They thought the arrival of television would deala death blowto mass cinema audiences.
他们认为电视的问世将使观众涌向影院的现象不复存在。
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They will not agree a binding deal; they don't want to tell each other where their spy satellites are, or to agree not to blow them up when they feel like it, to test their flashy new weaponry.