百變麥特?戴蒙There’s far more to this star than movies.This Hollywood star is more than just a good actor by Pamela Osment
Matt Damon is a poster child for success with a life that includes hit movies, a beautiful wife and three daughters, and many well-known celebrity friends. Yet for all of his success, Damon hasn't let fame go to his head, and those who know him insist he's one of Hollywood's nice guys.
The young man
Matthew Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1970 to a stockbroker father and a college professor mother. When Damon was 10, he met Ben Affleck, who lived down the street, and they became best friends. While attending prep school, Damon got his start in acting by performing in several plays. Later, he attended Harvard University for three years but dropped out to pursue acting seriously.
The new celebrity
Damon headed to Hollywood and soon began landing small to moderate-sized roles, but nothing brought him much attention. Then he and Affleck finished a screenplay Damon had begun at Harvard, which was made into the movie Good Will Hunting. The film won the men an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and earned Damon praise and recognition for his acting performance. The film proved to be the door opener Damon needed to get better film roles.
The skillful professional
Very few actors immerse themselves in their roles with the same intensity as Damon, who changes his preparation strategy depending on what each role requires. He has lost and gained tremendous amount of weight, moved to Tennessee in order to perfect a Southern accent, and learned to play the piano. His dedication has paid off as audiences have flocked to see him perform in everything from Saving Private Ryan to the Bourne movies and Invictus.
The caring philanthropist
Besides being known for his great acting ability. Damon is also known as a very charitable person. In 2009, he co-founded Water.org, a non-profit organization with the goal of bringing good sanitation and clean water to people in developing countries. While visiting some of the world's poorest regions, he witnessed the plight of some of the 890 million people with no access to safe drinking water. Damon hopes to use his fame to bring attention to the problem and to raise badly needed money for water projects. The organization currently has ongoing projects in countries such as Honduras, Bangladesh, Kenya and the Philippines.
Success to Damon is more than just another hit film- it's making a difference to people who need it most.
Grammar Tip:
Yet for all of his success, Damon hasn't let fame go to his head....
"Yet for all......, subject + has not........."
Yet for all the hospital trips she has made, Karen has never once complained.
Yet for all the money he has lost in gambling. Nick has never learned his lesson.
Vocabulary Tips:
go to somebody's head-衝昏了頭，過度自負或驕傲。
*Fame and wealth went to his head, and the singer became arrogant and self-absorbed. 美名與財富衝昏了他的頭。。。。。驕傲（傲慢）又自滿（自負）
*Even though Frank is tremendously successful, he hasn't let his success go to his head.
drop out-退學，輟學 leave without finish the school.
*Patricia dropped out of college in order to take care of her mother.
*David dropped out of school when he was only 16.
dropout (n)-中輟生，輟學者，
door opener-開門的工具，此指“展開成功的契機”。什麽契機用“for”
*The band's television performance was a door opener for their success.
immerse-浸泡，使自己沉浸于某個事物中。專注于。。 沉浸在。。。immersed in...
*Sean immersed himself in studying.
*Britney immersed herself in the novel.
*This artist completely immersed himself in his painting.
sanitation-公共衛生，環境衛生。
*The camping site lacks adequate sanitation facilities.
*The country's development was impeded by poor sanitation.
*The shelter provides food, water and sanitation.
plight-困境，苦情。不幸的遭遇。bad situation.
*The plight of the earthquake victims was reported on the TV news this morning.
*Many were touched by the orphans' plights and made donation as to help them.
dedication-hard work.
prep school- a private school that prepare students for college. preparatory school
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screenplay- 電影劇本screen-電影play-劇本。
screenwriter -寫電影劇本的人（作家）
the big screen-大熒幕，電影院，又叫" silver screen"
What's playing on the big screen? 電影院上演的是什麽？
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non-profit-非營利
non-profit organization-菲營利組織
cause and effect-因果關係。前因後果。
cause-主張，主義，目標，理想。理念。（for 認同)
He is working for a good cause.
philanthropist - 慈善家
humanitarian-人道主義者。
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