世界名人简介 第135期:詹妮弗·洛佩兹

 　　Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a. J.Lo, is a multi-talented and influential¹ superstar. She is an actress, singer-songwriter, record producer, and dancer. She is also a very smart businesswoman and has used her fame to launch her own fashion line and perfumes. She has upset animal rights groups by using fur. She is the richest entertainer of Latin American ancestry² in Hollywood.

　　詹妮弗·洛佩兹是极具天赋的超级明星，人们也称她为“J.Lo”。她是演员、唱作人、音乐制作人以及舞者。她也是位成功的女商人，曾利用自己的名气创建服装和香水品牌。她还因使用动物毛而惹恼动物权益组织。她是好莱坞最富有的拉丁美洲后裔。

　　Lopez was born in 1969 and raised in the Bronx district of New York. She always dreamed of fame but left it quite late before she did something about it. When she was 19, she started singing and dancing lessons. After two years, she was selected as a dancer for MTV and as a backup singer for Janet Jackson.

　　洛佩兹出生在1969年，长在纽约布朗克斯区。她一直梦想成名，但起步很晚。19岁那年，她开始唱歌，参加舞蹈课程。两年后，她被MTV看中当了一名舞者，还成为了珍妮·杰克逊的伴唱歌手。

　　In the 1990s, Lopez appeared in several hit movies. Her performance in the lead role in ‘Selena’ in 1997 received rave³ reviews. Lopez has appeared in over 20 movies. She released her debut⁴ album ‘On the 6’ in 1999, which was a top 10 hit in the US. She has released a total of seven albums in English and Spanish.

　　20世纪90年代，洛佩兹出演了多部著名电影。1997年，她在《瑟琳娜》中担任主角，并大获好评。她曾出演过20多部影片。1999年发行首张专辑《On The 6》，并一跃进入TOP10榜单行列。包括西语和英语专辑，她共发行了七张专辑。

　　Lopez has expanded her business interests into many areas. In 2003, she launched her JLO brand, which is highly popular with young women. She followed this with her 2005 SweetFace and 2007 JustSweet collections. Her “Glow by J.Lo” perfume broke many sales records. Lopez also owns a restaurant in Miami and a film and television production company. There’s no telling in which direction J.Lo will venture next.

　　她在商业领域涉足广泛。2003年，她创建了备受年轻女性喜爱的JLO品牌。之后分别在2005年和2007年推出了SweetFace和JustSweet服装。她的香水“Glow by J.Lo”打破了许多销售记录。她还在迈阿密拥有一家餐厅，一家电影电视制作公司。J.Lo还将涉足何处不得而知。

　　1.dream of 梦想

　　例句：We dreamed of having a car and a house.

　　我们想望有车有房。

　　2.start doing 开始做

　　例句：You're enough old that you can start doing things.

　　你足够大了，可以开始做事了。

　　3.popular with 受欢迎

　　例句：She was not popular with other children, either.

　　她在其他孩子中间也不受欢迎。

　　4.lead role 主演

　　例句：She played the lead role of a young princess in the film.

　　在这部电影里，她扮演一个年轻公主的主角。

1 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 ancestry   

n.祖先，家世

参考例句：

• Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
• He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。

3 rave   

vi.胡言乱语；热衷谈论；n.热情赞扬

参考例句：

• The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
• Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。