1岁半"小碧昂斯"：美丽要从婴儿培养

 　　She only learnt to walk five months ago, but 'Baby Beyoncé' is already strutting¹ her stuff on stage at pageants².

　　虽然她五个月之前才刚学会走路，但是这个被人们称作“宝贝碧昂斯”的小宝宝已经开始在各种盛会的舞台上展露风采了。

　　Wearing a black leotard and curled hairpiece, beauty queen Bobbi Boyden shakes her hips³ and blows kisses to the audience as part of her routine.

　　这位名叫波比·博伊登的小选美冠军穿着一身黑色的连衣裤，带着鬈曲的假发，非常熟练的跳着扭臀舞，向观众们飞吻。

　　Her mother Stephanie Boyden, 32, says Bobbi is a 'diva' who runs to the stage when her name is called - and screams when she has to leave.

　　她的母亲，32岁的史蒂芬妮·博伊登称，波比非常有主角意识，听到别人叫她上台就会兴奋的跑过去，让她下台的时候就会愤怒的尖叫。

　　She said: 'Bobbi's like a little Beyonce, a little madam really.'

　　她说：”波比就像是小碧昂斯，一个小淑女。”

　　But her success doesn't come cheap and her mother has already spent ?5,000 on elaborate dresses and entry fees.

　　但是她的成功也来之不易。精美的舞台装和参赛的全程费用已经让她母亲花费了5000英镑的费用。

　　'In total I've spent about ?5,000 in three months on my three girls. One dress cost me $200 and she only wore it twice before she grew out if it - but I don't intend to lower my spending.

　　“在三个月里，我在我的三个女儿身上总共花费了5000英镑。有一件裙子花了我两百美元，她只穿过两次，就长高了、不合身了。——不过我不打算节制开支。”

　　'You can't put a price on the look on her face when she's on stage in her costumes.'

　　“当她穿着华丽的衣服站在舞台上，她神采奕奕的表情对我来说是无价之宝。”

　　'She does wear wigs⁴ and crowns and fancy dresses but I don't give her spray tans or cake her in makeup⁵ - I'll wait until she's about five for that.'

　　“她确实带着假发和皇冠，穿着美美的裙子，但是我不会给她用喷雾晒黑剂或者给她涂上满脸的化妆品——我会等到她五岁的时候再给她用这些。”

　　'For now she wears a dab⁶ of lipstick⁷ and nail varnish⁸.'

　　“现在，我只给她稍微擦了点唇膏，涂了点指甲油。”

　　Bobbi's dad Anton, 28, admits that he had his concerns at first, but is now comfortable with Bobbi's routine.

　　波比的父亲，28岁的安顿，承认他一开始对波比的风格路线有所顾虑，不过现在他已经欣然接受这件事了。

　　Anton, who works in the military, said: 'I thought the Beyonce routine was inappropriate when Steph first told me about it, but when I saw her on the stage doing it, it worked out quite well and everyone enjoyed it.'

　　安顿在军队里工作。他说：“当我妻子一开始告诉我波比要走碧昂斯路线的时候，我觉得有点不太合适。可是后来我看到她在舞台上的样子，她确实很适合这种风格路线，大家都非常欣赏。”

　　'She enjoys it and we don't force her to do anything she doesn't want to do.'

　　“她自己也很喜欢。我们不会强迫她做任何她不想做的事情。”

　　'This child is going somewhere big, you mark my words.'

　　“这个孩子将来会有大成就的——记住我这句话。”

1 strutting   

加固，支撑物

参考例句：

• He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
• The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。

2 pageants   

n.盛装的游行( pageant的名词复数 )；穿古代服装的游行；再现历史场景的娱乐活动；盛会

参考例句：

• It is young people who favor holding Beauty pageants. 赞成举办选美的是年轻人。 来自互联网
• Others say that there's a fine line between the pageants and sexual exploitation. 其他人说，选美和性剥削之间只有非常细微的界线。 来自互联网

3 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 wigs   

n.假发，法官帽( wig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They say that wigs will be coming in again this year. 据说今年又要流行戴假发了。 来自辞典例句
• Frank, we needed more wigs than we thought, and we have to do some advertising. 弗兰克，因为我们需要更多的假发，而且我们还要做点广告。 来自电影对白

5 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

6 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

7 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

8 varnish   

n.清漆；v.上清漆；粉饰

参考例句：

• He tried to varnish over the facts,but it was useless.他想粉饰事实，但那是徒劳的。
• He applied varnish to the table.他给那张桌子涂上清漆。