基礎(chǔ)英語輕松學(xué)-索菲亞·羅蘭小傳(1)

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    本課您將學(xué)到:dire(可怕的),senior(年長的),前綴bi-的含義
    索菲亞·羅蘭在60歲時,被公認(rèn)為世界美麗的女人,是什么使她具有這樣經(jīng)久不衰的魅力?今天,我們就來了解她的故事……
    Born Sofia Scicolone, on Sept. 20, 1934, in Rome. An illegitimate(非法的、私生的) child of Romilda Villani and Riccardo Scicolone, she grew up in dire poverty(貧窮), in the slums(貧民窟) of Pozzuoli. Her mother, a frustrated(失意的) actress, instilled starring(當(dāng)明星) aspirations(熱望、志向) in the skinny little Sofia.
    后來,她終于用參加選美的方式獲得了眾人的目光。
    Sofia met producer and future husband Carlo Ponti while competing in a beauty contest(選美會). Loren and Ponti, 24 years her senior, were married in 1957, following his Mexican divorce from his estranged wife(已分居但尚未離婚之妻). Unfortunately the Italian law did not recognize the divorce(離婚) and charged(控告) them with bigamy(重婚罪).
    直到1966年,這對有情人才在法國獲得了合法的婚姻。
    【世博讀書筆記】
    9月20日出生于羅馬Sofia Scicolone 的Sofia,(Born Sofia Scicolone, on Sept. 20, 1934, in Rome.)是Romilda Villani和 Riccardo Scicolone的私生女,(An illegitimate child of Romilda Villani and Riccardo Scicolone)她從小在Pozzuoli的貧民窟長大。(she grew up in dire poverty, in the slums of Pozzuoli)
    dire:可怕的、悲慘的,常常用來指災(zāi)難、悲苦等,比如a dire calamity可怕的災(zāi)難;dire warnings可怖的預(yù)兆;dire news噩耗。與它的同義詞比較,terrible在程度上沒有dire強烈,而dreadful和horrible更強調(diào)恐怖的、討厭的事情,比如:
    a dreadful movie
    極糟糕的影片
    The food at the hotel was horrible.
    旅館里的食物糟透了。
    索菲亞的媽媽雖然是個失意的演員,(Her mother, a frustrated actress)但當(dāng)明星的渴望依然不斷影響著小索菲亞。(instilled starring aspirations in the skinny little Sofia)