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TRANSCRIPT
Topping the list of the Forbes 2018 highest paid actors is: George Clooney... "I'm not the guy that you kill, I'm the guy that you buy." The star of Michael Clayton, Ocean's Thirteen and other movies pulling in 239 million before taxes, despite not having any hits out. That's because a lot of his earnings came from money a conglomerate said it would pay for a tequila company Clooney co-founded.
In second place behind the 57-year-old, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, with 124 million pretax.
And the highest paid actress this year pulled in 40.5 million - Scarlett Johansson plays black widow in Marvel's Avengers movies.
Lilian Woo, FOX News.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201811/569692.shtml
VOCABULARY
1. pull in: (PHRASAL VERB) 挣;获得;赚取 If you pull in an amount of money, you earn or collect that amount. 例如:I only pull in 15,000 a year as a social worker. 作为一名社工,我每年仅挣15,000。
2. hit n. (N-COUNT) 成功而轰动(或风行)一时的事物(如唱片、电影或戏剧) If a CD, film, or play is a hit, it is very popular and successful. 例如:
The song became a massive hit in 1945. 这首歌在1945年风靡大江南北。
the surprise hit video of the year本年度出乎意料的热门视频
3. conglomerate n. (可数名词) (business 商) a large company formed by joining together different firms 联合大公司;企业集团。例如:a media conglomerate 大众传媒联合体
4. tequila n. 龙舌兰酒,特奎拉酒 (一种墨西哥产的烈性酒) Tequila is a strong alcoholic drink made in Mexico from a type of cactus (仙人掌)plant.
QUESTIONS
Read the table. Then listen to the news and complete the table.
Ranking | Celebrity | |
The highest paid actor | George Clooney | Topping the list of the Forbes 2018 highest paid (Q1)_____________is: George Clooney... "I'm not the guy that you (Q2) ______________, I'm the guy that you (Q3) ______________." The star of Michael Clayton, Ocean's Thirteen and other movies pulling in (Q4) _____________________________________, despite not having any (Q5) ________ out. That's because a lot of his (Q6) ______________ came from money a conglomerate said it would pay for a tequila company Clooney co-founded. |
The second highest paid actor | Dwayne Johnson | In second place behind the 57-year-old, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, with (Q7) _______________________________. |
The highest paid actress | Scarlett Johansson | And the highest paid (Q8) ___________________ this year pulled in (Q9) ____________ - Scarlett Johansson plays (Q10) ______________ in Marvel's Avengers movies. |
KEY
Read the table. Then listen to the news and complete the table.
Ranking | Celebrity | |
The highest paid actor | George Clooney | Topping the list of the Forbes 2018 highest paid (Q1) actors is: George Clooney... "I'm not the guy that you (Q2) kill, I'm the guy that you (Q3) buy." The star of Michael Clayton, Ocean's Thirteen and other movies pulling in (Q4) 239 million before taxes, despite not having any (Q5) hits out. That's because a lot of his (Q6) earnings came from money a conglomerate said it would pay for a tequila company Clooney co-founded. |
The second highest paid actor | Dwayne Johnson | In second place behind the 57-year-old, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, with (Q7) 124 million pretax. |
The highest paid actress | Scarlett Johansson | And the highest paid (Q8) actress this year pulled in (Q9) 40.5 million - Scarlett Johansson plays (Q10) black widow in Marvel's Avengers movies. |