
匯聚不同的美麗臉孔
As the fashion industry gradually embraces collaborating with minority groups, Gucci recently launched a beauty campaign featuring Ellie Goldstein, an 18-year-old model with Down syndrome, for its latest mascara.
隨著時尚界逐漸開始聯手弱勢族群合作,Gucci近期也推出了以18歲唐氏症女孩戈德斯坦為主角的睫毛膏宣傳廣告。
embrace(v.)(n.)擁抱、採用、迎接collaborate(v.)合作=partnercollaboration(n.)合作minority group少數族群、弱勢族群launch(v.)推出=roll outcampaign(n.)宣傳廣告
The teenage model grew to love beauty and makeup at a relatively young age.
戈德斯坦相當早就發展出對於美容及美妝產品的喜愛。
grow to逐漸=begin torelatively(adv.)相對地
Her sister would put makeup on her when she was just 2.
當她兩歲時,她的姊姊就會幫她上妝。
Goldstein has always enjoyed being the center of attention since she was little and aspired to become a model.
戈德斯坦從小就喜愛成為眾人注目的焦點,並立志要當模特兒。
center of attention目光焦點aspire(v.)有志於、渴望於
At the age of 15, she joined Zebedee Management, a talent agency whose goal is “to increase the representation of people who have until now been excluded in the media.”
她於15歲時加入Zebedee Management經紀公司,這家公司的成立宗旨就是為了「讓長期被排拒於鎂光燈焦點之外的族群能夠被看見」。
talent agency藝能經紀公司representation(n.)代表exclude(v.)排除在外、排斥exclude from…排除在…之外
When asked how she would overcome prejudices against her condition in an interview with British Vogue, she answered, “By being myself. Once people realize I can talk and have a great character, they are different towards me and they smile.”
戈德斯坦在接受英國版Vogue雜誌訪問時被問到,她是如何克服別人對唐氏症的偏見時,她回答:「我就做我自己。當別人意識到我能侃侃而談,而且個性很棒時,他們就會對我改觀,會對我微笑」。
overcome(v.)克服prejudice(n.)成見、偏見、歧視condition(n.)條件、情勢、身體疾病realize(v.)意識到character(n.)個性、人品towards(adv.)朝向、面對
The ad photos were shot by David PD Hyde, who was selected through Gucci Beauty’s collaboration with Italian Vogue on the Instagram scouting project #theguccibeautyglitch.
戈德斯坦與Gucci合作的廣告照片是由倫敦攝影師大衛海德拍攝。先前Gucci美妝與義大利版Vogue合作,在IG上舉辦的徵選活動「#theguccibeautyglitch」,海德便是在這個徵選中脫穎而出。
collaboration(n.)合作scouting project星探計畫glitch(n.)小毛病、小差錯
The London-based photographer explained the motivation behind the photos was “to push the boundary of beauty by having different types of beautiful faces and bring them together as one unity, and to show that beauty is everywhere and exists in every person.”
海德解釋照片背後的動機是要「將不同類型的美麗臉孔匯聚在一起,形成一個整體,以拓展美的境界。且要展現美是隨處可見,且存在每一個人身上的」。
motivation(n.)動機motivate(v.)激勵、鼓舞motivate sb. to Vpush the boundary拓展境界boundary (n.)分界線、界線push the envelope勇於挑戰unity(n.)整體、一體
Both the model’s and the photographer’s statements resonate with Vogue Italia’s partnership with Gucci, which centered around the idea of authenticity.
戈德斯坦及海德的看法均呼應了義大利Vogue和Gucci在這合作中的主軸——「真實性」。
statement(n.)聲明、表態resonate(v.)共鳴、(聲音)迴盪resonate with與…有共鳴=echocenter around以…為中心authenticity(n.)真實性