華納兄弟和索尼影業跟進
As countries around the world have imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Hollywood studios are pausing theatrical film releases in Russia in response to the humanitarian crisis.
隨著世界各國因俄國入侵烏克蘭而對其實施經濟制裁，這場人道危機也讓好萊塢電影公司宣布暫停在俄羅斯上映新電影。
sanction(n.)制裁、懲罰、處罰impose economic sanctions on…對…實施經濟制裁in response to…回應humanitarian(adj.)人道主義的(n.)人道主義者the humanitarian crisis人道危機humanitarian aid人道援助
Disney said that it was halting all film debuts in the country, including the new Pixar film “Turning Red.”
迪士尼表示將停止在俄國上映新電影，包括皮克斯動畫《青春養成記》，
debut(n.)首演;首次公演、首次登臺、首次亮相her debut on the small screen首次登上小螢幕(出演電視劇)her debut album她的首張專輯
The company is the first major Hollywood studio to take a hard stance against Russia.
迪士尼是第一家對俄國採取強硬立場的好萊塢電影巨頭。
studio(n.)電影公司;電影製片廠take a…stance 站在～立場take a hard stance against…採取強烈立場反對…
In light of the severity of the refugee crisis, Disney said it was also working with non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
迪士尼表示，鑑於難民危機的嚴重性，正與非政府組織合作，向烏克蘭提供人道援助。
in light of…有鑑於…=in view of…severity(n.)嚴重性the refugee crisis難民危機non-governmental organizations 非政府組織(NGOs)non-profit organizations非營利組織(NPOs)
Soon after Disney announced its decision, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures followed suit, saying they would postpone their planned theatrical releases in the region.
迪士尼宣布決定後不久，華納兄弟和索尼影業也響應抵制行動，表示他們將推遲電影在俄國劇院的上映。
follow suit 跟風、效法
That means both Warner Bros’ feature film “The Batman” and Sony Pictures’ superhero movie “Morbius” will not be shown in Russia with war raging in Ukraine.
這意味著烏克蘭戰火肆虐時，華納兄弟的劇情片《蝙蝠俠》和索尼影業的超級英雄電影《莫比烏斯》都不會在俄國上映。
feature(n.)(報紙或雜誌的)專題報導、(電視或廣播的)專題節目feature film劇情片;故事片with O OC 附帶狀況的說明rage(v.)激烈進行、肆虐
Even though Russia is not as significant a contributor to the box office as China, it is still an important market for Hollywood studios.
儘管俄國對票房的貢獻無法與中國媲美，但仍是好萊塢電影公司的重要市場。
even though僅管as adj. as…和…一樣的…contributor(n.)貢獻者
On average, its ticket sales comprise roughly 3% of the global total.
俄國票房平均約佔全球總票房的百分之三。
comprise(v.)構成;佔…比例=account for
Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com said Russia has been “a very relevant piece of the international box office picture.”
Boxoffice.com首席分析師羅賓斯指出，俄國一直是「國際票房市場中非常重要的一塊版圖」。
However, recent geopolitical developments have posed a great challenge to Hollywood distributors, as they have never faced such situations before and have no guidelines to follow.
然而，最近地緣政治情勢的發展為好萊塢發行商帶來了巨大挑戰，因為他們以前從未遇到過這種情況，也沒有可遵循的準則。
geopolitical(adj.)地緣政治的geopolitics(n.)地緣政治pose a challenge to…為…帶來挑戰distributor(n.)發行商;發行公司;經銷商
The news comes as streaming giant Netflix said that it would refuse to obey a new law to broadcast Russian state propaganda.
消息傳出之際，串流媒體巨頭Netflix表示將拒絕遵守俄國新法播放政治宣傳內容。
a streaming platform串流平台propaganda(n.)(政治)宣傳、鼓吹、政令宣導
The law mandates that streaming platforms with over 100,000 daily users carry 29 major Russian federal television channels.
新法規定，每日用戶超過10萬的串流平台必須播放29個國營電視台的內容。
mandate(v.)命令;要求=ordercarry(v.)(報紙、廣播或電視)刊登、播出federal(adj.)聯邦政府的
Many of them are broadcasting Russian propaganda justifying the war Moscow started in Ukraine last week.
許多國營頻道正播放政治宣傳，合理化莫斯科上週在烏克蘭發動的戰爭。
justify(v.)為…辯護、證明…正當(或有理、正確)The end justifies the means.為達目的，不擇手段