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AS IT IS 2016-01-21 Celebrity 1 Pulls Driver from Burning Car


This is What’s Trending Today.


Actor Jamie Foxx won an Academy 2 Award for playing singer Ray Charles in the film “Ray.”


Foxx is famous for his work in movies, his jokes in stand-up comedy routines 3 and even for recording 4 songs.


And on Monday, Foxx added another honor 5 to the list.


He saved a man from a burning car.


Thirty-two-year-old Brett Kyle drove a truck off the road in front of Foxx’s home in California. The truck hit a ditch 6 and reportedly turned over several times.


The truck caught fire and Foxx ran out of his home to help.


He pulled the driver out of the truck and to safety.


Kyle was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. He also was arrested for drunken driving.


Foxx met with the man’s father on Tuesday.


The story was one of the top trending items on Twitter Wednesday morning.


People had only good things to say about Foxx for doing a good deed.


And Foxx added a photo to Instagram. It shows him hugging Kyle’s father.


Foxx wrote: “This is all that matters. That a man, a son, a brother's life was spared last night.”


Words in This Story


spare – v. to not destroy or harm (something)


ditch – n. a long narrow hole that is dug along a road, field, etc., and used to hold or move water


deed– n. something that is done : an act or action


comedy routines – n. presenting a series of jokes as part of a performance


hugging – v. to put your arms around someone as a way of showing love or friendship


drunken driving - expression. to be arrested for driving after drinking alcohol



n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
n.(高等)专科院校;学术社团,协会,研究院
  • This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
  • I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。
n.[计算机]程序( routine的名词复数 );例行公事;日常工作;固定节目
  • The artists were going through their daily routines. 艺术家们正进行日常的练习活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid. 医院中护士的日常工作非常刻板。 来自辞典例句
n.录音,记录
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
n.光荣;敬意;荣幸;vt.给…以荣誉;尊敬
  • I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
  • It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。
n.沟,沟渠,渠道
  • With the blind leading the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.如果瞎子替瞎子带路的话,那么两方肯定会掉到沟里。
  • The water in the ditch is not very clean.沟里的水不很清洁。
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