Titanic Star Heartbreak 泰坦尼克号明星心碎了
Celebrity Divorce 名人离婚
Kate Winslet, the English star of the film Titanic, has announced that she hassplit upfrom her film director husband
Sam Mendes after six years of marriage.
The couple released a statement saying that the split was entirelyamicableand by mutual agreement. The press release went on to say that both partieswere committed tothe joint parenting of their children.
It is not the first time that the Oscar-winning actress has facedtragedyin her private life.
In 1997 Winslet became an international star with the release of the massive box-office hit Titanic, but for her the success of the film wasovershadowed by the death of her then partner from bone cancershortly beforethe film came out.
Winslet then met and married film director Jim Threapleton with whom she has a daughter, but the couple divorced three years later.
Both Mendes and Winslet have hadstellarcareers – she wasnominated five times for an Oscar before finally winning the best actress award for her performance in the 2009 film The Reader.
Mendes has enjoyed great success as a theatre director in London and on Broadway,as well as winning the best picture and best director Oscar awards for his 1999debutmovie American Beauty.
The couple only worked together, however, on a single film project, the 2008melodramaRevolutionary Road.
But fans of both Mendes and Winslet needn't worry that the divorce will affect their creativeoutputas Mendes has five films in development and is reportedlyin talksto direct the next James Bond movie.
As forWinslet, with two films and a TV show in pre-production, her fans can be sure her heart will go on.
电影泰坦尼克号的女主角,英国明星凯特·温丝莱特(Kate Winslet)宣布与他的电影导演丈夫萨姆·门德斯(Sam Mendes)分手,两人已经走过了六年的婚姻历程。
凯特·温丝莱特夫妇发表声明表示两人是非常友好的协议离婚。新闻发布会称,双方均会履行联合抚养孩子的职责。
这已经不是第一位获得奥斯卡奖的女明星私生活中面临悲剧。
1997年,由于票房热门电影泰坦尼克号的播放,凯特·温丝莱特成为国际明星。但是,由于他的搭档在影片出品之前因骨癌去世,她的成功蒙上了一层阴影。
随后,温丝莱特遇到电影导演杰米·塞普莱顿(Jim Threapleton)并与他结婚,后来生下一个女儿。但是三年之后两人离婚。
门德斯和温丝莱特都有着一流的职业生涯——温丝莱特获得五次奥斯卡奖提名,最终凭借2009年的影片《生死朗读》(The Reader)而荣获奥斯卡最佳女主角。
门德斯作为剧场导演在伦敦和百老汇享受巨大的成功,同时因1999年的电影处女作《美国美人》(American Beauty)而荣获奥斯卡最佳影片和最佳导演奖。
然而,两人仅合作过一部影片,就是2008年的音乐剧《革命之路》(Revolutionary Road)。
但是门德斯和温丝莱特的影迷都不需要担心离婚会影响他们创作性的影片出品。门德斯正在拍制五部影片,据报道,正在谈判指导下一部詹姆斯·邦德影片。
对于温丝莱特来说,她的两部电影和一个电视表演正在前期制作的过程中。她的粉丝们应该确信,她的心永不变。
1.amicable adj.友好的
例句:The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.
两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
The two nations reached an amicable agreement.
两国达成了一项友好协议。
2.tragedy n.悲惨的事;不幸;灾难;惨案
例句:The tragedy he mentioned took place in January.
他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在一月。
3.overshadow v.使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣
例句:His disappearance overshadowed the family.
他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。
4.overshadow 使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
例句:Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.
有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。
5.nominate vt.提名…为候选人; 任命
例句:I nominate John.
我推荐约翰。
I nominate Bill as the club president.
我提名比尔为俱乐部主席候选人。
6.stellar adj.主要的, 主角的
例句:the stellar role in a play
剧本中的主角
7.debut n.〈法〉(演员、运动员)首次亮相;初次登台(或上场)
例句:She made her debut album in 1973.
她在1973年推出她的第一套唱片集。
8.melodrama n.音乐剧,通俗剧,戏剧似的事件
9.output n.产量
例句:Grain output reached a new high in the three years.
谷物产量达到三年中最高水平。
1.Kate Winslet, the English star of the film Titanic, has announced that she has split up from her film director husband
Sam Mendes after six years of marriage.
split up非正〉(使)断绝关系
例句:Who told you that Mary and I had split up?
谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了?
The quarrel split up the two friends.
那次争吵使两个朋友断绝了来往。
2.The press release went on to say that both parties were committed to the joint parenting of their children.
be committed to献身于,致力于
3.In 1997 Winslet became an international star with the release of the massive box-office hit Titanic, but for her the success of the film was overshadowed by the death of her then partner from bone cancer shortly before the film came out.
shortly before在...之前不久
例句:We arrived shortly before the film started.
我们在电影开始前不久到的。
a full rehearsal shortly before the first performance.
在正式演出前的完全彩排。
相关短语:
long before before long
before long和 long before这是两个容易混淆的词组,怎样才能正确运用这两个词组呢?下面就让我们简单的辨析一下:
before long =soon,a little later不久以后
作时间状语,可用于将来时或过去时。
例:I hope to see you before long.
我希望不久能见到你。
Before long they had got everything ready.
不久他们就做好了一切准备。
long before=long long ago很久以前
表示过去,可单独作状语,其后还可接从句或名词。
例:We heard of it long before.
我们很久以前就听说过这件事。
It will be long before he arrives.
还要很久他才到达。
巧记:
long在前(long before)——“很久前”,
long在后(before long)——“不久后”。
4.But fans of both Mendes and Winslet needn't worry that the divorce will affect their creative output as Mendes has five films in development and is reportedly in talks to direct the next James Bond movie.
in talks在谈判
5.As for Winslet, with two films and a TV show in pre-production, her fans can be sure her heart will go on.
as for至于, 关于
例句:The thief was caught by the police almost immediately.As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.
小偷几乎当时就被警察抓住。至于偷去的宝石, 也在垃圾箱里找到了。