时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2003(上)-美国故事


英语课

   说到明星,我们通常会想到各种聚关灯下的闪耀,各种美艳,大气。娱乐明星真的有很多,而我们最津津乐道之一的就是明星们的八卦了,今天谁和谁又恋爱啦,谁又在机场被拍啦,谁的素颜没法看啦,谁又整容啦...即使是做慈善,也会或多或少是为了宣传自己,而今天所要分享的内容,是如此的小道。几乎没有媒体发现,报道这些明星的事情。


  Somebody On Twitter Asked For Positive Stories About Celebrities 1 And It Will Restore 2 Your Faith 3 In Hollywood 4
  Twitter上有人问有关名人的正面故事,这会恢复你对好莱坞的信心
  今天,卡卡摘选了几个比较经典的明星: Chris Martin; Julie Andrews;Tom Hanks
  1. Chris Martin
  克里斯多弗·安东尼·约翰·马汀,1977年3月2日出生于英格兰德文郡埃克塞特城。马汀是酷玩乐团(Coldplay)的主唱、吉他手与钢琴手。有很多人喜欢酷玩的歌,最出名的那首莫过于Viva la Vida啦。
  1. Chris Martin of Coldplay visits kids hospitals in every country he goes on tour with his band to . He spends hours talking to the kids ,singing them songs , giving them presents and cheering them up . He's never spoken about it and we only know from social media 5 posts from patients
  tour: n. 旅游,旅行;巡回演出
  post: n. 在网络发布的帖子,状态等
  酷玩乐队的Chris Martin和乐队每到一个国家巡演,就会到医院看望孩子们。他会花数小时和孩子们聊天,给他们唱歌,给他们礼物和鼓励他们。他从来都不说(去医院这件事),我们是从病人的社交媒体帖子中才知道的。
  2. Julie Andrews
  朱莉·安德鲁斯(Julie Andrews,原名:Julia Elizabeth Wells),1935年10月1日出生于英国萨里郡。英国女演员、歌手、舞蹈家及戏剧导演,同时也是多部畅销儿童读物的作者,联合国妇女开发基金会的“亲善大使”。
  1964年的电影处女作《欢乐满人间》和1965年的《音乐之声》,均取得较大成功,前者为她赢得了奥斯卡奖、金球奖、桂冠奖、格莱美奖等,后者则取得了奥斯卡提名、金球奖最佳女主角。知名度由此急升。
  2000年至今,英国女王授予朱莉安德鲁斯爵士头衔[4] 。BBC评选100位最伟大的英国人,朱莉·安德鲁斯排在第59位。芝加哥市长理查·戴利称朱莉安德鲁斯为“演艺界传奇人物”,并且将11月15日命名为芝加哥市的“朱莉·安德鲁斯日”,以表达对她的敬意。
  I met Julie Andrews during a book signing but she let me hold her hands , which she needed to sign the book and listened to me tell her how much she meant to a lonely 7 year old.
  我在一次签售会上遇见了Julie Andrews,但她让我握着她的手,要知道,她是要签名的。但她却听我说对于一个孤独的七岁的孩子来说,她是多么重要。
  3. Tom Hanks
  汤姆·汉克斯(Tom Hanks),1956年7月9日生于美国加州康科德,美国影视演员。1993年,他主演了乔纳森.德米执导的《费城故事》一片获得奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。汉克斯在1994年在影片《阿甘正传》中的演绎使汉克斯又一次赢得了奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。2017年1月19日,汤姆-汉克斯获得第43届人民选择奖最受喜爱剧情电影男演员
  I once served Tom Hanks at my old job . Once I was off I was leaving & he was too . I asked if it would be okay for us to take a picture together . He smiled & said " walk with me . " So I did & we talked , he gave me some life advice , then we took a few pictures together. Super nice.
  我曾在我的旧职上为汤姆·汉克斯服务过。有一次我下班正要回家,结果他也是。我问能不能和他一起拍一张照片。他笑着说:“跟我走会吧。”然后我们就边走边聊,他给了我一些人生建议,然后我们一起拍了几张照片。他人真的超好

1 celebrities
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
2 restore
vt.把…恢复原状;归还,交还
  • A good rest will restore you to health.好好休息一下可使你恢复健康。
  • His recent success has helped to restore his faith in his own ability.他最近取得的成功使他恢复了对自己能力的信任。
3 faith
n.信任,信念,宗教信仰,忠实,保证,诺言,约定
  • Once again he has broken his faith with them.他又一次对他们不守信义。
  • He looked so honest that I accepted his story on faith.他看上去很诚实,我就不加怀疑地相信了他的话。
4 Hollywood
n.好莱坞;美国电影业
  • She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
  • The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。
5 media
n.(medium的复数)媒体,新闻媒介,传播媒介
  • The local media reported rioting across the country.当地媒体报道了全国范围的骚乱。
  • His latest movie is being hyped up by the media.他新近的电影正被媒体大肆炒作。
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