各国名人英文介绍-Martin Luther

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important leader of the American civil rights movement. He helped unite a nation with his powerful speeches and use of non-violent protests. His 1963 I Have a Dream speech is one of the greatest in human histor

各国名人英文介绍-Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki, a.k.a. Ayu, is dubbed the Empress of Japanese Pop. She is hugely popular in Japan and is one of the countrys few singers ever to become known overseas. She was born in 1978 on Japans southern island Kyushu. She moved to Tokyo when she

名人励志英语演讲 第162期:奏出生命中最美的乐曲(9)

Well, more than we think. We can't fix every problem--corruption, natural calamities are part of the picture here--but the ones we can we must. The debt burden, as I say, unfair trade, as I say, sharing our knowledge, the intellectual copyright for l

名人励志英语演讲 第161期:奏出生命中最美的乐曲(8)

Because at that moment I became the worst scourge on God's green earth, a rock star with a cause. Krikee. Except it isn't the cause. Seven thousand Africans dying every day of preventable, treatable disease like AIDS? That's not a cause--that's an em

各国名人英文介绍-Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is an American author, lecturer, linguist, philosopher, and political commentator. He is a top professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His ideas completely changed teachers understanding of how we lea

各国名人英文介绍-Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman is a highly successful Academy Award-winning actress. In 2006, she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia for her contributions to charity, health care and film. This is Australias highest civilian honour. Kidman is a Goodwill A

各国名人英文介绍-Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal is famous for speaking his mind on the hottest issues in America and around the world. He is a prolific novelist, essayist and screen and stage play writer. He also ran for the US Senate. He is related to former US President Jimmy Carter a

各国名人英文介绍-Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki is probably the best-known and most successful Japanese baseball player to play outside of Japan. He moved to Major League Baseball in 2001 and immediately started breaking records and making history. He is the first MLB player to join

各国名人英文介绍-King Bhumibol

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the worlds longest-serving head of state. He is also the longest-serving monarch in Thai history. He was born in the United States in 1927 and was educated in Switzerland. He is an excellent musician, artist, an

各国名人英文介绍-Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts (born 1967) is a glamorous American movie star. She shot to fame in the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman. She won an Oscar for best actress in 2001 for her role in Erin Brockovich. She is one of the highest

各国名人英文介绍-Britney Spears

Britney Spears was born in Mississippi, USA in 1981. She is one of the worlds best-selling singers, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She also writes songs and acts. She led a revival of teen pop in the late 1990s, which helped her becom

各国名人英文介绍-Cristina Kirchner

Cristina Kirchner (born February 19, 1953) is an Argentine lawyer and the current President of Argentina. She is the wife of former President Nestor Kirchner. Before she became president, she was a Senator for Buenos Aires and First Lady during her h

各国名人英文介绍-Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American labour leader and civil rights activist. He was a farm worker who co-founded the biggest farm workers union in the USA and improved the working conditions of thousands of farm labourers. Many see him as one of Amer

各国名人英文介绍-Celine Dion

Celine Dion is a superstar in both French and English. She is one of the most talented and successful artists of her generation. In May 2008, she received Frances highest award, but her beginnings were slightly more humble. She was the youngest of 14

各国名人英文介绍-Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin (born 1964) is the first woman to be selected by Americas Republican Party as vice-presidential nominee. She is also governor of Alaska. Although she was little-known by most Americans, those in her party have taken her to their hearts. H

各国名人英文介绍-Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is famous around the world for his character Mr. Bean. He was listed in the top 50 funniest people ever by a group of comedians. Atkinson shot to fame in Britain in the late 1970s. Throughou

各国名人英文介绍-Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas was elected as President of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005. He is a leading politician in the Fatah movement. He was also the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. Abbas has spent much of his career negotiating

各国名人英文介绍-Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is a movie heartthrob and award-winning Hollywood actor. He shot to fame for his role in Titanic in 1997. He has also starred in many other successful movies. DiCaprio is known for his environmentalist activities. He flies on commer

各国名人英文介绍-Sir Timothy Berners

Sir Timothy Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web. He received a knighthood from the British Queen for his efforts (so he is called Sir). He is director of W3C, which looks after the Webs development. A leading B

各国名人英文介绍-Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan. He is a prolific architect and is in demand the world over. He designs buildings using his distinctive approach to architecture. His style uses simple forms, lots of exposed concrete, and the creative use