美国国家公共电台 NPR Instagrandma Baddiewinkle Says She's 'Always Been A Rebel'

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

It is a rare and precious moment to talk to a celebrity¹ who hits as many demographic heights as Baddiewinkle. Ms. Winkle is an Instagram influencer with more than 3 million followers². She made a bedazzled nude³ body suit look positively⁴ bedazzling at the MTV Video Music Awards. She's been featured by two major cosmetic⁵ lines. She's also a great-grandmother. Her Instagram bio says, stealing your man since 1928. At the age of 88, Baddiewinkle is living her best life. And now she's written "Baddiewinkle's Guide to Life." She joins us now from the studios of WUKY in Lexington, Ky. Ms. Winkle, may I call you Baddie?

BADDIEWINKLE: Yes, you may.

SIMON: Thank you for joining us.

BADDIEWINKLE: Well, I'm very excited to be here.

SIMON: Your parents didn't name you Baddie, right?

BADDIEWINKLE: No, they did not.

SIMON: What was your name at birth?

BADDIEWINKLE: My name at birth was Helen Ruth Elam.

SIMON: Yeah. And so how did you get Baddie?

BADDIEWINKLE: Well, it was kind of a short story. After I was on Instagram, we just came up with, I'm a bad bitch. I've always been a rebel. So we decided⁶ bad - baddie (ph). And then my last name was Van Winkle, so we put the Winkle on.

SIMON: You know that word you said with a B, I think on our show, if you're over 85, you can say that on the air.

BADDIEWINKLE: Yes. In fact, I will be 89 in July the 18.

SIMON: Can you tell us about your life before you became so famous?

BADDIEWINKLE: You know, I just - the usual things. Went shopping, went to movies. I had a little 6-acre farm. I took care of it by myself for 15 years. I did everything that you're supposed to do - mowed⁷, trimmed, had a little garden. I kept busy at all times.

SIMON: Yeah. How did your celebrity on Instagram get started?

BADDIEWINKLE: With the one picture in a pair of cut-off shorts.

SIMON: Yeah. This is the one your great-granddaughter took?

BADDIEWINKLE: My great-granddaughter Kennedy said, you know, let's make a picture, grandma. You look awful cute today. So I said, OK. But from there, you know, it went viral. And I was so surprised.

SIMON: What do you think people saw in that picture that made them react?

BADDIEWINKLE: I think they saw a great-grandmother that didn't care what anybody thought about her and could see here's your rebel. We like her.

SIMON: So I don't get a chance to ask this question of a lot of people who would know, but I think you would know.

BADDIEWINKLE: OK.

SIMON: What's the key to a happy life?

BADDIEWINKLE: The key to a happy life - now, this is my version.

SIMON: Yeah.

BADDIEWINKLE: You're always smiling at people, even though you just meet them on the street. Most of the time you get a smile back. And go to church. I'm a very Southern lady. And always be kind to every human that you meet.

SIMON: I love that advice.

BADDIEWINKLE: And I have met a lot of people. And I think that they would say that about me.

SIMON: Yeah. Well, I would and I just met you.

BADDIEWINKLE: Oh, OK (laughter).

SIMON: Baddiewinkle, stealing your man since 1928 and author of the book "Baddiewinkle's Guide to Life." Baddie, Ms. Winkle, thanks so much for being with us.

BADDIEWINKLE: Well, thank you for having me.

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1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

3 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

4 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

5 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 mowed   

v.刈，割( mow的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The enemy were mowed down with machine-gun fire. 敌人被机枪的火力扫倒。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them. 人们割了大片草地的草，然后在上面播种。 来自辞典例句