| Yao Ming, the world-renowned basketball player of Houston Rockets, has become the new leading star of the Chinese Celebrity1 List of Forbes. |
| Chinanews, Beijing, March 5 – According to Beijing Morning Post, Forbes has released its 2007 Chinese Celebrity list recently, with Yao Ming, the world-renowned basketball player of Houston Rockets, as the new leading star.
Forbes’s list is based on the income and social influence of the candidates. “Income” here refers to their pre-tax incomes, rather than actual ones. Their activeness and fame was also taken into consideration.
The second position on the list is taken by another famous athlete, Liu Xiang, the 110-m hurdles2 world record holder3.
The third position is occupied by Zhang Yimou, the famous Chinese movie director (the director of Heroes, The House of Flying Daggers4 and The Curse of the Golden Flower), with an annual income of 35 million yuan in 2006.
Lang Lang, the pianist, also takes a position on the list, with an annual income of 150 million yuan (the richest artist on the list), but his relatively5 limited social influence holds him back from the top.
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celebrity
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| n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望 |
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- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
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hurdles
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| n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛 |
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- In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
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holder
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| n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物 |
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- The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
- That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
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daggers
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| 匕首，短剑( dagger的名词复数 ) |
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- I will speak daggers to her, but use none. 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但绝不是真用利剑。
- The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war. 世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。
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relatively
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| adv.比较...地，相对地 |
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- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
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