, according to Bloomberg.
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1. 我忽然想起了一首以前聽過的歌。 ˇ Suddenly I recalled a song I once heard. ˇ Suddenly I was reminded of a song I once heard. χ Suddenly I reminded a song I once heard. 註：remind 是「提醒」、「使想起」；recall 含有「回想起」、「想起」的意思。前者指「某人／某事提醒某人某件事情」，後者為「某人主動地想起了某事或某人」，試比較下列句子： I reminded him that there would be a lecture in the evening.（我提醒他晚上有演講。） He recalled that there would be a lecture in the evening.（他想起晚上有演講。） 2. 他們創造了許多經濟奇蹟。 ˇ They have worked (/performed/done) economic wonders. χ They have created economic wonders. 註：中文「創造」用法較廣泛，但英語裡的 create 不可濫用。例如：「創造了奇蹟」，不能說 to create miracles (wonders)；應說 to work (perform, do) miracles 或 to do mighty work。下列幾句中 create 的用法是正確的： Dickens created many characters. MLA Style—This style was created by the Modern Language Association of America in 1985. 3. 僅僅一年他發明了不少有用的機器。 ˇ In
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