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November 5, 2003

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Yo-Yo Ma falls in love with Brazilian music

马友友爱上巴西音乐

It's taken a long time for master cellist Yo-Yo Ma to consummate his love affair with Brazilian music. Now he's totally smitten.

After musical travels that have taken him from the Appalachian Mountains to the Silk Road, Ma has paid homage to the country's riches with his latest recording, "Obrigado Brazil" ("Thank you Brazil").



Minnie Driver said to work in sweatshop

蜜妮为扶贫要当店员

Oscar nominee Minnie Driver plans to spend time in a Cambodian sweatshop for a project she hopes will draw attention to the plight of exploited workers in poor countries, a newspaper reports.

The newspaper reported that Driver said she and a photographer friend hoped to make a documentary or perhaps write a book about the experience. She said she hoped her effort would help improve pay and working conditions for those in poor nations.

Mini-series on Reagans blasted

里根生平电视剧遭批评

The chairman of the Republican National Committee has told CBS' president that historians should review the mini-series "The Reagans" for historical accuracy, or the network should run a disclaimer that the program is fiction.

"The Reagans," a two-part mini-series about former President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, airs Nov. 16 and 18. It is being condemned in advance by the former president's friends and supporters as unfair and inaccurate.

Roy's condition improving

驯虎师脱离生命危险

Roy Horn's getting a change of scenery. The 59-year-old animal-training illusionist of Siegfried and Roy fame was transferred Tuesday to a new medical center in Los Angeles, where he will continue to recover from a near-fatal tiger mauling. In a statement, partner Siegfried Fischbacher said, "Roy is now making the transition from survival to recovery. "