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8 Star Humanitarians Use Their Fame to Bring Attention to Causes 明星慈善家利用自身名望引发对公共事业的关注

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Movie stars and musicians are experts at getting the attention of the media and public.More and more of these famous people are using their popularity to bring attention to humanitarian and environmental causes that are important to them.Some people say these famous“diplomats”help to humanize an issue.Mario Ritter tells us more.

电影明星和音乐人很善于引起媒体和公众的关注。越来越多的知名人士开始利用自己的知名度宣传他们所关注的人道主义和环境保护事业。许多人认为这些著名的“外交官”让问题变得更人性化了。马里奥·理特为我们带来了更多报道。

听力破解:at中的[t]和后面getting中的[g]在一起时,[t]属于爆破音,[g]是辅音,爆破音和辅音在一起时,爆破音不发音;此外,在读and和environmental时,[d]和[in]连读,不容易辨析清楚。

词汇宝典:我们所知道的cause最常见的意思是“原因”,但environmental causes中cause则有“事业”的意思,如a good cause即“公益事业”。在后文environmental issues中不难推测其意思。

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Leonardo DiCaprio is best known for his roles as adventurous young men in popular movies including“Titanic ”,“TheAviator”and“Blood Diamond”.But the thirty-four years old actor has taken on an important role in real life as well.

莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥因在电影《泰坦尼克》《飞行者》及《血钻》中扮演敢想敢干的年轻人而出名。然而,这位34岁的演员在现实生活中也扮演着重要角色。

听力破解:as中的[z]和后面的adventurous中的[ə]连读,需注意;blood最后一个音和diamond第一个音都是[d],两个辅音连一起时,只发后面的一个即可。

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About ten years ago,he created the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.Its aim is to increase public awareness about environmental issues by working with other organizations.Two years ago,DiCaprio worked on a movie called“The Eleventh Hour”.It is about the damaging effects of climate change and other environmental problems affecting the planet.

大约十年前,他创立了莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥基金会。基金会的目标是通过和其他组织的合作提高公众的环保意识。两年前,迪卡普里奥参加了电影《最后一刻》的拍摄。这部电影讲述了气候变化及其他环境问题给地球带来的毁灭性影响。

听力破解:ed在清辅音后面发[t]的音,所以worked的音标为[wə:kt];在美音中[t]在单词的中间被浊化成[d],所以it is为[idis]。

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The actress Angelina Jolie is another famous American who has become a social activist.Since two thousand one she has worked with the United Nations Refugee Agency to raise public awareness about the serious problems of refugees around the world.She has visited many countries and donated millions of dollars to help refugees and children in need.She says that people should praise refugees for what they have survived.Angelina Jolie has been called the most respected celebrity humanitarian.

演员安吉丽娜·朱莉是另一位成为社会活动家的美国明星。从2001年起,她就与联合国难民署合作,致力于提高公众对严重的全球难民问题的意识。她曾出访多个国家,并捐赠了数百万美元给需要帮助的难民及儿童。她说,那些难民能够挺过那些艰辛,是值得人们称赞的。安吉丽娜·朱莉被誉为最受尊敬的明星慈善家。

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听力破解:Angelina Jolie在句子的一开头就被重读,说明整个句子都以该名字为核心,讲述了关于她的事情。

词汇宝典:humanitarian可以做形容词,意为“人道主义的”;也可以做名词,指“人道主义者,博爱家”。在文中,译为“慈善家”更为妥当。

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1.be an expert at擅长

▶表达“某人擅长干什么”可以说 be expert at。如:

The cook was an expert at making sauces.

那位厨师是调制酱汁的能手。

▶另外也可以说be good at...,这个短语表示的熟练度要比be an expert at稍差一些,如:

You can't be good at everything.你不可能什么事都擅长。

▶表示“擅长”,也可以用be skilled in,一般用来形容某种“手艺”,如:

He is skilled in making a model plane.

他在制作飞机模型方面很熟练。

2.bring attention to吸引注意力

▶该短语表示“吸引注意力”,bring可以换成attract。

▶另外,attention 常用的短语还有 pay attention to,意为“放注意力在……”,如:

A:I just can't sing this song well.我就是唱不好这首歌。

B:Try to pay attention to your natural rhythms.

试着把注意力放在你的节奏上。

3.be known for因……而出名

▶for 引出出名的原因,通常是“某种属性”,如圣诞老人就是known for his generosity“以慷慨大方”而著名。

▶将短语中的for换成as则表示“作为……而出名”,通常是“某种事实”,如:

The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.

这种病更通俗的名称是“疯牛病”。

4.work on从事

▶work on意为“从事于……工作”,如work on a project“做一个项目”。

▶另外work on还有“继续工作”的意思,如:

They'll work on till sunset.他们将一直工作到日落。