Chinese cover girl in Time magazine

时间：2007-09-08 03:07:20

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A Chinese girl has recently become the frontpage figure of the Time magazine.
 
Chinanews, Shanghai, Sept. 7 – A Chinese girl has recently become the frontpage figure of the Time magazine. The girl, Liu Yun, an actress, once starred in films like Royal Tramp1, Da Han Tian Zi, and Hong Fu Nu. Liu Yun thus became the third Chinese entertainment star ever to appear on the Time magazine front cover. Previously2, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and super voice girl Li Yuchun had both been selected as the frontpage figures by the Time magazine.

 

“Liu Yun is an example of the new Chinese generation, young, happy, and enjoying an affluent3 life. They behave in an unstrained and unaffected manner,” said the magazine when explaining its reason for choosing Liu as their frontpage person.

 

In the picture, Liu is dressed casually4 in a white T-shirt without wearing much make-up. She doesn't have any jewelleries and makes no poses5. In fact, she displays her true image in front of the camera.

 

However, in another photo, Liu appears quite sexy—she wears a small T-shirt, and a pair of short pants that show her long legs to advantage.

 

In an interview given to the Shanghai-based Youth Daily, Liu said the Time magazine chose her to appear in its front cover because of her “typical Oriental6 face. ”

 

“I look clean and pretty and my face shows that I am a person with a strong will. It is said that the magazine's photographer had decided7 that I was the person they wanted after they saw me for the first time. They then persuaded me to fly from Dalian to Beijing and take some pictures in a dancing studio,” she said.

 

She said that at first, she didn't believe that she would be chosen finally. Maybe she would just become one of the candidates8.

 

“They spent a whole day taking some pictures of me. I didn't expect that I will be chosen,”she said.

 

Compared with Zhang Ziyi and Li Yuchun, Liu had not attracted much public attention. Why did Time decide to select her?

 

“I think it's because I have a typical Chinese face and I become the lucky one,” Liu said.

 

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1 tramp XJ8z1     
n.流浪者，步行，跋涉；v.步行，跋涉
参考例句：
  • She wants to go for a tramp in the country.她想去乡间远足。
  • A tramp came to the door and asked for food.一个流浪汉来到门前讨饭吃。
2 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
3 affluent 9xVze     
adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的
参考例句：
  • He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
  • His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
4 casually UwBzvw     
adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地
参考例句：
  • She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
  • I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
5 poses 3de56b841449b9655e822e23f288b059     
使摆姿势( pose的第三人称单数 )； 以…身份出现； 招摇； 炫耀
参考例句：
  • This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. 这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。
  • The high cost of oil poses serious problems for industry. 昂贵的石油价格给工业造成了严重困难。
6 oriental lJxxo     
adj.东方的，东方人的，东方文化的
参考例句：
  • China is an oriental country with a long history.中国是一个有着悠久历史的东方国家。
  • They maintain a very powerful fleet in Oriental waters.他们在远东海域保持着一支非常强大的舰队。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 candidates bef2e239e46f69022be77d801342fa6d     
n.报考者( candidate的名词复数 )；申请求职者；攻读学位者；最后命运或结局如何已显然可见者
参考例句：
  • Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
  • one of the leading candidates for the presidency 总统职位的主要候选人之一

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