Take Away English-Supermodels - 超级模特儿

Do you recognise any of these names - Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Cambell, Kate Moss¹? In the UK they are household names. Why? Because they are supermodels.

Over the last two decades models have gone from the catwalk to the front pages of glossy² magazines. Some of the most well-known models live a jet-set lifestyle – they fly from country to country, from fashion show to photo shoot. And in the process they can earn millions of dollars. Brazilian beauty, Gisele earned $12.5 million dollars in 2001 – a world record!

Fashion designers demand the most beautiful and high-profile models to show off their latest creations. Frequently the‘haute couture' clothes and accessories that the models wear are so outrageous³ that to wear them in normal life would be inappropriate.

However, newspapers and magazines often devote whole sections of their publications to photographs of fashion shows. This means that the designers, such as Dolce Gabbana and Yves Saint Laurent achieve worldwide publicity⁴.

So if you are more than 1.8metres tall, have perfect skin and are devastatingly⁵ beautiful, then build up your portfolio⁶. Who knows – maybe you could be the next supermodel!

GLOSSARY 　词汇表
household names- 名牌	supermodels – 超级模特儿
the catwalk—T 字台	glossy magazines- 休闲杂志
jet-set lifestyle- 高级白领生活方式	fashion show – 时装表演
world record- 世界纪录	fashion designers – 时装设计师
high-profile – 高知名度	‘haute couture'- 高级时装
outrageous – 不可思议	worldwide publicity – 全球宣传
devastatingly beautiful- 极度美丽	portfolio- 作品集

 

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 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

3 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

4 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。

5 devastatingly   

adv. 破坏性地，毁灭性地，极其

参考例句：

• She was utterly feminine and devastatingly attractive in an unstudied way. 她温存无比，魅力四射而又绝不矫揉造作。
• I refuted him devastatingly from point to point. 我对他逐项痛加驳斥。

6 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。