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原文
With the coronavirus pandemic shuttering theaters for months on end and major blockbusters delayed into an unforeseeable future, 2020 was one of the worst years in domestic box office history.
The domestic box office, which includes the United States and Canada, ended 2020 with $2.2 billion in revenue, according to Comscore (SCOR).
That's a massive 80% drop from 2019's nearly $11.4 billion North America box office.
语言点
1. shutter 关停某项生意(to close a business)
· shutter the theaters 关闭电影院
· shutter the groceries 关闭杂货店
2. on end 连续地
· for hours on end 连续好几个小时
· for weeks on end 连续好几周
3. blockbuster n. 大片
· major blockbuster 重磅大片
4. unforeseeable adj. 不可预见的
· foresee v. 预见,预知
· foreseeable adj. 可预见的,可预知的
· an unforeseeable future 不可预见的将来
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