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Welsh Actor Wins Two Emmys

curiousSeptember 17, 2026·91 words·1 min read
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Welsh Actor Wins Two Emmys
Matthew Rhys is an actor. He comes from Wales. He is 51 years old. On Monday, he won two big acting prizes. No actor did this before. This happened in Los Angeles.
The Emmy Awards are for television. They are very important in the United States. People first gave them in 1949. The prize is a statue.
Rhys said thank you to his country. He is happy. His old teacher remembers him at school in Wales. In 1993, he was in a school show. He looked like the singer Elvis Presley.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person who acts in films or TV
n.
a prize given at a special show
n.
something you get for being the best
n.
a small metal figure given as a prize
adj.
people think it matters a lot
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

actorn.

a person who acts in films or TV

diễn viênator俳優oyuncuactoraktorممثلacteurактёр演员배우
awardn.

a prize given at a special show

giải (được trao tặng)galardão (prêmio entregue em cerimônia)アワード（授賞式で贈られる賞）ödül (törende verilen)galardón (premio entregado en una gala)wyróżnienie (nagroda wręczana na gali)جائزة تُمنح في حفلonderscheiding (prijs op een gala)награда (вручаемая на церемонии)奖项（颁奖典礼上颁发）어워드(시상식에서 주는 상)
prizen.

something you get for being the best

giải thưởngprêmio賞ödülpremionagrodaجائزةprijsприз奖상
statuen.

a small metal figure given as a prize

tượng nhỏ (làm giải thưởng)estatueta (dada como prêmio)（賞の）小さな像・トロフィーheykelcik (ödül olarak verilen)estatuilla (entregada como premio)statuetka (nagroda)تمثال صغير (يُمنح كجائزة)beeldje (als prijs)статуэтка (в качестве приза)（作为奖品的）小雕像(상으로 주는) 작은 조각상
importantadj.

people think it matters a lot

quan trọngimportante重要なönemliimportanteważnyمهمbelangrijkважный重要的중요한

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

He won two big acting prizes on Monday.

2

The actor is 40 years old.

3

He said thank you to his country.

4

People first gave these prizes in 1980.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What are the Emmy Awards for?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the actor do at school in 1993?

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