When a movie becomes a blockbuster at the box office, the leading actor and actress steal most of the limelight. Usually, few people recognize the names of the production crew – unless the name Steven Spielberg is listed. Spielberg is one writer, director, and producer whose name alone causes excitement globally, regardless of which actors are cast in his movies. Some say that he has the Midas touch when it comes to films, and anything he touches turns to cinematic gold. The scope of his movies is broad, and the films he works on range from light children's movies to darker ones aimed at specific adult audiences. His 1975 thriller Jaws, which made him famous, is a very different movie from the 1982 sci-fi fantasy E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial that captured the hearts of children worldwide. Both Jurassic Park and Schindler's List were released in 1993. The first brought dinosaurs to life and the second portrayed the death of millions of Jews during the Holocaust. Spielberg also sat in the director's seat for the entire Indiana Jones series and scores of other movies. As a director, he is credited with 50 titles, as a producer with 129, and as a writer with more than 10.
steal the limelight 出盡風頭 ；搶鏡頭 The young actress stole the limelight from the lead actor with her great performance. 那位年輕女演員以精彩的表演搶走主角的風采。
the Midas touch 成功的卓越能力，賺錢的本領（源自希臘神話中的邁達斯國王，任何物體經他一摸都會變成黃金） The poor boy turned out to have the Midas touch and became a millionaire by the time he was 25. 那位窮小子原來有很會賺錢的本領，到二十五歲時已成百萬富翁。
range from...to... （範圍）從……到……都有 Jane's tastes in music range from jazz to country. 小珍喜愛的音樂從爵士到鄉村歌曲都有。
aim at N/V-ing 瞄準……；以……為目標 We aim at trying to please the most difficult customer. 我們的目標是設法取悅最難纏的客人。
capture sb's heart 擄獲某人的心 Daniel captured Kate's heart by cleaning her whole house for her. 丹尼爾為凱特打掃整間房子而擄獲了她的芳心。
bring to life... / bring...to life 使……栩栩如生 The film promises to bring to life a world that at one time only lived in the minds of readers. 這部影片保證能將以往只存在於讀者心中的世界活生生地呈現出來。
portray vt. 描繪，描寫 The movie portrayed the war between the Greeks and Trojans. 這部電影描繪希臘與特洛伊之戰。
scores of... 許多／大量…… There are always scores of people at night markets on Friday nights. 星期五晚上夜市總是很多人。
blockbuster n. 賣座強片；轟動
scope n. 領域，範圍
thriller n. 恐怖小說或電影等；驚悚片
fantasy n. 奇幻電影
Holocaust n. 大屠殺
『僅僅』的用法
本文 "Spielberg is one writer, director, and producer whose name alone causes excitement globally..." 中的 alone 表『僅僅』。
注意 : alone 表『僅僅』時，只可放在名詞或代名詞之後作後位修飾。
In one month alone, Peter lost six kilograms on his new diet. （僅僅一個月，彼得靠著新節食計劃就瘦了六公斤。） This author has sold five million copies of his new book in the US alone. （該作者的新書光在美國就賣了五百萬本。）
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