剑桥国际英语教程interchange-unit12-It-could-happen-to-you

12ItcouldhappentoyouJuneAirjordan-MichealJordanYes!Heprovedthatamancanfly!

-----BillGatesHisbasicinformationName：MichaelJordan

Birthday：February17,1963（Sunday）

Birthplace：BrooklyninNewYorkPosition:ShootingGuardHeight:6'6"Weight:216lbsUniversity:NorthCarolinaStateUniversity

HowmuchdoyouknowaboutJordan?Hisfamousskills?Handslayup(换手上篮)Fadeaway

(后仰跳投)Flyingdunk(飞身扣篮)

Servicelineoff（罚球）…Heisthemasterofmasters,knownastheGodswearsNO.23.百年美国十大文化偶像名单

1约翰·肯尼迪（JohnKennedy）2玛丽莲·梦露（MarilynMonroe）3猫王（ElvisPresley）4约翰·韦恩（JohnWayne）5马丁·路德·金（MartinLutherKingJr）6迈克尔·乔丹（MichaelJordan）7詹姆斯·迪恩（JamesDean）8弗兰克·西纳特拉（FrankSinatra）9海明威（Hemingway）10罗纳德·里根（RonaldReagan）difficultsandadversitiesexpelledfromschoolbasketballteam.hisfatherwasmuderedwhenhewasattheheightofhiscaree“neversaynerver”1988SlamDunkchampionWhostayedintheairthelongesttimeintheworld,noonecanhoveroveronesecond.5NBAMVP(1988,'91,'92,'96,'98)10-timeAll-NBAFirstTeam(1987-93,1996-98)All-NBASecondTeam(1985)NBA第二阵容DefensivePlayeroftheYear(1988)Nine-timeAll-DefensiveFirstTeam(1988-93,1996-98);RookieoftheYear(1985)年度最佳新秀14-timeAll-Star全明星All-StarMVP(1988,'96,'98)Two-timeOlympicgoldmedalist(1984,'92).Six-timeNBAchampion

(1991-93,1996-98)

Clutchshot（绝杀）Thebestthereeverwas.Thebestthereeverwillbe.(前无古人，后无来者！)

Ihopesharingwithallofyouasanencouragement.jordaniseverywhere

JordanisaLegend!

Anditistruethatwecanreallylearnalotfromhim!

Madonna

麦当娜Backgroundinformation

Birthname

MadonnaLouiseCicconeBorn

August16,1958BayCity,Michigan,U.S.Genres

Pop,rock,danceOccupations

singer,songwriter,recordproducer,dancer,actress,filmdirector,fashiondesigner……Instruments

Vocals,guitar,drums

Mother(diedofbreastcancerin1963)

1982–90:

MadonnaConcertIn1958-1981：EarlylifeandcareerbeginningsAfterthen……1982–90:Madonna,marriage，concert,In1983，herfirststudioalbumMadonnawasreleasedMadonnamarriedactorSeanPennonherbirthdayin1985.InApril1985,embarkedonherfirstconcerttourinNorthAmerica"LikeaPrayer"peakedatnumberone1991--specialyearHerfirstdocumentaryfilmTruthorDare

wasreleasedinmid-1991"SoonerorLater",whichearnedsongwriterStephenSondheimanAcademyAwardforBestOriginalSong

in1991In1991,3.25,SheandMichaelJacksonsetfootontheredcarpettogether,causedtheworldsensation2003–presentNeverstop,continuefor….theLive8benefitconcert(2005)theLiveEarthconcertsin2007thepremiereofW.E.attheTorontoFilmFestivalin2011作品

录音室专辑1.《Madonna》（1983年7月27日，《玛丹娜》）2.《LikeaVirgin》（1984年11月12日，《宛如处女》）3.《TrueBlue》（1986年6月30日，《真实的忧郁》）4.《LikeaPrayer》（1989年3月21日，《宛如祈祷者》）5.《Erotica》（1992年10月20日，《情欲》）6.《BedtimeStories》（1994年10月25日，《枕边故事》）7.《RayofLight》（1998年3月3日，《光芒万丈》）8.《Music》（2000年9月19日，《音乐圣堂》）9.《AmericanLife》（2003年4月22日，《梦醒美国》）10.《ConfessionsonaDanceFloor》（2005年11月15日，《娜‧语‧录》）11.《HardCandy》（2008年4月29日，《娜‧式‧糖》）

原声带专辑1.《Who'sThatGirl》（1987年7月21日，《那女孩是谁》）2.《I'mBreathless》（1990年5月22日，《屏息-狄克崔西》）3.《Evita》（1996年10月25日，《玛丹娜之阿根廷别为我哭泣》）

精选辑1.《YouCanDance》（1987年11月17日，《你可以跳舞》）2.《TheImmaculateCollection》（1990年11月9日，《超级精选辑之纯净经典》）3.《SomethingtoRemember》（1995年11月7日，《情难忘》）4.《GreatestHitsVolume2》（2001年11月13日，《就是娜精选》）5.《Remixed&Revisited》（2003年11月24日，《神话再现混音EP》）6.《Celebration》（2009年9月18日，《娜经典-2009新歌＋世纪精选》）演唱会专辑1.《I'mGoingtoTellYouaSecret》（2006年6月20日，《玛丹娜的秘密档案》）2.《TheConfessionsTour》（2007年1月30日，《娜语录世界巡回演唱会实录》）3.《Sticky&SweetTour》（2010年3月30日，《黏蜜蜜世界巡回演唱会实录》）巡回演唱会■1985年TheVirginTour■1987Who'sThatGirlTour■1990BlondAmbitionTour■1993TheGirlieShowTour■2001DrownedWorldTour■2004Re-InventionWorldTour■2006

ConfessionsTour■2008-2009

Sticky&SweetTouryoumusthaveusedoneofthempersonnalinformationBillGatesIn1955,BillGates,thesecondchildofhisfamily,wasbornon28October1955inSeattle,Washington.WhenGateswas12,hegottoknowcomputerforthefirsttime.Andin1975,hebeganhis

company,Microsoft,withhischildhoodfriend,PaulAllen.Nowasweall

know,Gatesisoneofthebest-knownentrepreneurs[ˌɑntrəprəˈnɚ]ofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.hiselitehousingAnnBradStefanieZeuchlMelinda

Frenchrelationshipsscandalmistresswife马云JackMaOneofthetoptenentrepreneursinChinaWhoishe?MayunpersonalintroductionEnglishname:JackMaBirthplace:HangzhouZhejiangprovinceDateofbirth:October15,1964Career:AlibabagroupchairmanandCEOGraduateschool:Hangzhounormalcollege,wontheforeignlanguagedegree

classicalquotations

Aman'slooksareofteninversely[ɪn'vɝslɪ]proportional[prə'pɔrʃənl]

tohistalents.

马化腾Pony

penguinemperorPonywasboneinthechaoyangofguangdong,onOctober29,1971HeistheCEOofTencentcompany.HestudiedComputerScienceinshenzhenuniversity.In1998,hesetuptheTencentcomputersystemcompany.AccordingtotheForbes福布斯ChinaRichListHeisworthabout4.7billiondollars,rankedeighthDecember2009theBritishmagazineissued"theworld'smostfamoustenChineseintenyears

"list,includingtencentcompanyCEOMaHuaTeng.Thenewspapersaid:theChinesepeoplewillbringdifferentworld,andprobablybecomepersonlikeAmericaITgiantBillGatesandBuffett.Andhewasoneofthe30globalbestCEOsin2011HecreatedaQQempireBycopyingothers.Butheiscalled“山寨之王”HesaidChineseinternetcompanyshould“innovate”.

Chinawon'tcontinue“fortressculture”,ifnotbuildtheirowninnovationgenesandculture,thedevelopmentofChina'sInternetisnotlikelytolastlong.

MrYuisnewOrientaleducationandtechnologygroupchairman.Hewasthemostappreciatepotentialasoneoftoptenenterprisestar.

YuMinhongwasborninapoorruralfamilyineasternChina'sJiangsuProvince.AfterhegraduatedfromthePekingUniversity,YuMinhongbecameamemberoftheteachingstaffforhisAlmaMater[ˌælməˈmɑ:tə(r)]母校for7years.Butonafatefuldayin1993,YuMinhongwasshockedwhenhisAlmaMateraccusedhimof"givingunauthorizedlecturesoffcampus".Consideringthepunishmenthewasgivenfromtheuniversitytoharshheresignedsoonafter.HethenstartedhisowncareerbyfoundingTheNewOrientalSchool.Atfirst,theso-calledschoolwasmerelyanEnglishtrainingclasswithnomorethan30students.GrowthHistoryAmericandreamsinChina徐小平王强Part7Conversation

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