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1、Famous people,Kobe Bryant Michael Fred Phelps Audrey Hepburn George Gordon Byron Helen Keller,Kobe,Personal: Father Joe Jelly Bean Bryant played eight seasons in the NBA (Philadelphia, San Diego and Houston) before retiring in 1983 Spent eight years of his childhood in Italy Parents named him after

2、a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya ,Involved in several community programs in the past, including the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Center for Abused Children Is currently involved with several organizations including Make-

3、a-Wish Foundation, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and Plaza de la Raza (cultural center in East L.A.) .In the summer of 2006, created the VIVO Foundation, a charitable initiative dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people and making dreams come true throu

4、gh educational and cultural enrichment opportunities and financial support .,Projects of the foundation include Vivo Del Mondo, an international travel experience that offers deserving high school and college students a unique and expanded context to think, question and formulate their own beliefs a

5、bout the world and discover and develop their life passions . Held the first ever Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University in the summer of 2007 (continued in 2008 and 2009), teaching athletes basketballs five fundamentals as well as the Princeton and Triangle offenses during the week-

6、long camp . Member of the 2006-08 USA Mens Senior National Team, helping the 2007 team win the FIBA Americas championship and a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics . Kobe and his wife Vanessa have two daughters, Natalia Diamante and Gianna Maria.,Michael Fred Phelps,Michael Fred Phelps (born Jun

7、e 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medalssix gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008.,Phelps began swimming at the age of seven, partly because of the influence of his sisters and partly to provide him with an outlet for his energy.,E

8、arly life:,When Phelps was in the sixth grade, he was diagnosed with ADHD. He trained at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club under coach Bob Bowman and excelled as a swimmer. By the age of 10, he held a national record for his age group.,Physical attributes particularly suit Phelps to swimming:,his lon

9、g, thin torso; his arms span 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm) ; his relatively short legs; his size 14 feet; his hyper-mobility ankles.,The Michael Phelps Foundation:,After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation. As a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agencys Project Believe

10、program, Phelps is regularly tested to ensure that his system is clean of performance-enhancing drugs.,Plans:,Phelps has said he will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics but it would likely be his last Olympics. For the 2012 Olympics, Phelps has stated he will never do eight events again and will tr

11、y new events.,Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929(1929-05-04) 20 January 1993(1993-01-20) ,a British actress and humanitarian.,Hepburn played the lead female role in Roman Holiday(1953), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her performance. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in

12、 Ondine (1954). Hepburn became one of the most successful film actresses in the world and performed with notable leading men such as Gregory Peck, Rex Harrison, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, William Holden, Burt Lancaster, Fred Astaire, James Garner, Peter OToole and Albert

13、Finney. She won BAFTA Awards for her performances in The Nuns Story (1959) and Charade (1963) and received Academy Award nominations for Sabrina (1954), The Nuns Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961) and Wait Until Dark (1967).,Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday,Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanys,He

14、pburn in War and Peace,Hepburn in a scene from the comic thriller Charade (1963).,Work for UNICEF,Soon after Hepburns final film role, she was appointed goodwill ambassador to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). She dedicated the remainder of her life to helping impoverished children in the

15、poorest nations. Hepburns travels were made easier by her wide knowledge of languages; she spoke seven languages fluently, including French, Italian, Spanish, English, Dutch, and German. In 1992, United States President George H. W. Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recogn

16、ition of her work with UNICEF.,Death,In 1993 ,Audrey Hepburn died of cancer.,Grave of Audrey Hepburn in Tolochenaz, Switzerland,George Gordon Byron 1788-1824,Byron is the most outstanding representative of English Romanticism Literature. He is one of the most influential poets of his time.,Byrons Li

17、fe,Byron was born in London to an ancient aristocratic family. Educated first at Harrow and then Cambridge took his seat in the House of Lords. In 1807, at the age of 19, Byron wrote his first poem Hours of Idleness. Byrons life as a poet started. 1816, Byron left England with anger and disgust afte

18、r experienced an unhappy marriage and never returned. During his 8 years abroad, he wrote many poems. Because of several months hard work under bad weather, Byron fell ill and died in 1824.,Byrons Poem,1.Hours of Idleness (1807): his first volume of poems 2.English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809):

19、 a vigorous onslaught upon his critics 3.Manfred (1817): a Faustian poetic drama reflecting his sense of guilt, remorse and frustration 4.Childe Harolds Pilgrimage (1818): one of his most important works; autobiographical work 5.Cain (1821) 6.Don Juan (1818-1823): his satiric masterpiece,She walks i

20、n beauty George Gordon Byron She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies And all thats best of dark and bright Meets in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowd to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more one ray the less Had half impaird the na

21、meless grace Which waves in every raven tress Or softly lightens oer her face Where thoughts serenely sweet express,她走在美的光彩中 拜伦 她走在美的光彩中 ，像夜晚 皎洁无云而且繁星满天； 明与暗的最美妙的色泽 在她的仪容和秋波里呈现； 耀目的白天且嫌光力强 它比那光亮柔和而幽暗。 增加或减少一分明与暗 就会损害这难言的美 美波动在她乌黑的发上， 或者散步淡淡的光辉； 在那脸庞，恬静的思绪 指明它的来处纯洁而珍贵。,A poem of Byron,Helen Keller was born a healthy child in 1880 in Alabama. Stricken by illness at