英語名人堂：布拉德·皮特

布拉德·皮特(Brad Pitt)，1963年12月18日出生于美國俄克拉何馬州，美國電影演員、制片人。

1987年，皮特以臨時演員的身份參加了他的第一部電影《無主地》的拍攝。1993年，皮特出演《加州殺手》，并憑此片獲得威尼斯電影節(jié)最佳男演員獎[1] 。1995年，皮特出演《十二只猴子》，并憑借片中的表演獲得了奧斯卡最佳男配角獎的提名。2002年，布拉德·皮特創(chuàng)立了B計劃影業(yè)[2] 。2005年，皮特與安吉麗娜·朱莉合作了《史密斯夫婦》，兩人相戀。2007年，皮特憑《神槍手之死》第二次獲得威尼斯電影節(jié)最佳男演員獎。2008年，皮特憑借《返老還童》獲得第81屆奧斯卡最佳男主角的提名。2010年，由他制片并主演的《點球成金》為他帶來又一個奧斯卡最佳男主角提名以及最佳影片提名。2011年，他主演了電影《溫柔的殺戮》。2013年，皮特主演的《末日之戰(zhàn)》上映。

2016年，布拉德·皮特籌拍新片《他想要月亮》。

William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He is one of Hollywood’s superstars and received an Academy Award nomination 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.

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 acting. He studied journalism 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.

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.

In 1994, his role in ‘Interview with a Vampire’ launched5 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 awareness6 of the suffering in Darfur.

1 academy

n.(高等)?？圃盒?學術(shù)社團，協(xié)會，研究院

參考例句：

This is an academy of music.這是一所音樂?？茖W院。

I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去訪問了中國科學院。

2 nomination

n.提名，任命，提名權(quán)

參考例句：

John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.約翰最有希望被提名為俱樂部主席。

Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示贊成他的提名。

3 acting

n.演戲，行為，假裝;adj.代理的，臨時的，演出用的

參考例句：

Ignore her,she's just acting.別理她，她只是假裝的。

During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 journalism

n.新聞工作，報業(yè)

參考例句：

He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教師，可還兼職做一些新聞工作。

He had an aptitude for journalism.他有從事新聞工作的才能。

5 launched

v.發(fā)射( launch的過去式和過去分詞 );[計算機]開始(應用程序);發(fā)動;開展(活動、計劃等)

參考例句：

He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他對年輕一代發(fā)起了猛烈的抨擊。

The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 這個產(chǎn)品在世界各地隆重推出。

6 awareness

n.意識，覺悟，懂事，明智

參考例句：

There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人們普遍認識到吸煙有害健康。

Environmental awareness has increased over the years.這些年來人們的環(huán)境意識增強了。