英语名人堂：克里斯汀·阿曼普
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克里斯汀·阿曼普（Christiane Amanpour),1958年1月12日出生，美国有线电视新闻网首席国际新闻特派员以及《Amanpour》的主持人。[1]
2012年4月起克里斯汀·阿曼普开始担任一档对话海外政要的夜间访谈节目《阿曼普》（Amanpour）的主持人。克里斯汀·阿曼普在加盟美国有线电视新闻网之前是美国广播公司的全球事务播报员，为美国广播公司的全新节目和平台提供主要项目的国际性分析，在国际项目的黄金时段担任纪录片播报员。克里斯汀·阿曼普担任美国广播公司的新闻节目《本周》的主播。克里斯汀·阿曼普现工作于英国伦敦。
Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism 1. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.
In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse 2 of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf 3 War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.
For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history makers 4. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable 5 interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim 6 and won numerous awards for her work.
In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage 7 of major international news stories.
2012年4月起克里斯汀·阿曼普开始担任一档对话海外政要的夜间访谈节目《阿曼普》（Amanpour）的主持人。克里斯汀·阿曼普在加盟美国有线电视新闻网之前是美国广播公司的全球事务播报员，为美国广播公司的全新节目和平台提供主要项目的国际性分析，在国际项目的黄金时段担任纪录片播报员。克里斯汀·阿曼普担任美国广播公司的新闻节目《本周》的主播。克里斯汀·阿曼普现工作于英国伦敦。
Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism 1. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.
In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse 2 of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf 3 War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.
For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history makers 4. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable 5 interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim 6 and won numerous awards for her work.
In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage 7 of major international news stories.
1 journalism
n.新闻工作，报业
- He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
- He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
3 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
4 makers
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 memorable
adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的
- This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
- The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。