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英语新闻:姚晨与莱昂纳多同框 达沃斯同获殊荣

CNTV2016-01-21 10:22

  1月19日,第二十二年度水晶奖颁奖典礼于瑞士举行。中国女演员姚晨与莱昂纳多等共同获得殊荣。作为获得水晶奖的首位华人女性,姚晨呼吁关注难民问题“每个人都是一束光,可以驱散一小片黑暗。聚拢起来,就可以点亮很多很多难民的希望和未来”。

  以下是来自CNTV的英语报道:

  Leonardo DiCaprio has delivered an impassioned speech calling for bold action to safeguard theplanet -- this as he was accepting the World Economic Forum's 2016 Crystal Award. Chineseactress Yao Chen was also honored for raising awareness of the refugee crisis.

  DiCaprio was recognized as a longtime, passionate advocate for environmental sustainability -both through his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which aims to promote the health and wellbeingof people around the planet and for his work as a U.N. messenger of peace for climate change.

  In his acceptance speech, DiCaprio called for a committed move away from fossil fuels torenewable energy.

  "We simply cannot afford to let the corporate greed of the coal, oil, and gas industries todetermine the future of humanity. Our planet cannot be saved unless we leave fossil fuels in theground where they belong," said DiCaprio.

  He also called for protection of the planet's last natural ecosystems.

  Chinese actress Yao Chen won her Crystal Award for raising public awareness of the refugee crisis.After being named China representative of the UN's refugee sector, Yao has travelled the worldvisiting refugees, most recently to Pakistan.

英语新闻:姚晨与莱昂纳多同框 达沃斯同获殊荣

  Recording artist will.i.am was also honored as a role model to inspire children to stay in school andgo to college. He told the audience he wants neighborhood kids to set their sights on more than acareer in the music industry and to "dream to be like Steve Jobs, not just Stevie Wonder."

  And Danish artist Olafur Eliasson was honored for HIS work creating inclusive communities.

  The World Economic Forum's Crystal Award - unveiled on the eve of the opening of the WorldEconomic Forum - honors artists who help to improve the state of the world and who bestrepresent the so-called "spirit of Davos".

  Key Words/Phrases

  1.impassioned adj.慷慨激昂,充满激情的

  2.refugee crisis 难民危机

  3.acceptance speech 受奖演讲,获奖感言

  4.renewable energy 可再生能源

  5.set one's sights on sth 下决心做...将眼光放在...

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