访谈录 2009-10-31&11-03 好莱坞年过四十的女星们

"Margaret, your visa application has been denied. And you‘ve been deported¹."

"deported？"

45-year-old Sandra Bullock plays a woman desperate to get married in the romantic comedy The Proposal. The Showbiz Tonight can tell you her body of work goes way beyond acting².

"Hello?"

"Oh. My god."

"You are naked."

"Where you were?"

And who could forget Halle Berry’s sexy turn as a Bond Girl in Die Another Day.

"magnificent view"

" It is, isn’t?

It sure is. There are women over 40 in Hollywood and they really know how to pack a punch

"They say that 40 is the new 30. I don’t know. Maybe 40 is the new 20. Today women in Hollywood, when you reach 40, you become the woman that you are. And I think that shows in their work."

It sure does. Now Showbiz Tonight and More Magazine are teaming up to review the top Hollywood women in film who make over 40 look absolutely fabulous³ no matter what part they are playing for the camera.

Say hello to 60-year-old Meryl Streep who plays the pompous⁴ fashion editor Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada.

"You have no style or sense of fashion."

"I think that depends on what you’re…"

"No. No. that wasn’t a question."

And there is no question Streep could easily pass for the real Julia Child in the movie Julie and Julia.

"I’m Julia Child, bon appétit! "

Streep is so good that actress Sigourney Weaver⁵ tell Showbiz Tonight, she thinks it is Streep’s best work yet.

"I thought she was absolutely so flooded with life and light and.. just that I thought she was awesome⁶."

And so do we. But she is not alone. Let's hear some applause for 51-year-old Michelle Pfeiffer, everybody’s favorite cat woman.

"It’s ok, I have to go home and beat my cat."

Meow, I mean she made black spandex look great. And Pfeiffer looks great in real life too.

"She says she works at it. And she says she works hard at the gym. And she does that almost every single day. "

Working hard is just another day in the life of our next fabulous over 40 star Kate Blanchett. The Oscar-winning actress has even played a man. She channeled singer Bob Dylan in the 2007 movie, I’m Not There.

"Who cares what I think. I’m not the president. This is a story to me…"

And Kate has proven time and time again that she is more than just a pretty face. Remember when she starred in Elizabeth that same year. She shaved her eyebrows⁷ and shaved her hair back.

" I, too, can command the wind, sir! I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare if you dare  to try me! "

These daring women in films set the bar high and make over 40 look absolutely fabulous, giving women everywhere a reason to celebrate.

 

1 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

4 pompous   

adj.傲慢的，自大的；夸大的；豪华的

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.他有点自大，自视甚高。
• He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢，其实是个好人。

5 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

6 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

7 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。