世界名人简介 第148期: 哈莉·贝瑞

 　　Halle Berry is an award-winning actress, fashion model, beauty queen, and businesswoman.She won a Best Actress Oscar for ‘Monster's Ball’ and a Golden Raspberry Worst Actress award forher role in ‘Catwoman’.Berry is one of Hollywood’s highest-paid stars and earns $10 millionper movie.She has been married three times and gave birth to her first child in 2008.

　　哈莉·贝瑞是一流演员，时尚模特，选美皇后和商界精英。贝瑞因《死囚之舞》获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，也因《猫女》中的角色获得金酸莓奖最差女演员奖。贝瑞是好莱坞片酬最高的明星之一，每部电影的薪酬是1000万美元。贝瑞有过3段婚姻，2008年生了第一个孩子。

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　　Berry was born in Ohio, USA in 1966.Her mother was a nurse and her father was a hospital attendant.She had dreams of being a top model. She won many beauty contests in the 1980s, including Miss Teen All-American.In 1986, she became the first black American Miss World entrant. She told the judges she hoped to become an entertainer. In 1989, Berry appeared in 13episodes of an ABC TV series. Her big break came two years later in the Spike¹ Lee movie ‘Jungle Fever’.Halle went onto regularly star in box-office hits, including the James Bond movie ‘Die Another Day’.In 2001, she became the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in ‘Monster’s Ball’.Berry has combined her acting² successes with her original career in fashion.She served for many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics³ and the fashion house Versace.In 2008, she signed a multi-million-dollar deal with the perfume company Coty Inc, who will market her debut⁴ fragrance⁵.Berry also has plans to be a movie producer.

　　贝瑞1966年出生在美国俄亥俄州。她的母亲是一位护士，父亲是医院的陪护。贝瑞梦想着成为超级模特。她在20世纪80年代的很多选美比赛中获奖，包括全美十佳小姐。1986年贝瑞成为第一个美国黑人世界小姐。她告诉裁判她希望成为演员。1989年，贝瑞参演了ABC的13集电视剧。她在两年后斯派克·李导演的电影《丛林热》中取得重大突破。贝瑞成为高票房女王，其中就有詹姆斯·邦德的电影《择日而亡》。2001年，贝瑞因《死囚之舞》获得奥斯卡最佳女主角称号，她是第一个获此殊荣的非裔美国女演员。贝瑞把她成功的演艺事业与她最初在时尚界的事业结合起来，贝瑞在露华浓化妆品和Versace时尚屋做了很多年的代言人。2008年，贝瑞与香水公司科蒂集团签署了数百万美元的合约，科蒂集团将出售她的首款香水。贝瑞也计划成为电影制片人。

　　1.award-winning 备受赞誉的；优等的

　　例句：In the award-winning American film Precious, the title character dreams of receivingthe red-carpet treatment.

　　在备受赞誉的美国影片《珍爱》中，主人公梦想能够接受红地毯般的礼遇。

　　2.give birth to 生育

　　例句：In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs⁶.

　　在加利福尼亚的一个动物园里，一头雌性老虎生下了罕见的三胞胎虎宝宝。

　　3.big break 重大转机

　　例句：Mr. Yan's big break came in 2000 when he was among dozens of prospectivesuppliers invited to demonstrate products to Home Depot⁷ at a baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla.

　　严兆强在2000年迎来了重大突破，他与数十家潜在供应商受邀在佛罗里达州圣彼得斯堡的一个棒球馆里向家得宝演示产品

　　4.box-office hits 卖座的电影；高票房电影

　　例句：All three of this year’s nominees⁸ arescience-fiction films and box-office hits.

　　今年提名的三部影片都是卖座的科幻电影。

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

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 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

4 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。

5 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

6 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 depot   

n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站

参考例句：

• The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
• They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

8 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网