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Mortal Love

Love stories with a little bite to them

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It was love at first bite

Vampires didn't always have the best reputation in the world. But novelist Stephenie Meyer changed all that. She’s the author of the Twilight series. Her first book in the series, Twilight, was made into a film of the same name. In Twilight, teens Bella Swan and Edward Cullen meet and start a romance. They fall madly in love but, as in any great tragedy, there’s something that stands in their way. This time it isn’t strict parents or family feuds but something far less ordinary: Edward is a vampire. Although Edward has been brought up as a “vegetarian” vampire (only feeding on animal blood), he still finds his vampire instincts hard to resist when he’s with Bella. The film Twilight received mixed reviews. As always with an adaptation, there were some who complained the film had missed out important parts of the book.

I've bitten off more than I can chew

to fall madly in love -влюбиться по уши to stand in the way -стоять на пути to bring up -воспитывать to resist -противостоять adaptation - адаптация to miss out - пропускать family feud- семейная вражда

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However, the production team tried to stay as close to the original story as possible by having author Stephenie Meyer on set. Meyer was happy with the screenplay and said the filmmakers “took 90 percent of what I said and incorporated it into the script”. In the end, Twilight took over $7 million in ticket sales in its first week alone. For the stars of the film, success brought instant fame... but also a few problems. Robert Pattinson, who played Edward Cullen, was adored by the thousands of teenage girls who fell in love with his character in Twilight. This meant he couldn't go out without an escort or bodyguards. Kristen Stewart (who played Bella) was also having a hard time. After rumours of a romance between her and Robert Pattinson, Kristen was the target of jealous female fans. “Some are rabid and look at me with disdain,” Kristen said in an interview, confessing that book signings could be “scary”.

on set -на съемочной площадке to incorporate into a script - включить в сценарий instant fame - молниеносная слава rumours -слухи jealous - ревнивый disdain- презрение rabid - взбесившиеся to confess - признаваться

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lunar cycle - лунный цикл in grave danger -в смертельной опасности make a life-changing decision - принять судьбоносное решение to accuse - обвинять werewolf - оборотень in order to -для того чтобы to find comfort - найти утешение

The second book is about losing true love. The title, New Moon, refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, suggesting that New Moon is about the “darkest” time of Bella’s life. In the story, Edward leaves Bella in order to protect her from other vampires. Heartbroken, Bella finds comfort with her friend Jacob Black, who is in fact a werewolf. Meanwhile, Edward finds himself in grave danger from vampire royalty, who present him with an ultimatum. At the end of the film, Bella must make a life-changing decision over her future. Love will always be a little complicated for this unusual couple, but at least no one could ever accuse them of being boring.

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on set

stands in their way

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finds comfort

in grave danger

in order to

true love

a life-changing decision

1. They fall madly in love but, as in any great tragedy, there’s something that ................................................................
2. For the stars of the film, success brought...................................................
3. The production team tried to stay as close to the original story as possible by having author Stephenie Meyer ...............................................
4. The second book is about losing ...................................................
5. Edward leaves Bella......................................................... protect her from other vampires.
6. Heartbroken, Bella ......................................................... with her friend Jacob Black
7. Edward finds himself ............................................................ from vampire royalty.
8. At the end of the film, Bella must make ....................................................................... over her future.

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