英语俚语天天说 第165期:连小李子的名字都读不对,人得奥斯卡你高兴啥?

 　　【讲解】：

　　名字到底怎么读？

　　Leonardo DiCaprio [l???na:d??][ ?dik?pri??]

　　关于小李子的8个真相

　　He has never been married.

　　He was born on November, 11, 1974 No wonder DiCaprio feels at home on the red carpet, he was born right in LA.

　　When his mom was pregnant, she was rumored¹ to be standing² in front of a Leonardo Da Vinci painting in Italy when she first felt him kick, and that&`&s where his name came from.

　　He adopted a South African baby girl.

　　He sends her monthly checks and talks to her on the phone.

　　DiCaprio's net worth is $220 million.

　　He&`&s an environmentalist, founding the Leonardo DiCaprio foundation

　　His mother is a German and he speaks German fluently.

1 rumored   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。