世界名人简介 第118期:莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥

 Leonardo DiCaprio is a movie heartthrob and award-winning Hollywood actor. He shot to fame for his role in ‘Titanic’ in 1997. He has also starred in many other successful movies. DiCaprio is known for his environmentalist activities. He flies on commercial flights instead of private jets and has an eco-friendly house. He has inspired other celebrities¹ to take up environmental causes.

莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥是好莱坞万人迷，曾获得多个奖项。1997年，凭借电影《泰坦尼克号》走红。还曾主演多部热门影片。迪卡普里奥还是一名环保卫士。他常常乘坐民航飞机，而不是私人飞机出行，所住房屋也是生态友好型。他的行动也感染了其他明星从事环保事业。

DiCaprio is an only child and was born in Los Angeles in 1974. He was named after Leonardo da Vinci because his pregnant mother was looking at a da Vinci painting in Italy when her baby first kicked. Leo's actor stepbrother inspired DiCaprio to take up acting². He began looking for an agent when he was twelve but was unsuccessful.

1974年，迪卡普里奥出生在洛杉矶，他是家里的独生子。母亲怀孕期间，曾在意大利观看达芬奇画展，小莱昂第一次在母亲腹中踢了一脚，母亲决定以达芬奇名字命名。莱昂纳多的继母是名演员，她曾鼓励莱昂从事演艺之路。12岁那年，他开始寻找经纪人，但未能成功。

DiCaprio started his career making TV commercials. His break came in 1990 when he appeared in several shows. DiCaprio’s big breakthrough came in 1993 when he starred opposite Robert de Niro in ‘The Boy’s Life’. That same year he starred alongside Johnny Depp in ‘What's Eating Gilbert Grape’. He was 19 and his performance earned him an Academy Award nomination³.

莱昂的生涯是从电视广告开始。1990年，他曾参演多部电视剧，演艺事业迎来突破。1993年，他与罗伯特·德尼罗联袂主演《男孩的生活》，演艺事业迎来重大转机。同年与约翰尼·德普联袂主演《不一样的天空》。凭借出色演技，19岁的莱昂获得奥斯卡提名。

DiCaprio’s career took off and he became a Hollywood star. His status was elevated to superstar after he acted in ‘Titanic’, which won 11 Oscars. He was the most searched for personality on the Internet and his popularity was dubbed⁴ "Leo-mania”. He said later he would “never reach that state of popularity again”. Today, DiCaprio prefers to think of himself as an indie actor.

莱昂演艺生涯腾飞，并成为好莱坞明星。凭借11项奥斯卡金像奖影片《泰坦尼克号》，莱昂升级为好莱坞巨星。他还是网络搜索量最多的名人，全球引发“Leo-mania”追星潮。他称自己不希望再达到这一高度。如今的莱昂愿意将自己看成独立电影人。

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

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 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。

4 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》