While 70 percent of 8th and 10th grade students used to go to the movies once a month or more, now only about half do this.

过去，70%的八年级和十年级学生每月看一次电影，甚至更多，但现在只有约一半的人这样做。

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My daughter and I like to go to the movies; while she used to like them all before, she's much pickier now that she's four.

我和我的女儿都喜欢去电影院看电影；虽然她过去对电影的内容毫不讲究，不过现在却挑剔了许多，因为她已经四岁了。

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That's especially true now, according to industry specialist Chris Byrne, also known as the "Toy Guy": "Considering what it would cost for four people to go to the movies, board games are a deal!"

这就是现状，被称为“玩具人”的专家Chris Byrne的说：“想想要让全家四口人一起去看电影的花费，就能明白为什么桌面游戏会受欢迎了。”

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Now, having been stuck with the library shtick, she has to go on working the stacks in the Harry Potter movies, while the kids who have since come of age nudge their parents.

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