专题22 《狂飙》为何热度不减-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Great Acting and Gang Crackdowns Make Drama The Knockout a Hit 出色的表演使电视剧《狂飙》大受欢迎 文章选自《环球时报》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：影视艺术 原文出处：Global Times 语篇类型：新闻报道 关键词：TV drama；gang；drug；crime；business 篇章导读：春节假期结束后的一天，在一列高速列车上，所有探亲后返回大城市的乘客都坐在那里看手机。尽管每个人都有自己的小屏幕，但他们中的大多数人都在看同一部电视剧《狂飙》，这部剧在中国春节假期期间大受欢迎。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 On a high-speed train one day after the end of the Spring Festival holidays, all the passengers heading back to the big cities after having visited their families sat watching their mobile phones. Although each had their own small screen, most of them were watching the same TV drama, The Knockout, which became a huge hit during the Chinese New Year holidays. The show's fascinating story about China's successful crackdown on criminal gangs and the great acting on display have become a hot topic. In particular, one of the lead actors, Zhang Songwen, who plays a gang leader, has been praised for his excellent acting, making him one of the hot topics on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo. In the 39-episode drama, Zhang plays the role of Gao Qiqiang, who changes from a bullied fish vendor into the strongman of a criminal gang in a fictitious South China city. His meticulous and in-depth acting has been cheered by audiences, who say he feels so much like "a real gang head" that there should be an "investigation into Zhang Songwen himself." It seems Zhang has finally found success in his middle age. On Twitter, he admitted that he failed "800 auditions," due to his appearance, in the three years after graduating from college. It is true that he is not as "handsome" as some young male actors, or xiao xianrou (Lit: small fresh meat), but he has passion and persistence. So his successful performance in The Knockout shows that all his effort has paid off and that he deserves the recognition and favor he has gotten from audiences. This phenomenon shows that the top priority for an actor is good acting and years of hard work