万花筒2007-12-20:Calling 'Ugly' Models“丑陋”模特

The new faces of the modeling world, and you’ll definitely look twice. Models of course are usually known for their striking good looks. But ABC’s John Berman found the latest supermodels are hardly super beautiful.

Gisele Bündchen, she’s a model. Tyson Beckford, he is a model. Kate Moss¹, she is definitely a model. So, what about this guy?
Hi, I’m Asher Suss and I’m a male model.
Really, dead serious. And he’s not alone.
I’m Kurt Joe and I’m a model.
Hi, I’m Briggitte Hagerman and I’m a model.
I’m an old sick granny model.
What you’re looking at is the roster² of one of the latest modeling agencies to hit New York, the Ugly Talent Agency. Seriously, that’s the name.

It’s not like I’m tired of looking at really super attractive people, like I said there’s always a place for you know, Victoria’s secret girls in their underwear in every man’s life. / I think, but you know, you ah, I just need a little more.

Simon Rogers is a what you might call not ugly model (Hello, Ugly.) who this year opened up the American branch of Ugly. It has been thriving in London for years where some of the companies using ugly models include Calvin Klein, Levi’s and Renault.

Something about them has to be unique and interesting and they have to be representative\ of a certain kind of person.
You sugar call it a little bit, you know, you look for interesting people, people who stand\ out. But are you looking for really ugly people?
Sure. You know, the whole / , the whole gamut³ and the truth is that they all represent a certain something to other people.

The models don’t really see themselves as ugly. That’s not really, necessarily accurate. I mean, look at the people here, you are not looking at anybody you wanna kick out of bed, you know what I mean?

Simon will literally⁴ walk the streets, trawling for people with that special look.
This is a legitimate⁵ concern, and there's my name.
Before Simon came up to you, had anyone ever told / you could be a model?
Eh, never cross my mind.
When they told you, you had the look, what do you think it was they were saying?
I have no idea, but if they want\ it, I’ll sell it to them,you know
They do want it. And for these models at Ugly, their new-found success can be summed up in one word -- beautiful.
John Berman, ABC News, New York.

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 roster   

n.值勤表，花名册

参考例句：

• The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.老师查看花名册，想了解今年要教的学生。
• The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。

3 gamut   

n.全音阶，(一领域的)全部知识

参考例句：

• The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles.这次展览包括了所有艺术风格的作品。
• This poem runs the gamut of emotions from despair to joy.这首诗展现了从绝望到喜悦的感情历程。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。