【新唐人2011年12月20日訊】【看新聞學英語】
Swedish Teen Wins Shanghai Model Competition
瑞典少女贏得上海模特兒競賽
By Daniel Chen, David Lee
【新聞關鍵字】
1. Hustle [ˋhʌs!] n. 喧囂；奔忙
2. Win out ph. 獲勝
3. Vie [vaɪ] v. 競爭
4. Sought-after [ˋsɔt͵æftɚ] adj. 受歡迎的
5. Crown [kraʊn] v. 榮登；為…加冕
6. Turn into ph. 使變成
7. Aspiring [əˋspaɪrɪŋ] adj. 有抱負的
15-year-old Julia Schneider is from a place far removed from the hustle of 21st century Shanghai: the small Swedish town of Gavle.
15歲的朱莉亞施耐德來自一個和21世紀喧囂的上海相去甚遠的地方：瑞典的耶夫勒小鎮。
Yet she won out over competitors from 63 different countries, all gathered in China’s business hub to vie for one of modeling’s most sought-after prizes.
不過，她卻能從63個不同國家的競爭對手中獲勝。所有人聚集在這個中國的商業樞紐，爭奪所有模特兒最嚮往的獎項之一。
[Julia Schneider, Model]:
“About winning today, it has been amazing. I am in shock and we will see what happens next."
模特兒朱莉亞施耐德說：「贏得今天的比賽很吃驚。我還在震驚，而且期待接下來會發生的事。」
On Tuesday, Schneider was crowned the winner of the 2011 Elite Model Look World Final.
週二，施耐德榮登2011年精英模特大賽世界總決賽冠軍。
The contest aims at discovering young talents who can be turned into international supermodels. Schneider gets a modeling contract as part of her prize.
這項比賽旨在發現可以成為國際超級名模的年輕人才。施耐德獲獎的一部分還包含一個模特兒經紀合約。
Some major supermodels have gotten their start with Elite Model Look, including Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bundchen. It’s a list any aspiring model would be eager to join.
一些知名的超級名模都是從精英模特大賽開始他們的模特生涯，包括克勞迪婭希弗，納奧米坎貝爾和吉賽爾邦辰。任何有抱負的模特兒都渴望名列其中。
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http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/arts_entertainment/2011-12-08/swedish-teen-wins-shanghai-model-competition.html
本專欄由前衛英語李德良老師主編 www.davidlee.url.tw
【佳句精選】
It’s a list any aspiring model would be eager to join.
任何有抱負的模特兒都渴望名列其中。
【每日一句】
She won out over competitors from 63 different countries.
她從63個不同國家的競爭對手中獲勝