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THE MANY SIDES OF MATT DAMON


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The Many Sides of Matt Damon
This I hollywood star is more than st a good actor

Matt Damon is a poster child for success with a life that
includes hit movies, a beautiful wife and three
daughters, and many well-known celebrity friends.
Yet for all of his success, Damon hasn't let fame go to
his head, and those who know him insist he's one of
Hollywood's nice guys.
The young man
Matthew Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
in 1970 to a stockbroker father and a college professor
mother. When Damon was 10, he met Ben Affleck, who
lived down the street, and they became best friends.
While attending prep school, Damon got his start in acting
by performing in several plays.
Later, he attended Harvard University for three years but
dropped out to pursue acting seriously.
The new celebrity
Damon headed to Hollywood and soon began landing small
to moderate-sized roles, but nothing brought him
much attention. Then he and Affleck finished a screenplay
Damon had begun at Harvard, which was made into the
movie Good Will Hunting. The film won the men an
Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and earned
Damon praise and recognition for his acting performance.
The film proved to be the door opener Damon needed
to get better film roles.

poster child 海報孩子
go to somebody's head 衝昏了頭 過度自信或驕傲
prep school (ph) 私立而且收費高的, 專為使學生能進入著名大學而辦的特種中學
drop out 輟學;退學
screenplay 電影劇本
door opener (n) 契機;開啟者

Liz
Grammar on the Go

Yet for all of his success, Damon hasn't let fame go to his head...
Yet for all..., subject + has not...
Yet for all the hospital trips she has made,
Karen has never once complained.
Yet for all the money he has lost in gambling, Nick has
never learned his lesson.

In library
screenplay 電影劇本
screenwriter 電影劇本作家;電影編劇
the big screen 電影大銀幕
What's playing on the big screen? 電影院在放映什麼電影?
silver screen 銀幕

Michelle

go to somebody's head 衝昏了頭 過度自信或驕傲
Fame and wealth went to his head, and the singer became
arrogant and self-absorbed.
名望和財富讓這位歌手過度驕傲，他变得傲慢和自私。
Even though Frank is tremendously successful,
he hasn't let his success go to his head.
即使Frank 是及非常成功，他還沒有讓他的成功衝昏了頭。
drop out 輟學;退學
David dropped out of school when he was only 16.
David 才16歲就輟學了。
Patricia dropped out of college in order to take care of her mother.
Patricia 為了要照顾她的母親大學只好退學了。
dropout (n) 輟學者;退學者
door opener (n) 契機;開啟者
The band's television performance was a door opener for their success.
這個樂團電視上的表現，為他們展開了成功的契機。