A foreign actor's family life in China

时间：2007-01-04 01:24:55

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Chinanews, Beijing, Jan. 3 - Zhiyin, a native of Beijing, met her present American husband Caocao in 1998. She was a college junior student then international trade, hoping that she could find a good job and an ideal husband after graduation. It seemed that her hopes were soon realized, for after graduation, Zhiyin found a good job in a foreign company and at the same time, she began to date Caocao.

 

One day, a mishap1 changed Zhiyin's life completely. At that time, she and Caocao had been in love for four years and Caocao was an actor. Once, when acting2 in a film in Yunnan, Caocao was sent to hospital for appendicitis3. Hearing this, Zhiyin put her work aside in Shanghai and flew to Kunming to take care of Caocao. Under her intensive care, Caocao recovered very quickly. A week later, Zhiyin received a call from her company, asking her to go back soon to finish her work. However, when Zhiyin was about to go, Caocao cried and wouldn't let her go.

 

"That's the first time I saw him crying. He was so helpless, like a baby. He sat close to me and held me tightly, as if I would disappear at any time. I said to him, 'What's the matter with you? ' Then he cried and I began to cry, too," Zhiyin recalled.

 

Then, Zhiyin decided4 to quit her job and stayed in Kunming.

 

A month later, Caocao was totally recovered. On the day when he was released from the hospital, he asked Zhiyin to marry him. Later, the two went back to Beijing and finished the marriage procedure.

 

After marrying Caocao, Zhiyin became a full-time5 housewife. At that time, Caocao could speak Chinese fluently but he still didn't know any Chinese characters. To solve this problem, Zhiyin marked all the Chinese characters with their Pinyin phonetic6 symbols so that Caocao could pronounce the Chinese words. "We couldn't afford to find an assistant to help me. So I will do the work," said Zhiyin.

 

Despite all this, Zhiyin had to spend a lot of time reading the scripts, check the lines, and analyzing7 the roles Caocao was going to play. Only through this work would Caocao be familiar with his roles. Also, Zhiyin would go through all the important performing contracts for Caocao before he signed them.

 

With her support and advice, Caocao was able to act different roles in various films and TV series. Little by little, he built up his fame in the entertainment circle. He is now one of the highest-paid foreign actors in China.

 
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1 mishap AjSyg     
n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸
参考例句：
  • I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
  • We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。
2 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
3 appendicitis 4Nqz8     
n.阑尾炎，盲肠炎
参考例句：
  • He came down with appendicitis.他得了阑尾炎。
  • Acute appendicitis usually develops without relation to the ingestion of food.急性阑尾炎的发生通常与饮食无关。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 full-time SsBz42     
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
参考例句：
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
6 phonetic tAcyH     
adj.语言的，语言上的，表示语音的
参考例句：
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
  • English phonetic teaching is an important teaching step in elementary stages.语音教学是英语基础阶段重要的教学环节。
7 analyzing be408cc8d92ec310bb6260bc127c162b     
v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析
参考例句：
  • Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
  • He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句

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