英语名人堂：玛丽莲·梦露

玛丽莲·梦露（Marilyn Monroe，1926-1962），1926年6月1日出生在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市，美国女演员。

1946年7月19日，玛丽莲·梦露第一次到20世纪福克斯，开始出演电影。1949年，梦露参与拍摄影片《夜阑人未静》。1950年，梦露出演了《火球》和《彗星美人》。

1952年5月7日，梦露首次成为《生活》杂志的封面人物，并于同年10月4日成为影片《如何嫁给一个百万富翁》一片的女主角。1960年，梦露凭借《热情似火》获得金球奖音乐及喜剧类最佳女演员。1962年5月19日，梦露在麦迪逊公园广场上为约翰・肯尼迪总统演唱《生日快乐歌》。1962年8月5日，梦露在洛杉矶布莱登木寓所的卧室内被发现已经去世，终年36岁。

1999年，她被美国电影学会选为百年来最伟大的女演员排名第6名。

 

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in the charity ward¹ of a Los Angeles hospital in 1926. Her career as an actor and singer made her an icon² of the twentieth century. Her trademark³ looks helped her become one of Hollywood’s greatest ever sex symbols. Her death in 1962 remains⁴ a mystery; officially it was suicide but many say she was murdered.

 

Norma Jeane had a poor childhood and grew up in foster homes and orphanages⁵. She married at 16 to escape life in government care but divorced four years later. In 1946, she joined a modelling agency and took singing and acting⁶ lessons. She soon caught the eye of a Hollywood movie executive, who offered her a six-month acting contract. 

 

Norma Jeane changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. She spent seven years taking on small roles and doing part-time modelling. In 1953, she starred in the film ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ and sang the legendary⁷ ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’. She became a Hollywood sensation. All her movies were instant box office hits. She won a Golden Globe Award in 1959 for ‘Some Like It Hot’.

 

Monroe became an American superstar. She married baseball great Joe Di Maggio and then playwright⁸ Arthur Miller⁹. Many believe she was involved with President John F. Kennedy. Her last significant appearance was singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" at a televised birthday party for him in New York. Monroe’s looks and personality have inspired  generations of performers since her death.

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 orphanages   

孤儿院( orphanage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It is Rotarians running orphanages for children who have no homes. 扶轮社员们为没有家的孩子办孤儿院。
• Through the years, she built churches, hospitals and orphanages. 许多年来，她盖了一间间的教堂、医院、育幼院。

6 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。

7 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

8 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

9 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。