世界名人简介 第125期:凯特·摩丝

 　　Kate Moss¹ was born in England in 1974. She is best known for her waifish figure, which made her into a hugely successful supermodel. She is also famous for her controversial private life, with its high-profile relationships, party lifestyle and drugs. She changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on eating disorders² and her role in the size zero fashion.

　　1974年，凯特·摩丝出生在英格兰。她因瘦弱淡漠的外表而成为世界超模。她还因高调的私人生活，以及鲜为人知的吸毒史而出名。她改变了人们对模特的想象，并引发了一场关于进食障碍，以及她在“零号身材”界的大讨论。

　　Moss became a model at the age of 14. She was at New York’s JFK Airport on her way home from a family holiday. The owner of a top modeling agency spotted³ her and asked her to be one of her models. She hit the big time a year later when she did a photo shoot for ‘The Face’ magazine.

　　年仅14岁的摩丝成为了一名模特。当时她刚刚结束家庭旅行，正在纽约肯尼迪机场等待回家。模特经纪公司总裁看中了她，并邀请她成为旗下模特。一年后，她为时尚杂志《The Face》拍摄照片，并一炮而红。

　　Moss changed the way models looked in the 1990s. She became a kind of anti-supermodel with her thin, pale, but very fresh and simple look. She has frequently been voted the sexiest woman in the world. She has also worked with all the top brands and designers. She is among the richest women in Britain.

　　20世纪90年代，摩丝改变了模特的形象。凭借着纤细嶙峋，但却简单大方的外表，她走上了“反超模”路线。她还时常被评为史上最性感女性。曾与许多顶级品牌合作。她也是英国最富有女性之一。

　　Moss’s career has had its ups and downs. She was engaged to rock star Pete Doherty. Their break-up provided tabloid⁴ headlines for months. The newspapers cashed in on a 2006 photograph of Moss taking cocaine⁵. Her career was in ruins and many modeling agencies dropped her. However, the scandal only added to her fame. She earns much more now than before and is in great demand.

　　摩丝的事业经历了起起伏伏。她曾与摇滚巨星杰米·辛斯结婚。二人的分手也成为了各大小报的头条，持续时间长达数月之久。2006年，某报纸拍到摩丝吸食可卡因，该报社也因此而大赚一笔。她的事业毁于一旦，许多模特公司也与她终止合约。但此次丑闻更加让她声名大噪。她的收入更是今非昔比。

　　1.be famous for 因…而著名

　　例句：He would be famous for the game.

　　他将以这场比赛而闻名。

　　2.private life 私生活

　　例句：He is notoriously indiscreet about his private life.

　　他在私生活方面的不检点是出了名的。

　　3.work with 共事

　　例句：You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with.

　　不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。

　　4.cash in 赚钱

　　例句：The main problem is to prevent others cashing in before we have had time to market the product.

　　主要问题是在我们没有来得及在市场上销售产品之前，防止别人捞一把。

1 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

2 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。

5 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。