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1.goodwill n.友好,亲善

例句:The goodwill is being sold together with the shop.
      商店连同其商誉一并出售。

      He attended the meeting as a goodwill messenger.
       他作为友好使者出席了会议。

2.tireless adj.不倦的;不疲倦的;不厌倦的;孜孜不倦的
 
例句:be tireless in teaching
      诲人不倦

     He was above all a good and tireless writer.
     他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。

3.starving a.【口】挨饿的,饥饿的

例句:The motherless children were starving for affection.
      这些没娘的孩子渴望受人疼爱。

      The children were literally starving.
      孩子们的确是在挨饿。

1.But it was Audrey Hepburn's move to America that brought her true fame. In nineteen fifty-one she played the character "Gigi" in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise.

it is that强调句型。将it is去掉之后还是完整的意思。在CNN已经做了详细的讲解。链接:/broadcast/200910/86793_4.shtml

2.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.

in support of支持,支援

例句:The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
      法官引用各种案例采证明自己的意见。