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请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文：

中国人喜爱《泰坦尼克号》自然不是因为冰山的缘故，吸引中国观众的是穷小子爱上富家女的男版《灰姑娘》故事，以及爱情战胜一切的故事。

参考答案：

One theory behind the appeal, now that we know it's not the icebergs, is that Chinese are drawn to the reverse-Cinderella tale--the story of a poor man falling in love with a rich girl, and of love trumping all else.

 

¹ap·peal /əˈpi:l/ noun

plural ap·peals

 

1 [noncount] : a quality that causes people to like someone or something
▪ I can't understand the appeal of skydiving. [=I can't understand why some people like it]▪ Music never held much appeal [=attraction] for him.▪ Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.▪ The movie has great appeal to/for adults as well as children. [=adults and children like the movie]▪ the wide/broad/mass/universal appeal of the artist's work — see also sex appeal

²trump verb

trumps; trumped; trump·ing

 

[+ obj] 1: to beat (another card) by playing a card from the suit that beats the other suits : to play a trump card to beat (another card)
▪ She trumped my ace to win the trick.

 

2 a: to do better than (someone or something) in a contest, competition, etc.
▪ Their offer for the house was trumped by a higher bid.
b: to be more important than (something)
▪ The need for blood donors trumps all other concerns.