原文

Film production came to a halt in Hollywood as writers and actors went on strike, their first simultaneous union action since 1960.

“Barbie”was the biggest box-office hit, released on the same dayas“Oppenheimer”, another huge money-spinner. One movie is a tale of brilliance, hubris and relentless drive and the other is a biopic of the father of the atom bomb.

生词：

halt

 /ho:lt/

 v.使停止，阻止；使中断 n.停止，中止；暂停

 The government failed to halt the economic decline.

strike 

/strark/

vt.击,打;击中;撞击;(疾病等)侵袭 进攻；使突然想起,给...以印象;使受吸引;(光)照到...上;擦(火柴);偶然发现 达成,达到:(钟等)敲响报时;罢工;摆出...姿态;删除,划掉;铸造,开采出vi.打,击;撞击;袭击,进攻,(疾病)侵袭,(钟等)敲,鸣;给人以(深刻)印象;被擦亮;照射;罢工;行进

The child ran into the road and was struck by a car.

simultaneous 

/sarml'ternies/ 

adj.同时发生的，同步的 

The rain was almost simultaneous with the dark cloud

box-office

 /ˈbɑːks ɑːfɪs/ 

n. (电影等的)票房收入，卖座情况;(剧院、电影院或音乐厅的)售票处

money-spinner

 摇钱树 ; 赚大钱的东西

spin

/spin/

v. 旋转,纺纱,吐丝,纺线 n.头晕，（快速)旋转,常用于英式英语，晕头转向 

a spinning ice skater

tale

 /terl/  

n. （尤指充满惊险的）故事，历险记，（精彩但不一定完全真实的）讲述 

a fairy/moral/romantic, etc. tale

brilliant

/'brrliant/ 

adj.聪颖的，才华横溢的；优秀的，卓越的，极好的；（声名）显赫的，成功的，辉煌的；明亮的，灿烂的，光辉的 n.（尤指切成多面形的）钻石 

a brilliant performance/invention

hubris

/ˈhjuːbrɪs/ 

n.傲慢；狂妄

relentless

/rlentlas/

adi.无情的，残酷的，不停的，持续强烈的，不减弱的，不放弃的 

The relentless criticism gave the author a lot of pressure.

biopic

/ˈbaɪoʊpɪk/

n.传记片

atom

'aetam/

n.原子

翻译：

因为演员和编剧的罢工，好莱坞的电影作品生产陷入了停滞，这是他们自1960年起首次举行的工会联合行动。

“芭比”是最卖座的电音以及同时期上映的“奥本海默”成为巨大的摇钱树。一个是关于才华横溢、狂妄自大、干劲十足的冒险，另一个是关于原子弹诞生的传记片。