英語短文：新西蘭航空《霍比特人》主題安全提示
新概念英語中我們經常會讀到一些有趣的文章，而這次溫暖又有趣的事情發生在了現實生活中。
Fans of The Hobbit have given Air New Zealand's new safety video their seal of approval.
《霍比特人》的影迷們用獨特的方式對新西蘭航空公司的航班安全提示表達了支持。
To celebrate the launch of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Air New Zealand has collaborated with Weta Workshop to produce the Tolkien-inspired airline safety video.
為了慶祝《霍比特人：意外旅程》的上映，新西蘭航空公司與威塔工作室合作制作了這個航班安全提示，而視頻的靈感正是來源于《魔戒》三部曲托爾金。
Although the content of the safety briefing will be familiar for any frequent flyer, the four minute clip gets into the spirit of The Hobbit by including Hobbits, elves, wizards and orcs in Middle-Earth style costumes.
也許這個視頻里提到的安全提示內容對常坐飛機的人已經是老生常談，但是視頻的形式卻烙印著霍比特人的特色，包括霍比特人、侏儒、術士還有身著中土世界特色服裝的半獸人都參與其中。
The video also features a cameo from Oscar-winning director of the new film Sir Peter Jackson, as well as Gollum.
視頻中還有很多亮點：有一個片段中出現了奧斯卡獲獎導演彼得·杰克遜（拍攝有《魔戒》三部曲和《指環王》等電影），還有魔戒迷都熟知的小怪物咕嚕姆。
"This is fantastic! I love the kiwi humour and this is so well done," said one fan. While another said the clip is "the best damn flight video I have ever seen."
“這太棒了！我最愛這種新西蘭式的幽默，這視頻做的太出色了，”一個粉絲說。還有一位粉絲稱贊這個視頻： “是我見到最棒的航班安全提示。”
The video comes a day after it was announced that the first installment of The Hobbit will be released earlier than planned.
電影《霍比特人：意外旅程》首映日期在前不久宣布提前，第二天這一視頻就被發布。
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was due to be released worldwide on December 13, but due to the high level of local interest, the New Zealand release date has been pushed forward a day.
《霍比特人：意外旅程》將在10月31日全球上映，但是由于新西蘭當地呼聲高漲，所以首映的時間提前了一天。
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