New Movies: The Odyssey and Spider-Man

新電影：《奧德賽》與《蜘蛛人》

Jun 4, 2026, 20:36

Introduction

Two big movies are coming soon. They are The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

兩部大片即將上映，分別是《奧德賽》與《蜘蛛人：全新之日》。

Main Body

Tom Holland is in both movies. He wanted to work with director Christopher Nolan first. Because of this, the Spider-Man movie started later. This gave the new director more time to write a better story.

Tom Holland 兩部電影都參與演出。他最初希望與導演 Christopher Nolan 合作，因此《蜘蛛人》電影較晚才開始拍攝。這讓新導演有更多時間編寫更好的劇本。

Many people want to see The Odyssey in IMAX theaters. Too many people tried to buy tickets online. The websites stopped working because they were too slow.

許多人想在 IMAX 戲院觀看《奧德賽》。由於太多人嘗試在網上購票，導致網站因速度過慢而當機。

The Odyssey costs 250 million dollars to make. It has famous actors like Matt Damon. The story is about a king who goes home after a big war.

《奧德賽》的製作成本為 2.5 億美元，由 Matt Damon 等知名演員主演。故事講述一位國王在經歷一場大戰後返回家園的過程。

Conclusion

The Odyssey comes out on July 17. Spider-Man comes out on July 31.

《奧德賽》於 7 月 17 日上映，《蜘蛛人》於 7 月 31 日上映。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time & Order

Look at these two words from the text: First and Later.

We use them to show the order of things.

First → The start of the sequence.
Later → After something else happened.

Example from the story: He wanted to work with Nolan $\rightarrow$ First. Spider-Man started $\rightarrow$ Later.

💰 Money Words

In English, we put the number before the currency:

250 million dollars $\checkmark$

Other examples:

10 dollars
5 euros
100 yen

Vocabulary Learning

director (n.)

a person who directs a film

Example:The director decided to change the ending.

story (n.)

a narrative about events

Example:She told a story about her trip.

people (n.)

human beings

Example:Many people attended the concert.

time (n.)

a period during which events happen

Example:We have enough time to finish.

write (v.)

to compose text

Example:He will write a letter.

buy (v.)

to purchase

Example:They want to buy new shoes.

website (n.)

a set of related web pages

Example:The website is easy to navigate.

cost (v.)

to require a certain amount of money

Example:The ticket will cost $10.

famous (adj.)

well known by many people

Example:He is a famous actor.

war (n.)

a conflict between groups

Example:The war lasted for years.

movie (n.)

a film shown in theaters

Example:We watched a new movie.

big (adj.)

large in size or importance

Example:The big house is on the hill.

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