世界名人简介 第78期:佩内洛普·克鲁兹

 Penelope Cruz is a Spanish actress who has won considerable critical acclaim¹ for her role in Spanish and English movies. She is the first Spanish actress to be nominated for an Oscar. Cruz speaks four languages fluently. She also donates a considerable amount of money and time to charity. From 2001, Cruz had a three-year relationship with actor Tom Cruise.

佩内洛普·克鲁兹是一名西班牙女演员，并因在西班牙和英语电影中的出色表现而广受好评。她是首位提名奥斯卡的西班牙女演员。克鲁兹能够流利掌握4种语言。她还将大量时间，资金投入慈善事业。从2001年起，克鲁兹与汤姆·克鲁斯维持了三年恋爱关系。

Cruz was born in Madrid in 1974 to a hairdresser mother and motor mechanic father. She wanted to be a dancer as a child and studied classical ballet for nine years. Her younger sister Monica is a famous Spanish dancer. However, when Cruz was 15, she decided² to get into acting³ after beating 300 other hopefuls at a talent agency audition⁴.

1974年，克鲁兹出生在马德里，妈妈是美发师，爸爸是摩托车修理师。她儿时的梦想是成为一名舞蹈家，并接受了9年古典芭蕾培训。她的妹妹是一位著名的舞蹈家。然而15岁那年，克鲁兹在一次才艺选秀活动中击败了300名候选人，从此她决定进军演艺圈。

Cruz first achieved fame in a Spanish pop video and then as a TV presenter⁵. Her first major films were ‘Jamon, Jamon’ and ‘Belle epoque’, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2000 she appeared with Matt Damon in ‘All the Pretty Horses’. She rose to fame by co-starring in ‘Vanilla Sky’, opposite Tom Cruise.

她先是在一档流行音乐MV，而后又在电视主持行业一举成名。出道作品包括《火腿火腿》，而她出演的《BelleEpoque》也获得了奥斯卡最佳外语片大奖。2000年，她出演好莱坞电影《骏马》，并搭档马特·达蒙。还因与汤姆·克鲁斯联合主演《香草天空》而名噪一时。

Cruz has received two Goya Awards and two European Film Awards for her work. She also won a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, she was used as the face for L’Oreal’s worldwide advertising⁶ campaign and a year later, she launched her own fashion line in Spain. She wants to balance her life and work between Hollywood and Europe.

克鲁兹曾两次获得戈雅奖，两次欧洲电影奖。她还获得了戛纳电影节最佳女演员奖。2006年，克鲁兹成为了欧莱雅全球代言人，一年之后，她开创了自主品牌。不管是工作还是生活，她都希望在好莱坞和欧洲之间保持平衡。

1.Film Festival 电影节

例句：But when it was shown at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, international distributors showed no interest. 

但是当它在2005年戛纳电影节上展出时，国际经销商们都表示毫无兴趣。

2.rise to fame 名声大振

例句：He often dreams of a rapid rise to fame.

他常梦想一举成名。

3.donate to 捐赠

例句：He frequently donates large sums to charity.

他常常向慈善机构捐赠大笔钱款。

4.co-star 联合主演

例句：This fall she co-stars in a film with the acclaimed⁷ British actor Kenneth Branagh.

今秋她和广受欢迎的英国演员肯尼思·布拉纳联袂主演了一部电影。

1 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

2 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。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

5 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

6 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

7 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。