Emma Thompson receives star on Walk of Fame

    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- British actress, comedienne（喜剧女演员） and screenwriter(编剧家) Emma Thompson has become the latest addition to the landmark¹ Hollywood Walk of Fame, receiving the 2,416th star in a ceremony held on Friday.
    "It's so appropriate this is outside of a pub," Thompson said of her star on Hollywood Boulevard. "It's the last thing you step on before you get your first drink and the last thing you step on when you reel out."The Oscar-winner actress, 51, dedicated² her star to her late father, Eric Thompson, an English actor, writer and director. "He was a wonderful man and a great inspiration to me," Thompson noted³. "He inspired me to write for children without writing for children."Recalling that her father was taking her to the Walk of Fame when he was in Los Angeles in the 1970s to direct a production of "The Norman Conquests" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Thompson said, "We looked at all the stars and I remember being really fascinated（使着迷） by this, thinking, 'What a lovely thing to do, put people's names in the pavement where everyone walks about all the time.'""I was thrilled by that," she said.
    Thompson's former boyfriend who dated her when both attended the University of Cambridge, Actor Hugh Laurie, praised her for her enormous talent.
    "She was the most obnoxiously⁴ talented person -- and still is -- that I've ever come across," said Laurie, who played the protagonist⁵ of the Fox Broadcasting medical drama "House." He has received two Golden Globe awards and several Emmy nominations⁶ for his portrayal⁷ in the series.
    Born on April 15, 1959, in London, Thompson made her television debut⁸ while still in college on the British Broadcasting Corp.'s "Friday Night, Saturday Morning."（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 obnoxiously   

adv. 可憎地 讨厌地

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5 protagonist   

n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公

参考例句：

• The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
• He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！

6 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

7 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。