Based on the novel by Prosper merimee, "Carmen" was completed in the autumn of 1874, describing the eternal confrontation between men and women, and ruthless but beautiful life.

歌剧《卡门》取材于梅里美的同名小说，完成于1874年秋。这是法国作曲家比才的最后一部作品，展示男人和女人的永恒对立和生活的残酷与美好。

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The movie takes considerable liberties with the novel that it is based on.

影片对小说原作作了相当大的改动。

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Mine would be considered an adapted screenplay, since it’s based on my novel.

我的剧本大概算是改编剧本吧，因为它是以我的小说为蓝本的。

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This is the second novel by New York-based writer J.Courtney Sullivan.

VOA: special.2011.07.13

Our Turkish friend Tom Jarvis and his new house-mate and partner-in-crime Mike Denbee have undertaken a novel fish-based diet to devastating effect while Alex Davies has been religiously counting calories and abstaining from little treats in order to get rid of his "love-handles".

BBC: Geoff Griffiths column

Pymetrics provides a completely novel, neuroscience-based solution for people assessment.

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Aside from best director, the 3D film - based on the Booker-winning novel about a shipwrecked boy and a Bengal tiger - won awards for cinematography, score and visual effects.

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