时尚界“恺撒大帝”去世，享年85岁

浙江宁波市鄞州高级中学 杜一贞

题材文章词数人物324 难度 ★★★体裁建议用时讣告6′

海词积累

1.prototypen.原型

2.polyglotn.会多种语言的人

3.yachtn.游艇

4.estaten.庄园

Karl Lagerfeld,themost fruitful designer of the 20th and 21st centuries and a man whose career formed theprototypeof themodern luxury fashion industry,died Tuesday in Paris.

“More than anyone I know,he represents the soul of fashion:restless,forward-looking and desperately attentive to our changing culture.”Anna Wintour,the editor of AmericanVogue,said of Lagerfeld when presenting him with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Fashion Awards in 2015.

Creative director of Chanel since 1983 and

5.collaborationn.合作作品

6.caricaturen.人物漫画

7.starchv.上浆（用淀粉浆使衣服变硬）

8.wontadj.习惯于

9.torturev.折磨Fendi since 1965,and founder of his own line,Mr Lagerfeld was the definition of a fashionpolyglot.In hiseighties,when most of his peerswere retiring to theiryachtsor countryestates,he was designing an average of 14 new collections a year ranging from expensive fashionable clothing to the high street,not countingcollaborationsand special projects.

Hisgreatestcallingwasasthedesigner ofhisownmyth.A self-identified“caricature”， with his dark glasses,powdered ponytail,black jeans,fingerless gloves,starchedcollars,Chrome Hearts jewelry and obsessive Diet Coke consumption,he achieved such a level of global fame—and controversy—that a$200 Karl Barbie doll，created in collaboration with the toymaker Mattel,sold out in less than an hour in 2014.

Karl Lagerfeld was born on September 10,1933,in Hamburg,Germany.Though,ashis peer Azzedine Alaïa waswontto do,Lagerfeld often lied about his age,aswell as the occupation and

Reading CheckDecideifthefollowingstatementsare true（T）orfalse（F）.

（ ）1.Karl Lagerfeldwasa productive designer of the 20th and 21st centuries.

（ ）2.Karl Lagerfeld stayed diligent，creative and aggressive even when he was over 80.

（ ）3.Karl Lagerfeld'smost successful career wasworking as creative director of Chanel.

（ ）4.Karl Lagerfeld had a very typical and fashionable look.

（ ）5.Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed respect from all the people.

Language Study

I.熟词生义

1.callingn.事业

His greatest calling was as the designer of his ownmyth.他最伟大的事业是成为 “卡尔·拉格斐”这个神话的缔造者。

2.phenomenonn.非凡的人（或事物）background of his parents.Itisinarguablethat hisnamehasbeeninlightsfromtheveryearliestmomentsofhisfashioncareer.

Those who wanted to dismiss Lagerfeld referred to him as a “styliste”:a designer who creates his looks by changing what already exists,as opposed to inventing anything new.But he rejected the idea of fashion-as-art,and the designer-as-torturedgenius.His goal was more opportunistic.

“Iwouldliketobeaone-manmultinationalfashionphenomenon,”heoncesaid.——FromVogue

“Iwould like to be a one-manmultinational fashion phenomenon,” he once said.他曾经说道：“我要成为独领全球时尚风向的人。”

Ⅱ.写作推荐

“It is inarguable that...”……是无可争辩的。

It is inarguable that his name has been in lights from the very earliest moments of his fashion career.有一点是无可争辩的：他的名字从他的时尚生涯最开始的时刻起就一直是光芒四射的。

【点石成金】句中的inarguable是由动词argue加词后缀-able后，再加上否定的词前缀in-构成的。后缀-able表示“能”的意思，如adjustable“可调节的”、respectable“可敬的”，以及adaptable“可适应的”。 词前缀 in-表示“不；否定”的意思，如 incorrect“不正确的”、inability“无能”，以及inaccurate“不准确的”。句中的It充当的是形式主语，代替的是that引导的主语从句。

【仿写】卡尔·拉格斐是20和21世纪最高产的设计师，这一点是无可争辩的。

参考译文

时尚界“恺撒大帝”去世，享年85岁

卡尔·拉格斐，这位20和21世纪最高产的设计师，这个用个人事业定义了现代奢侈品时尚行业的男人，本周二于巴黎去世。

“他比我认识的任何人都更能代表时尚的灵魂：焦躁不安、目光前瞻，并且极度关注我们不断变化的文化。”美国Vogue杂志主编安娜·温图尔在2015年英国时尚大奖上向卡尔·拉格斐颁发 “杰出成就奖”时这样评价道。

拉格斐先生是当之无愧的 “时尚鬼才”。他于

1983年和1965年起，分别担任香奈儿和芬迪的创意总监，同时还是自己品牌的创始人。在他80岁之后，当大多数同龄人都已退休，在游艇或乡间庄园安度晚年时，他仍保持每年平均设计14个新系列的产品，其范围涵盖了高级定制到高街服装，其中还不包括合作系列和特别项目。

他最伟大的事业是成为“卡尔·拉格斐”这个神话的缔造者。他将“夸张而怪诞”作为自己的定义：戴着墨镜，梳着搽粉的马尾辫，身着黑色牛仔裤戴着露指手套，衣领因上浆而笔挺，佩戴克罗心饰品，还迷恋着喝健怡可乐。以此形象示人的他，名声享誉全球的同时，也招来了不少争议。2014年，价值 200美元的“芭比卡尔”由他和玩具制造商美泰联合设计推出，不到一小时就销售一空。

卡尔·拉格斐1933年9月10日出生于德国汉堡。不过，正如他的同龄人阿泽丁·阿拉伊亚习惯做的那样，拉格斐经常谎称自己的年龄、他父母的职业和背景。但有一点是无可争辩的：他的名字从他的时尚生涯最开始的时刻起就一直是光芒四射的。

那些想赶拉格斐下台的人称他仅仅是位“服装设计师”：那类不创造新元素，只通过改造现存元素来设计造型的设计师。但拉格斐本人拒绝接受“时尚即艺术和设计师是饱受折磨的天才”这样的理念。他的目标中，机会主义的成分更多。

他曾经说道：“我要成为独领全球时尚风向的人。”