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‘Brangelina’ is no more 布拉德·皮特与安吉丽娜·朱莉宣布离婚
Karaoke star Ted, 80, lands record deal 八十岁老人因其卡拉OK视频签下唱片合约
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Hollywood’s golden couple – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie – are to divorce after 12 years together. Mr Pitt says he is very saddened by his wife’s decision to end their marriage. They have six children.
好莱坞的“金童玉女”布拉德·皮特与安吉丽娜·朱莉即将离婚，结束了他们为期12年的感情。皮特说他对妻子终结这场婚姻的决定感到非常难过。二人养育了六名子女。
An 80-year-old British man with dementia has become an internet sensation through his carpool karaoke performances with his son. Now Ted McDermott has been signed up by a major record company. Ted has Alzheimer’s and sometimes he struggles to recognise his own family, but his son Simon noticed that singing helped Ted become his old self.
英国一位患有失智症的80岁男士和他的儿子拍摄了一段在车里共同演唱卡拉OK歌曲的视频，这位老人已经在网上引起了轰动。现在，泰德·麦克德莫特已与一家大型的唱片公司签约。泰德患有阿尔茨海默症，他有时甚至难以认出自己的家人。然而，他的儿子发现唱歌能让泰德找回其曾经的自我。
词汇
saddened
感到伤心的
sensation
轰动性的人或事
练习
请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。
saddened / sensation
1. I’m __________ by the news that your grandmother has died. She was a very kind person.
2. If you want to be famous don’t lose hope. Today you star on an off-Broadway play, tomorrow you might be a Broadway __________.
答案
1. I’m saddened by the news that your grandmother has died. She was a very kind person.
2. If you want to be famous don’t lose hope. Today you star on an off-Broadway play, tomorrow you might be a Broadway sensation.