Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

“Over the Rainbow”

In 1899, writer L. Frank Baum wrote the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It quickly became the most popular children’s book of the day, and Baum followed it with a series of “Oz” books. He and others produced stage shows and silent film versions of the story. But when movie studio MGM released The Wizard of Oz in 1939, all previous versions were basically forgotten.

of the day：當代的、當時的
series：連續、系列
silent：沉默的（=quiet）
version：版本
previous：以前的
release：發行

The talented 17-year-old Judy Garland brought Dorothy Gale to life, and Garland would forever be associated with the role. Audiences related to young Dorothy, who dreamed about a place beyond the rainbow where troubles were far, far away. America was in the midst of the Great Depression, and moviegoers were like Dorothy. They wanted to escape and forget their problems, if only for a little while.

talent：天才
associate：聯想、來往
audience：觀眾群
relate to：欣賞
beyond：在…那一邊、在更遠處
in the midst of：在…之中（=in the center of）
Great Depression：經濟大蕭條

The film has appeared on American TV almost every year since 1959. Many families have made it an annual tradition to watch the film together.

Once the movie begins, the magic never fades, and viewers are transported once again to the wonderful Land of Oz!

Annual：每年的、年度的
fade：消失、褪去、凋謝
viewer：觀眾
transport：運輸、激情

文法：
if only = if there are no other reasons or choices（即使只…也好）

特別補充：
film：有深度的、帶藝術性的電影
movie：商業電影