After Almost 20 Years, Superman Returns to Movie Theaters

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1、AMERICANMOSAIC-AfterAlmost20Years,SupermanReturnstoMovieTheatersI'mBobDoughty.Onourshowthisweek...WeansweraquestionaboutlongEnglishwords...PlaysomemusicfromPaulSimon...AndreportaboutSuperman.SupermanReturns(SOUND:"Look!Upinthesky!It'sabird!It'saplane!It'sSuperman!)HOST:America'smost

2、famouscomicbookhero,Superman,hasreturnedinthenewmovie"SupermanReturns."FaithLapidustellsusthehistoryofthispopularsuperhero.FAITHLAPIDUS:Supermanwasthefirstcomicbookherowhohadsuperpowers.Supermancanfly.Hehaspowerfulvisionandhearing.Heiscalledthe"manofsteel"becauseheisverystrong.Super

3、manprotectsinnocentpeoplefromharm,fightsevilandcarriesoutjustice.SupermanwasbornontheplanetKrypton.HisfathersenthimtotheplanetEarthasababytokeephimsafe.Kryptonexplodedsoonafter.WhenSupermanlandedonEarth,anoldcouplemadehimahomeontheirfarm.Ashegrew,helearnedthathehadsuperpowers.During

4、thedayheworksasaquietnewspaperreporternamedClarkKent.HetriestokeephisidentityasSupermanasecret.SupermanwasreallyborninCleveland,Ohiointheearlynineteenthirties.TwoyoungmennamedJerrySiegelandJoeShustercreatedtheSupermancharacterasacomicstrip.JerryandJoebothlikedsciencefiction.Joedrewt

5、hepicturesandJerrywrotethestory.Thetwofriendswantedtheircomictobepublishedinthenewspaper.ButnewspapersrejectedSuperman.Finally,innineteenthirty-eight"Superman"waspublishedinacomicbookcalledActionComicsNumberOne.Supermanwasimmediatelypopular.Inlessthanayear,Supermanbecameanewspaperco

6、micstrip.MisterSiegelandMisterShusterdidnotmakemuchmoneyfromtheircreation.Theysoldthelegalrightstothecomicforonehundredandthirtydollars.Still,theSupermanstorywasverysuccessful.Itisstillpublishedincomicbookstoday.Innineteenforty,Supermanbecamethestarofaradioshow.Inthenineteenfifties,

7、GeorgeReevesstarredinthepopularSupermantelevisionseries.Innineteenseventy-eight,ChristopherReevestarredinthefirstoffourSupermanmovies.Thelastwasreleasedinnineteeneighty-seven.Sadly,Reevewasseverelyinjuredinahorseridingaccidentinnineteenninety-five.Hewasparalyzedandcouldnotmovefromth

8、eneckdown.Hediedint