【摘要2019.11.22.蘋果】
Back in the mid-19th century, Hollywood
was founded as a farming community in Southern California. It wasn’t until the
early 1900s that filmmakers started flocking in. They went out to Hollywood due
to a rather strange cause: inventor Thomas Edison.
Edison owned many of the patents used in
film-making, and those patents were filed in New Jersey. Edison was known for
suing movie makers who violated his patents. By coming out west, studio
executives and directors could get away from Edison’s lawsuits.
遠在十九世紀中期，好萊塢是加州南部創立的一個農業社區。一直到二十世紀初，電影製作人才開始擁入這個地區。他們前往好萊塢是出於一個頗為奇特的理由：發明家湯瑪斯•愛迪生。
愛迪生持有許多用於電影製作的專利權，而那些專利權是在紐澤西州申請的。愛迪生以控告電影製作人侵權而聞名。透過來到美國西部，片商高層主管及導演得以躲避愛迪生的訴訟。
生活必備字詞
◎found
vt. 建立；創辦
Harper was born on the morning of July 4th, the same day the United States was founded.
◎flock in... 聚集擁入⋯⋯
The department store employees watched as the crowd flocked in.
Harper was born on the morning of July 4th, the same day the United States was founded.
◎flock in... 聚集擁入⋯⋯
The department store employees watched as the crowd flocked in.
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