《饥饿游戏》主题公园将于2019年前在亚特兰大开业

Hunger Games fans may get to find out for themselves if the odds1 are forever in their favor.

《饥饿游戏》的粉丝将有机会亲自试试看好运是否会永远眷顾自己。

A 100-acre theme park dedicated2 to the blockbuster movie franchise3 starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth is set to open in Atlanta by 2019, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp confirmed on Monday.

It will feature specially4 designed roller coasters to give visitors an immersive experience of the story about heroine Katniss Everdeen. There will also be a theatrical5 section with dance shows in tribute to the movie Step Up and attractions based on Divergent.

Though Hunger Games rests on the idea of children fighting to the death, producers insist they have arrived at an intelligent and fascinating model.

Tim Palen, chief brand officer of Lions Gate, told the New York Times he has been working on the idea since the first movie came out three years ago.

'The more we thought about it, the more we realized there was a major opportunity,' he told the newspaper. 'Not just to create something smart and captivating that Hunger Games fans would love, but to bring all of our franchises6 alive in new ways.'

The production company has licensed7 two different firms to develop the site, which will be twinned with an indoor entertainment center in Hengqin, China, slated8 to open in 2018.

1 odds

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。

Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 dedicated

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。

His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 franchise

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。

The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 specially

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。

The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

5 theatrical

adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的

参考例句：

The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。

She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

6 franchises

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句

7 licensed

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。

Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

8 slated

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。

Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。