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"玉婆"辞世 盘点伊丽莎白·泰勒名言

2011-03-24来源:中国日报网

  北京时间的3月23日晚,世界著名的美国女演员、全球最漂亮的女人伊丽莎白?泰勒辞世,终年79岁。有“玉婆”之称的伊丽莎白?泰勒被认为是影史上最优秀的女演员之一,经典作品包括《埃及艳后》和《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》,并曾经因《青楼艳妓》和《灵欲春宵》两次获得奥斯卡影后桂冠。

  以下摘录的是伊丽莎白?泰勒最有名的20条语录。

  Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who has died aged 79, on success, diamonds and failed marriages.

  1: "Big girls need big diamonds."

  “大女孩需要大钻石。”

  2: "I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions."

  “我一直都承认是我的热情在控制着我。”

  3: "I fell off my pink cloud with a thud."

  “砰的一声,我从我的粉色云端跌落。”

  4: "I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."

  “我是个忠诚的妻子。我也应该为这么多次婚姻而全心投入。”

  5: "I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids."

  “我觉得布什总统根本没有为艾滋病做任何事。事实上,我都不能确定他会不会拼艾滋这个单词。”

  6: "I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on."

  “关于《埃及艳后》我记得的真的不多。还有很多别的事儿在进行呢。”

  7: "I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get."

  “我感觉有些男人在到达一定年纪后就害怕成长了。好像男人年纪越大,他们新娶的妻子年龄就越小了。”

  8: "I’m a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive."

  “我是个幸存者——是一个经历过苦难而且生存下来的活生生的榜样。”

  9: "I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage."

  “宝贝,这些我都经历过来了,我是个勇敢的母亲。”

  10: "Everything makes me nervous - except making films."

  “拍电影以外的所有事情都让我紧张。”

  11: "I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?"

  “我只跟和我结婚的男人上过床。有几个女人敢这么说?”

  12: "If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down."

  “如果有人笨到要花100万美元为我拍张照片,我当然不会笨到拒绝他。”

  13: "Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."

  “我的最佳男主角中有一些是狗和马。”

  14: "Success is a great deodorant."

  “成功是个伟大的除臭剂。”

  15: "You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal."

  “当你身陷丑闻当中的时候才会发现谁是你真正的朋友。”

  16: "It's not the having, it's the getting."

  “重要的不是拥有,而是得到。”

  17: "Marriage is a great institution."

  “婚姻是一所好学校。”

  18: "People who know me well, call me Elizabeth. I dislike Liz."

  “跟我很熟的人都叫我伊丽莎白,我不喜欢别人叫我利兹。”

  19: "So much to do, so little done, such things to be."

  “要做的事情有那么多,完成的却只有那么一点。事情就是这样。”

  20: "I don't like my voice. I don't like the way I look. I don't like the way I move. I don't like the way I act. I mean, period. So, you know, I don't like myself."

  “我不喜欢我的声音。我不喜欢我的外表。我不喜欢我走路的样子。我不喜欢我的表演方式。我真的这样认为。所以,你看,我不喜欢我自己。”

  In 2009, Elizabeth Taylor also joined the Twitter revolution. During a stay in hospital, she tweeted to Kathy Ireland: "Thanks Darling for the beautiful flowers and all the prayers. Now can you just get my puppy past security?"

  2009年,伊丽莎白?泰勒还加入了推特大军。有一次住院期间,她在推特上给凯西?爱尔兰留言说:“亲爱的,谢谢你送的那么漂亮的花和祝福。你能带着我的小狗过安检吗?”