VOA慢速英语--New Comic Book Celebrates Life of Betty White

A new comic book is celebrating the life of actress Betty White.

White, who would have turned 100 on January 17, had a career of more than 80 years and became America's favorite older actress. She died at home last week in her sleep, her agent said.

From her early days in television to her famous part on "The Golden Girls" and her social media fame, the 30-page comic book by TidalWave Productions follows White's Hollywood journey. The book will be available both on computers and in print.

TidalWave Productions has released¹ other biographies² – or life stories - of famous people including Carrie Fisher, Lucille Ball, David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor.

White won best-supporting actress awards for her part on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1975 and 1976.

She won another Emmy in 1986 for "The Golden Girls," a show about four older women living together in Miami. The show explored the issues of an age group rarely shown on American television.

White also was nominated³ for an Emmy six other times for her acting⁴ in "The Golden Girls." She played the part of Rose Nylund, a kind person from America's Midwest whose husband had died. "The Golden Girls" ran from 1985 to 1992 and was one of the top-rated television shows of its time.

White, who had no children, worked for animal causes. She once turned down a part in the movie "As Good as It Gets" because of a scene in which a dog was thrown in a waste chute.

Words in This Story

comic book – n. a magazine that is made up of a series of comic strips⁵

scene – n. a part of a play, movie, story, etc., in which a particular action or activity occurs

chute – n. a narrow tube or passage that things and people go down or through

1 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

2 biographies   

n.传记( biography的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over. 有大量传记供他浏览。 来自辞典例句
• He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself. 他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。 来自互联网

3 nominated   

adj.被提名的，被任命的 动词nominate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。
• The movie was nominated for an Oscar. 这部电影获奥斯卡金像奖提名。

4 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。

5 strips   

n. 条，片 名词strip的复数形式

参考例句：

• Cut the vegetables into thin strips. 把菜切成细条。
• The baskets are woven from strips of willow. 这些篮子是用柳条编的。