2017年倍耐力年历主打著名女星不化妆的黑白照

Pirelli Calendar Features Women Without Makeup¹ 2017年倍耐力年历主打著名女星不化妆的黑白照

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Pirelli is known for making high-performance tires used on racing² cars.

The Italy-based, Chinese-owned company is also known for producing calendars at the end of the year.

In years past, Pirelli calendars had photographs of models wearing very little clothing or nothing at all. But this year, the company decided³ to publish photos of Hollywood movie stars.

In many ways, all calendars are the same. They list the days of the year in exactly the same order. But people do not buy calendars just to know what day it is. Over the years, calendars have become popular gifts because many are filled with beautiful pictures.

Pirelli’s 2017 calendar has photos of 14 women who won Academy Awards. They include actors Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Helen Mirren.

This week, the company released some of the images to the media. All of the pictures are in black-and-white. None of the women are wearing makeup. Some look different from the way they do in movies.

A story on the Facebook page of the magazine Harper’s Bazaar⁴ listed comments both for and against the photos.

Some people said the pictures are a sign of progress for the “no makeup movement.” That is a movement where well-known women are trying to look more natural. Some performers say going out without putting on beauty products makes them feel more at ease in public.

One of the performers is the American singer Alicia Keys. Keys wrote that since people know what she looks like without wearing makeup, she feels more relaxed when she goes out in public. She appears in a television program with her “natural” look.

Other personalities⁵ have been taking selfies without makeup and posting the pictures on social media sites.

Until last year, the Pirelli calendar’s photos had subjects in provocative⁶ poses.

This year, the photographer was Germany’s Peter Lindbergh.

While his photos do not show women as the Pirelli calendar has in the past, they do show the women without another kind of covering: beauty products.

Lindbergh said he wanted his photos to show “a different beauty, more real and truthful⁷ and not manipulated…”

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

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manipulate – v. to deal with or control (someone or something) in a clever and usually unfair or selfish way

provocative –adj. causing sexual feelings or excitement

selfie –n. a picture that you take of yourself especially by using the camera on your smartphone

trend – n. a way of behaving, proceeding⁸, etc., that is developing and becoming more common

relax – v. to become or to cause (something) to become less tense, tight, or stiff

1 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 bazaar   

n.集市，商店集中区

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.我们在集市通过讨价还价买到了一条很漂亮的地毯。

5 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

6 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

7 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

8 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。