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Hollywood star Paul Walker died in a car crash in California on Dec. 1， 2013.

Best known for his role in the Fast and Furious movies， Walker was in the midst of filming a seventh episode at the time of his death. As the news of his death spread， many celebrities tweeted their disbelief.

Is this true？ If so that is incredibly tragic. Praying for his family， friends， and fans.

— Lady Gaga

All of us are heartbroken. Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our big family for 14 years， and this loss is devastating to us， to everyone involved with the films， and to countless fans.

—Universal Studios， the producer of the Fast and Furious films， issued a statement to express their grief.

Fast and Furious

《速度與激情》

midst當(dāng)中

episode（電視、電影、

戲劇的）一集

celebrity名人

tweet 發(fā)微博

devastating毀滅性的

Universal Studios

環(huán)球電影公司

grief悲痛

DIFFERENT ANIMALS SAME MEANINGS

中文里有不少含有動物名稱的成語、俗語，英語中也有與之相對應(yīng)的習(xí)語和俗語，但其中涉及的動物卻完全不同。

talk horse ——吹牛 a drowned rat ——落湯雞

black sheep ——害群之馬 ass in a lions skin ——狐假虎威

as hungry as a bear ——餓得像頭狼 Break a fly upon the wheel. ——殺雞用牛刀

love me， love my dog ——愛屋及烏 Fine feathers make fine birds. ——人靠衣裝馬靠鞍