ThesmallcoastaltownofBroome,innorthwestAustralia,isaremotevillageinthevastcountryside.
Therearenotrafficjamsandhardlyanyroads.ThereisonlythemassiveAustralianwildland,wheresomehousesare500milesapartandsomedrivewaysare50mileslong.
Thereseemtobeonlytwomainsourcesofentertainmentouthere:thesunsetatthebeachandSunPictures.
SunPicturesisaverydifferentmovietheater：Theseatsareparkbenchesanddeckchairs,butyou’realsowelcometositonthegrass.
Itistheworld’soldestoutdoormoviegarden.SunPictureswasbuiltin1916ontheothersideoftheglobefromHollywood.Allthebigfilmswereshippedhereandthelonelycountrywasamazed.
BroomeresidentPearlHamaguchihasnevertraveledfarfromhome.ButintheSunPictureschairs,underthedeepbluenightsky,shehasbeenalmosteverywhere.
“AndwecamebackexcitedaboutGregoryPeck,”sherecalled.
Thisisoneofthefewplacesleftintheworldwhereyoucanseetwosetsofstarsatthesametime-----onesetinthesky,theotherinthefilm.
Eachnight,dozensofpeoplefromaroundtheworldlineupattheoldwoodenstand,withnocomputerinsight,andbuytheirticketstothelatestfilms.
SunPicturesisalsoamuseum,exhibitingprojectors(放映机)thatdatebacktothesilentfilms,aportraitgalleryofthefamouspeoplewhoneverknewaboutthisplace----eventhoughtheycamehereallthetime.
Everyonceinawhile,I’mtold,youmightfindanon-ticketholderinyourseat.That’swhyit’salwaysagoodideatoshakeoutyourchairtomakesuretherearenospidersorscorpions.
“We’veonlyhadacoupleofscorpionincidentsbutnoone’sbeenstungyet,”saidAaronMestemaker,atouristvisitingfromMichigan.
SunPicturesisaholyhallofmoviehistoryandareminderthatairconditioningandcarpetarenomatchforgrassandfreshair---evenwhenthelizardsstealthescene.
小题1:.Thefirsttwoparagraphswanttoshowthat__________.