世界名人简介 第21期:布拉德·皮特

 William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He is one of Hollywood’s superstars and received an Academy Award nomination¹ in 1995 but has yet to win an Oscar. He often tops the “most handsome guy in the world” lists. He was married to Jennifer Aniston for five years and is now married to Angelina Jolie, with whom he has six children.

威廉·布拉德·皮特是美国演员，制片人。他是好莱坞巨星之一，1995年获得了奥斯卡提名，但是没有获奖。他经常荣登“全球最帅男士”名单的榜首之位。他曾与詹妮弗·安妮斯顿有过5年的婚姻经历，如今他的妻子是安吉丽娜·朱莉，有六个孩子。

Brad was born in 1963 in Oklahoma. His father owned a trucking company and his mother was a school counsellor. He was an active student and enjoyed debating and acting². He studied journalism³ at the University of Missouri but his heart wasn’t really in reporting. He didn’t finish his degree but instead drove to Hollywood to look for fame.

1963年，布拉德出生于俄克拉何马州。他的父亲是一名卡车公司老板，母亲是学校指导老师。他在学校很活跃，喜欢参加辩论赛，喜欢演戏。他曾经在密苏里大学主攻新闻专业，但是他对报道并不感兴趣。他没有完成学业，而是前往好莱坞去谋求名声。

In 1988, Pitt landed his first role in ‘The Dark Side of the Sun’, which was filmed in the former Yugoslavia. He attracted great attention in the hit movie ‘Thelma & Louise’. This made him a sex symbol after he was filmed topless wearing a cowboy hat. Pitt slowly got bigger roles, including Robert Redford's ‘A River Runs Through It’ in 1992.

1988年，皮特在电影“再见艳阳天”中出演了自己的第一个角色，这部影片是在前南斯拉夫拍摄完成的。之后又出演了著名的《末路狂花》，这部影片让他受到了人们的关注。他赤裸上身，头戴牛仔帽的角色让他成为了一名性感影星。皮特逐渐获得了出演重要角色的机会，包括出演1992年《大河恋》中的罗伯特·雷德福。

In 1994, his role in ‘Interview with a Vampire’ launched him into the big time as Hollywood’s hottest actor. Other blockbusters followed, including ‘Se7en’, ‘Fight Club’, ‘Twelve Monkeys’ and ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Pitt has used his fame to help the homeless in New Orleans. He is also behind the organization Not On Our Watch, which raises awareness⁴ of the suffering in Darfur.

1994年，他在电影《夜访吸血鬼》中所扮演的角色让他成为了好莱坞最火的影星。之后还饰演了其他好莱坞大片，包括“七宗罪”、“十二猴子”以及“十一罗汉”。皮特还利用他的名声来帮助新奥尔良的无家可归者。他还是“Not On Our Watch”组织的创始者，该组织创建的目的是要让人们了解达尔富尔人民所受到的苦难。

1.raise awareness of 提高意识

例句：Our first goal was an event to raise awareness of the moon and its importance to society.

我们的首要目标是提高人们对月亮的认识以及月亮对整个社会的重要性。

2.marry to 婚嫁

例句：This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe⁵ of their father shall they marry.

论到西罗非哈的众女儿，耶和华这样吩咐说，她们可以随意嫁人，只是要嫁同宗支派的人。

3.school counsellor 学校指导员

例句：Talk to your school counsellor if you are still at school.

如果你还在上学，你也可以和学校指导员谈一谈。

4.attract attention 引起……的注意

例句：They attract attention regardless of their quality.

不管品质，只需吸引注意力。

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• 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。

4 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

5 tribe   

n.部落，种族，一伙人

参考例句：

• This is a subject tribe.这是个受他人统治的部落。
• Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。