by Michael/姜仲华(译)
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“这太神奇了!”一位台湾籍女演员的粉丝们在得知她的真实年龄之后简直是惊呆了。那么,这位女演员是谁呢?你是否能够猜到她的实际年龄呢?你是否还想了解一下有关她的一些经历呢?下文将为你披露,赶紧一“读”为快吧!
“It must be magic!”Taiwanese actress’s fans are extremely shocked to discover her age...So can you guess how old she is?
A perfect actress from Taiwan has left her thousands of fans in shock after revealing(透露)her true age.
Lin Chi-ling,who is a model and an actress with 367,000 Instagram followers,has left her global fans astonished with her revelation online.
The 5ft 7in star regularly shares striking selfies displaying her youthful face,as well as shocking images from her various fashion shoots.
The actress,who found fame in Japan thanks to her performance in the Tony Woo-directed Chinese-language war film,Red Cliff,may look as though she’s in her twenties — but she’s actually twice that age.
Lin Chi-ling has revealed that her true age is 44 — and her followers can’t get their heads around it.
“It must be magic.She’s like an elf(小精灵),”wrote one,while another named her a“perfect goddess”.
The model,who poses both with and without makeup online,was also greeted joyfully“just too pretty”by another fan.
The thin and attractive star,who often puts on revealing dresses in her photos,is fluent in English after a period of time studying at Toronto University.
She also had a starring role in the 2010 television drama Moon Lovers together with SMAP member Takuya Kimura.
◆词语积淀
1.shock/ʃɒk/v.使震惊;使震动;使受电击
2.astonished/ə'stɒnɪʃt/adj.震惊的;惊讶的
3.selfie/'selfɪ/n.自拍照(网络用语)
4.image/'ɪmɪdʒ /n. 图像;印象;形象;影像;肖像
5.pose/pəʊz/v.摆姿势;把……摆正位置;造成;假装
6.get one’s head around sth.头脑清醒;转得过弯来
7.fluent/'fluːənt/adj.流利的;流畅的
8.a starring role一个主演的角色
◆典句赏析
1.A perfect actress from Taiwan has left her thousands of fans in shock after revealing(透露)her true age.一位完美无瑕的台湾籍女演员,在公开了自己的真实年龄之后,让成千上万的粉丝们感到极为震惊。
“leave sb./sth.+adj./prep.-phrase...”是一个常见的结构形式,意为“使(让、听任)……处于(某种状态或位置)”,该形容词或介词短语作宾语补足语。
【即时尝试】他把相册摊开在桌上。
2.The 5ft 7in star regularly shares striking selfies displaying her youthful face,as well as shocking images from her various fashion shoots.这位身高5英尺7英寸(超过1.70米)的明星,在网上不但经常晒出自己各种各样惊艳绝伦的时装摄影,而且还分享了自己的一些迷人的自拍照,一展她的青春靓丽。
这里的as well as为介词短语,意为“既……又;除……之外(也)”,相当于besides,语意的重点在as well as前面的内容,后面常常接名词或者动名词形式。
【即时尝试】他们参观了学校,还参观了工厂和医院。
3....,may look as though she’s in her twenties— but she’s actually twice that age.可能看上去二十几岁,但是实际上她的年龄已是这个年龄的两倍了。
“in one’s+基数词(整+数)的复数形式”是常见的搭配结构,意为“在某人……(几十)岁时”,而“in the+基数词(整+数)的复数形式”则表示“在……(几十)年代”。
【即时尝试】在20世纪20年代初,他快30岁了。
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“那太神奇了!”一位台湾籍女演员的粉丝们在得知她的真实年龄后都惊呆了……那么,你是否能够猜到她的实际年龄呢?
一位完美无瑕的台湾籍女演员,在公开了自己的真实年龄之后,让成千上万的粉丝们感到极为震惊。
林志玲,模特兼演员,在Instagram上拥有367000位粉丝。她在网上公布了这个消息,全球的粉丝们个个惊讶不已。
这位身高5英尺7英寸(超过1.70米)的明星,在网上不但经常晒出自己各种各样惊艳绝伦的时装摄影,而且还分享了自己的一些迷人的自拍照,一展她的青春靓丽。
这位女演员是在日本拍摄由吴宇森导演的华语战争影片《赤壁》时一炮走红的。她可能看上去二十几岁,但是实际上她的年龄已是这个年龄的两倍了。
林志玲公布她现已44岁了,可是她的粉丝们对此一直难以置信。
有粉丝写道,“这太神奇了,她就像个精灵一样”,还有粉丝称她为“完美女神”。
这位模特,在网上的照片有化妆的和素颜的,有粉丝直夸她“简直太美了”。
这位苗条且迷人的女明星,毕业于多伦多大学,英语说得流利。照片中的她总是衣着华丽。
2010年,她还与日本偶像团体SMAP的成员木村拓哉搭档,联袂出演了电视剧《月之恋人》。