Daniel Radcliffe is my favorite actor. I wrote to him during The National  Day Holiday last year. Five days before Christmas Day I received a letter from England, from Daniel Radcliffe himself! The letter is as follows.

Daniel Radcliffe
Thank you for your letter which I am always thrilled to receive． For my forthcoming news letter I have chosen to answer ten of the most frequently1 asked questions from fans that I have received in the past few months．
1 Some people think your middle name is Alan—is that true?
No, my full name is Daniel Jacob Radcliffe．

2 What pets do you have?
I have two Border terrier2 dogs called Binka and Nugget—they are not Border collies3 as some people think, which is a totally different breed4．

3 Is it true that you and Emma Watson5 are seeing each other?
Absolutely not! We are very good friends and have a great working relationship on the set6—and that is it!

4 How many Harry Potter films will you make?
I am still finishing the Goblet of Fire7 this year． After that, who knows?

5 Many people say that they have Your e－mail address and they chat to you—is that true?
I cannot stress enough that no one has my e－mail address and I never chat to fans on the Internet． Anyone who says they are is lying!

6 What is the best present you have ever received?

All the presents I receive are great, but if I had to choose one in particular, it would have to be the birthday album I received in July from Danielradcliffe．com． It was very special and something I will keep for the rest of my life．

7 Are you still a fan of WWF8?
No, I lost interest in WWF a few years ago when I became passionate9 about film．

8 Apart from music and films, do you have any other interests?
At the moment I am having magic lessons from the magic consultant10—Paul Kieve, who is a member of the magic circle． He is amazing! I love practicing the tricks and showing them to my friends at parties．

9 What music are you listening to at the moment?
Blur11, Muse12, The Music13, and the Zwan14．

10 Which actors do you admire?
I have loved working with Gary Oldman15 and I really like Jake Gyllenhaal16． I think they are fantastic．

I hope you have a brilliant Christmas and a wonderful New Year．

　　He also sent a photo of himself and signed it. I feel like the luckiest person in the world!

 

1. frequently     adv． 频繁， 经常
2． Border terrier   博德猎狐犬(用于猎捕狐狸的一种强壮的小型粗毛猎狗)
3． Border collie   博德牧羊犬(卷曲的、黑色带白斑毛皮的犬)
4． breed   n． 品种
5． Emma   Watson：艾玛·沃森，饰演《哈利·波特》电影中惟一的女角色荷米昂·格兰杰
6． set [set] n． 拍摄场地
7． the Goblet of Fire 《火焰杯》  goblet [?謖g?蘅blit]  n． 高脚酒杯

8． WWF＝World Wrestling Federation世界摔跤联盟
9． passionate   adj． 充满热情的
10． consultant  n． 顾问
11． Blur： 20世纪90年代最具代表的英国四人摇滚乐队，首张专辑为Leisure
12． Muse： 英伦摇滚乐队，支持者多是二十出头的年轻人
13． The  Music： 英国摇滚乐队，曾出同名专辑The Music
14． Zwan：后碎瓜乐队；Smashing Pumpkins的后身，由Billy Corgan (主唱兼吉他手)于2001年组建
15． Gary Oldman： 盖瑞·欧德曼，《哈利·波特: 阿兹卡班的囚徒》中天狼星的扮演者
16． Jake Gyllenhaal： 杰克·葛伦霍， 成名电影包括：October Sky, Moonlight Mile, The Good Girl, Bubble Boy