澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-07-25

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Classical music fans have been captivated by a very rare fun today. Two new Mozart compositions have been found in the musician’s hometown of Salzburg. An Australian institute dedicated¹ to the study of Mozart says it has long been in possession of the two piano pieces, but it’s only now attributed them to the young Wolfgang Amadeus. 

Australia’s youth are often told to take a good long look at themselves and that’s just what you must indeed take out this year’s Youth Self-Portrait Prize. The 20-year-old produced a multimedia² work, showing a picture of his head filmed on a high definition LCD TV screen. The judges said they were impressed by the depth of his work.

 American actress and UN Goodwill³ Ambassador Angelina Jolie has braved the battlefields of Iraq. “I’m always just honored to spend time with everybody who spends time in military, and so I was allowed to come and I’m privileged to be here.” 

After posing for photos with US troops, Jolie visited a temporary settlement for internally displaced people in the northwestern Baghdad. 

And cult⁴ movie director Quentin Tarantino has unveiled his new project in London. Inglourious Basterds’ star Brad Pitt contains Tarantino’s usual spread on violence and humor. 

And that’s ABC’s entertainment news.

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 multimedia   

adj.多种手段的，多媒体的；n.多媒体

参考例句：

• Multimedia is the combination of computer and video technology.多媒体是计算机和视频技术的结合。
• Adam raised the issue of multimedia applications and much useful discussion ensued.亚当提出了多媒体应用的问题，从而引发了许多有益的讨论。

3 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

4 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。