贝嫂走红时尚圈 激怒动物保护组织

    Victoria Beckham has evidently risked the wrath¹ of animal rights group PETA with her new bag collection made from crocodile, lizard² and calf³ skins. In fact, the organization is said to be planning to take drastic action against her.
    在娱乐圈有“时尚劳模”雅号的维多利亚-贝克汉姆最近被动物保护组织PETA盯上，起因是维多利亚在不同场合所穿着佩戴的各种鳄鱼、蜥蜴和小牛皮时装招致了这家组织的严重不满。事实上，PETA已经计划采取激进的方式应对维多利亚。
    A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “PETA have been on Victoria’s back for weeks sending email after email. But it’s not as if Victoria is going to the Everglades and strangling the crocs with her bare hands.
    据一家英国报纸的报道，几周以来，PETA已经向写了很多的抗议信件。而现在看来，维多利亚似乎不以为然。
    “One of the ideas being mooted⁴ is that Victoria gets covered in a bucket of animal blood -- cow or lizard -- at her next UK public appearance.
    “组织正在研究的一个计划是在她下一次公共露面时给她浇上一桶动物的鲜血，牛或蜥蜴的鲜血。”
    “Another rather sick suggestion was to pelt⁵ crocodile feet at her when she goes to an editor’s lunch in London next month. Victoria tries not to surround herself with bodyguards⁶, but her security has had to be increased.”
    “另外一个“变态”的做法是在她下个月与杂志编辑的午餐时，强行脱下她脚上的鳄鱼皮高跟鞋，因为在那个时机，她的身边不会有保镖。”
    Victoria’s friends believe the star -- who is designing the bags with accessories designer Katie Hillier -- is a victim of her own success as her rising profile in the fashion world leaves her open to attacks from groups looking for maximum publicity⁷.
    维多利亚跨界时尚设计圈，并且风生水起，这为她招致了不少的麻烦，因为她所涉及的皮包在纽约卖得实在太好，这让PETA有个更多愤怒的理由。
    The source said: “PETA know she is high profile and that whatever stunt⁸ they pull will garner⁹ mass publicity. The fact her bags were so well received at her recent showcase in New York has simply given them more incentive¹⁰.”
    Victoria’s spokeswoman denied accusations¹¹ of cruelty, and said the British star ensured she adhered to all regulations.
    She said: “As with all Victoria Beckham products, the handbags are made to the highest quality and design. These skins sit strictly¹² within the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) regulations and are monitored at every step of production.”
    维多利亚-贝克汉姆的发言人反驳了虐待动物的职责，并称一切都是遵守相关规定的。
 

1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

3 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

4 mooted   

adj.未决定的，有争议的，有疑问的v.提出…供讨论( moot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The is sue was mooted on the Senate floor. 该问题在参院被提出讨论。 来自辞典例句
• The question mooted in the board meeting is still a moot point. 那个在董事会上（提出讨论）的问题仍（未决的）。 来自互联网

5 pelt   

v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火

参考例句：

• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
• Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。

6 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

7 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

8 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

9 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

10 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

11 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

12 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。