享耆壽98歲
The 98-year-old French fashion designer Pierre Cardin passed away on December 29, 2020, at a hospital in Paris.
98歲的法國時裝設計師皮爾卡登於2020年12月29日在巴黎的一家醫院過世。
pass away=die=過世;辭世
Cardin was born into poverty in northern Italy in 1922.
卡登出生清寒，他於1922年在義大利出生，
be born into a rich family=生於富裕家庭poverty(n.)貧窮
Two years later, the Cardins’ left Italy and settled in Saint-Etienne, France.
兩年後卡登一家離開義大利，舉家搬遷到法國聖埃蒂安。
settle(v.)安頓;定居
Keen on dressmaking, Pierre Cardin then moved to Paris in 1945 and became a tailor’s apprentice.
卡登對服裝設計有著濃厚的興趣，並在1945年去到巴黎當裁縫學徒。
be keen on (doing) sth.=熱切地想做某事情She is keen on getting into show business.(Being) keen on dressmaking=Pierre Cardin is keen on dressmakingapprentice(n.)學徒;徒弟a carpenter’s apprentice=木工學徒apprenticeship(n.)學徒制
In 1950, he founded his own fashion house, designing costumes for films and theaters.
在1950年，他開設了自己的服裝工作室，為電影與劇場設計服飾。
costume(n.)(電影戲劇或化妝舞會的)服裝Halloween costumes=萬聖節裝扮swimming costumes=泳裝costume party=化裝舞會
Cardin later opened his first boutique, Eve, and introduced the “bubble dress,” a short-skirted bubble-shaped dress.
卡登後來開設了精品時裝店「Eve」，推出了氣泡狀短裙「泡泡裝」。
boutique(n.)精品店
Cardin was credited for bringing stylish clothes to the masses.
卡登因為把時尚服飾大眾化而受到讚揚。
credit(v.)(n.)表揚;讚許give sb. credit for...=credit sb. for...=表揚某人做某事;因為某事稱讚某人My manager gave me credit for boosting the sales last month.bring sth. to the masses=make sth. become popular=使某物大眾化stylish(adj.)氣派的;格調優雅的;有風格的You can tell that the lady is stylish by her outfit.
He is the first designer who launched ready-to-wear collections in the Printemps department store.
他是首位在巴黎春天百貨公司量販成衣服飾的設計師，
launch(v.)推出ready-to-wear(adj.)=成衣collection(n.)新裝系列winter collection=冬裝系列
What he did drew criticism at that time because there were few fashion designers who approved of him.
此舉在當時惹來不少罵聲，因為幾乎沒有人認同他的做法。
draw criticism=引起批評approve of...=認可;贊同
Holding a record with three Golden Thimble awards, Cardin devoted his whole life to fashion design.
卡登一生奉獻於時裝設計，他曾三度獲得法國服裝設計最高榮譽「金頂針獎」，至今仍是獎項紀錄保持者。
holding a record=Cardin holds a recorddevote to...=奉獻;致力於做某事She devoted her whole life to helping people.
Not only did Cardin give his creativity to fashion design, he also entered into the businesses of perfumes, accessories, furniture and restaurants.
卡登不僅將創意用於服裝設計，甚至還跨足經營香水、配飾、傢具與餐飲業。
not only...but also...=不但...而且...Not only did Cardin give...=Cardin not only gave...creativity(n.)創意