考研英语阅读篇章: 罗宾·威廉姆斯的四部遗作

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    考研英语阅读篇章:罗宾·威廉姆斯的四部遗作
    Robin Williams had recently completed work on four films which will be
shown after his death.
    罗宾·威廉姆斯去世前刚刚完成四部影片，这四部遗作将在他永远离开后与观众见面。
    He will appear as a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that comes to
life in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.
    The third installment of the Night at the Museum films reunited him with
star Ben Stiller and finished shooting in May.
    It will be in cinemas the week before Christmas.
    During the festive season audiences will also see Williams in Merry
Friggin' Christmas, a comedy about a man spending the holiday season with his
estranged family.
    He will also be heard as the voice of Dennis the Dog in Absolutely
Anything, in which Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale will appear on screen. The
film is expected to be released next year.
    Williams had also completed a film called Boulevard in which he plays a man
who escapes ahumdrum(单调的) existence.
    The star was also involved in a plan for a sequel(续集，结局) to Mrs Doubtfire,
his 1993 smash hit comedy in which he dressed up as a woman.
    In a statement Chris Columbus, who directed Mrs Doubtfire, said: "We have
lost one of our most inspired and gifted comic minds as well as one of this
generation s greatest actors. To watch Robin work, was a magical and special
privilege.
    "His performances were unlike anything any of us had ever seen. They came
from some spiritual and otherworldly place. He truly was one of the few people
who deserved the title of 'genius.'
    "We were friends for 21 years. Our children grew up together, he inspired
us to spend our lives in San Francisco and I loved him like a brother. The world
was a better place with Robin in it. And his beautiful legacy will live on
forever."