世界名人简介 第76期:普丽缇·泽塔

 Preity Zinta is one of India's most celebrated¹ actresses. She has appeared in both Bollywood and English-language movies. In addition to acting², she is a writer, stage performer and philanthropist. She is also a businesswoman and co-owns a top Indian cricket team. She is well-known for speaking her mind in public, often when it is dangerous to do so.

普丽缇·泽塔是印度知名女演员之一。她出演过好莱坞和英语电影。除了演员，她还是一名作家、舞台演员以及慈善家。作为女商人的泽塔还与合伙人共同拥有了一只印度顶级板球队。她不惧风险，敢于在公共场合表达心声。

Zinta was born in 1975. The death of her Indian Army father was a major turning point in her life. She said she had to mature quickly. She remembers being a tomboy as a child. She loved English, especially Shakespeare, and graduated with an English degree. This was followed by a second degree in criminal psychology³. Armed with these two degrees, she became a model.

泽塔出生于1975年。父亲是军人出身，而父亲的死也成为了她人生的转折。她说她要尽快成熟起来。她记得儿时的她曾是一名假小子。她热爱英语，对莎士比亚情有独钟，并获得了英语语言学学位。犯罪心理学是她的第二学位。毕业后，泽塔做了一名模特。

In 1997, Zinta bumped into film-maker Shekhar Kapur, who instantly decided⁴ she had to be an actress. Her first leading role was in the action movie ‘Soldier’ in 1998, for which she won the Filmfare Best Female Debut⁵ Award. The ‘India Today’ newspaper said Zinta represented a new breed of Indian actors. Her screen success continues, as do the positive reviews from critics.

1997年，泽塔偶遇电影制作人谢加·凯普尔，凯普尔当即认为泽塔应该成为一名演员。1998年，泽塔首次主演动作片“士兵”，并因此而获得了印度电影观众奖最佳女新人奖。“今日印度”杂志称，泽塔是印度新生代演员的楷模。她的银幕事业屡获成功，好评如潮。

Zinta has been successful in all areas of her life. She has written for the BBC’s South Asia website about life as a female Indian. Her stage performances include a show in London’s Hyde Park in front of 100,000 spectators. She is also very strong-willed. She spoke⁶ out in court against the Indian Mafia and received an award for her bravery.

泽塔可谓全面开花。做为印度女性，她还为BBC南亚网站叙写印度生活。她的舞台演出包括在伦敦海德公园的10万人演出。她意志坚定。在法庭上，她公然对抗“印度黑手党”，并因此而获得了勇敢奖章。

1.in addition to 除…之外

例句：In addition to making art, he sold it, not only dealing⁷ his own work but that of other artists. 

除了制造艺术，他也自己销售 他不仅经营自己的绘画，而且卖其他艺术家的作品。

2.speak out 坦率地表达

例句：You'd better speak out,which would help you.

你最好大胆地说出来，这样也许对你有好处。

3.followed by 随后

例句：Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.

不管上哪儿，保安人员都紧跟在他们身后。

4.strong-willed 意志坚强的

例句：He is a very determined⁸ and strong-willed person.

他是个有决心有毅力的人。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。