Celebrity:Robert Pattinson
【明報專訊】The famous vampire
Robert Pattinson is well-known for playing the role of Edward Cullen, a vampire who falls in love with a human, in the Twilight series. With the fame and wealth from the series, he was selected as Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Then he participated in several independent films. Lately, he returned to mainstream films and starred in the film Tenet (《天能》). He is also the leading actor of the film The Batman, which is expected to be released in 2022.
.Robert Pattinson
.Nationality: British
.Age: 34
◆Watch now: the naughty kid at school
He was definitely not the standard kid at school. Listen to his story about what he did to his teachers, but don't learn from him!
.Have you watched any of them? (see the table)
◆Ambassador of GO Campaign
The GO Campaign aims at raising money for children and providing them with the opportunity for education, medical care, shelter, food and clean water, and enrichment. Robert Pattinson is one of the ambassadors of the campaign. This year, amid the COVID-19, his fans organized a fundraising event for the children, in celebration of his 34th birthday.
■English highway﹕Amid
in the middle of or surrounded by
e.g. You can barely hear his voice amid all the cheering.
■Glossary
fame (n) 名氣
influential (adj) 有影響力的
mainstream (adj) 主流的
ambassador (n) 大使
[Smarties' Power English 第292期]