Sponge out of water

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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea？ You probably know the answer to that question： SpongeBob SquarePants！ So what would happen if SpongeBob came up for air？ Could the sponge continue to live out of water？ Find out on July 6， when SpongeBob and his crew will leave the sea and the lively world to appear in a 3D live-action film called The SpongeBob Movie： Sponge Out of Water.

The film is the sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004. Sponge Out of Water， however， is a new story with a new look.

Along with his pals Patrick， Mr. Krabs， Squidward， and Sandy， SpongeBob has gotten into all sorts of trouble and actions in his hometown， Bikini Bottom. This time， an ill pirate known as Burger-Beard， played by Antonio Banderas， has gotten his hands on the top-secret Krabby Patty recipe. “Believe it or not， Burger-Beard is more bad than Plankton，” Tom Kenny， the voice of SpongeBob， told TFK（Times For Kids）.

The robbery sends Bikini Bottom into total disorder. To defend their home from danger， SpongeBob and the crew must go above the surface of the sea to get back the secret formula. In order to fight Burger-Beard and his ill pirate members， SpongeBob and his friends change themselves into superheroes.

Though the gang may look different as live-action figures in the human world， they are the same characters SpongeBob fans know and love. “Its a different way of presenting the story， but everyone is exactly the same，” says Kenny. “Thats why I love SpongeBob. The humor comes not from what the characters do but who they are.”

Vocabulary

pineapple n. 菠蘿 crew  n. 全体船员

sequel  n.  续集 pirate  n. 海盗

recipe  n. 秘方 robbery  n. 抢劫

formula  n. 配方

相关链接：

《Sponge Bob》即中文《海绵宝宝》，海绵宝宝是方块形的黄色海绵，住在比奇堡海滩深海的一个菠萝（凤梨）里，他的宠物是一只会喵喵叫的小蜗（海蜗牛），海绵宝宝喜欢捕捉水母，职业是蟹堡王里的头号厨师。派大星（Patrick Star）、章鱼哥（Squidward Tentacles）和姗迪·奇克斯（Sandy Cheeks）都是他的朋友。