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1、Lesson FourHome at Last海外学子回国创业海外学子回国创业Pre-reading ActivitiesText AnalysisNews-reading BackgroundsMain idea and StructureOprah Winfrey(Oprah Winfrey (1954- ), American television talk-show host and actress, whose nationally syndicated talk show became one of the most popular programs on television.

2、Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to unmarried parents who separated after her birth, Winfrey had a troubled childhood, experiencing neglect and sexual abuse. At the age of 13 she went to live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee. 上一页上一页下一页下一页I. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsBackT

3、here she became an excellent student, winning a full scholarship to Tennessee State Uni-versity. While in college Winfrey became the first black woman to anchor the news on the local Nashville television station. After graduating in 1976, she worked as a television newscaster and later as a televisi

4、on talk-show host in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1984 she became the host of the television talk show A. M. Chicago. 上一页上一页下一页下一页I. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsBackIn 1985 the show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. Dealing openly with controversial subjects, it achieved national sy

5、ndication in 1986. A major factor in the shows popularity was Winfreys ability to connect emotionally with her guests. In 1986 she formed HARPO Productions to produce her show and other projects. Winfreys role as Sofia in the film The Color Purple (1985) won her a 1986 Academy Award nomination as be

6、st supporting actress. 上一页上一页下一页下一页I. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsBackShe also appeared in Native Son (1986) and produced and costarred in the television miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) . Her exclusive interview with the reclusive American pop music superstar Michael Jackson aired on television in 1993 and was highly publicized. 上一页上一页下一页下一页I. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsBackI. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsI. Pre-reading Activities: News-reading BackgroundsI. Pre-reading Activiti