1. Now there is the "prequel".
现在则有了“前传”。

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2. a prequel that featured the characters of the famous novel in their youth.
描述著名小说中青年期的先行篇

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3. The sequel takes up right where the prequel left off(Washington Post)
续集就是恰好从前篇结束的地方继续下去(华盛顿邮报)

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4. IN THIS ARTICLE: One of the biggest blockbuster movie series, the Star Wars cycle created by George Lucas, has returned to the screen, with the "prequel" titled Star Wars: Episode 1--The Phantom Menace.
本文简介:由乔治·卢卡斯创造的、耗巨资拍摄的最宏大的电影系列之一《星球大战》故事又回到了银幕上。这部“前传”名叫《星球大战:第一集----幽灵的威胁》。

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5. When the opening weekend of the prequel movie Star Wars: Episode 1--The Phantom Menace was planned in the US, crazy fans queued up to buy tickets simply to see the preview trailer.
当前传影片《星球大战:第一集--幽灵的威胁》在美国首映的那个周末被列入计划时,疯狂的影迷排起长队买票就是为了看一眼电影的宣传预告片。

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6. This preceding movie, or prequel, Star Wars: Episode 1----The Phantom Menace (1999) sets the scene for the Star Wars trilogy, with the introduction of characters such as the all-seeing old man of wisdom, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the evil Darth Vader.
这个之前的故事,或称前传,《星球大战:第一集----幽灵的威胁》(1999)以介绍诸如洞悉一切的智慧老人、奥比温·肯诺比和恶魔达思·威德等人物为《星球大战》三部曲作了铺垫与衔接。

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7. This prequel is set in a time when the Galactic Republic is on the wane and its leaders are being forced to kneel to the brutal market forces of the Trade Federation which has blocked shipping lines to the planet Naboo.
这部前传所描述的故事发生在“银河共和国”趋于衰落的时候,它的首脑被胁迫向“贸易联盟”残酷无情的市场军队屈服,这个联盟阻断了所有到达“奈布”星球的航线。

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