第一册课本听力(上)Unit5 speaking

　　Ask questions about the place where they grew up,the time when they were young,the reasons why they chose their jobs and about their career.
Maryl Streep was born in a small village in America in 1949.After high school Meryl went to study at a famous drama¹ school.while still a student,she played roles in many plays.After graduating,she went to New York,where she started working as an actressand won the Theater World Award for her role in a playMeryl Streep made her first film,called Julia in 1977. A few years later ,she won her first Oscar as Best Actress for the film Kramer vs KramerDuring the 1980s and 1990s she won many more prizes while acting² in famous film such as Sophie's Choice.Out of Africa and Music of the Heart.
Meryl Streep got married in 1978 and has a son and three daughters.
Keanu Reeves was born in Lebanon in 1964.He grew up in Toronto and left high school without a degree when he was seventeen.In the beginning he took many small jobs to make money.When he was twenty years old ,he acted in his first film,called Wolfboy .In 1986 he moved to Hollywood³ to live with his stepfather,who is a film director⁴ .After acting in many cheap films for a few years,he was asked to play a rolein the film Speedin 1994.This film quickly made him famousSince then Keanu Reeves has acted in more than twelve films such as The Matrix, Sweet November and Hardball

1 drama   

n.戏剧；戏剧艺术

参考例句：

• He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
• The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。

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 Hollywood   

n.好莱坞；美国电影业

参考例句：

• She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
• The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。

4 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。