美国歌坛天后级别的女歌手蕾哈娜身兼多种社会身份,最近她又有了一个新头衔:全球奢侈品巨头 LVMH 历史上首位黑人女设计师。蕾哈娜的个人品牌甚至将比肩 LVMH 旗下的迪奥、纪梵希、罗意威等大牌。蕾哈娜此次跨界转型的背后有怎样的故事?
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【重点词汇】
1.break new ground 开辟新天地,创新
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相关词汇:break(v. 打破);ground(n. 地面;领域)
相关词汇:groundbreaking(adj. 开创性的,创新的)
groundbreaking 例句:His latest movie is interesting, but not groundbreaking.
2.line/laɪn/ n.(商品的)类别;线条
英文释义:a type of product
例句:It started a new line on casual clothes.
3.gilded/ˈɡɪldɪd/ adj. 镀金的;富有的,上层阶级的
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相关词汇:gild(v. 涂上金色;镀金)
gild 搭配短语:gild the lily(画蛇添足,多此一举)
4.stable/ˈsteɪbl/ n. 公司旗下的所有产品;马厩
英文释义:a group of products made by the same company
5.unveil/ˌʌnˈveɪl/ v. 为...揭幕;(首次)展示,推出
相关词汇:veil(n. 头纱,面纱;v. 遮盖;隐藏)
词根词缀:un-(表示否定)
6.maison/mɛzɔ̃/ n.(法语词)公司;品牌
7.house/haʊs/ n. 品牌;公司(尤指图书出版或服装设计公司)
近义词:maison
8.storied/ˈstɔːrid/ adj. 经常提及的;有名的
词性拓展:story (n.)
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搭配短语:the most storied romance
9.heritage/ˈherɪtɪdʒ/ n. 遗产;经典的品牌
10.revenue/ˈrevənuː/ n. 收益,收入
11.multicultural/ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/ adj. 多元文化的,融合多种文化的
词根词缀:multi-(表示多个的、多元的)
12.insensitivity/ɪnˌsensəˈtɪvəti/ n. 漠视;忽视
相关词汇:insensitive(adj. 漠不关心的,忽略他人感受的)
insensitive 搭配短语:be insensitive to sth.
insensitive 例句:Some people are completely insensitive to my feelings.
反义词:sensitivity
sensitive 搭配短语:cultural sensitivity
14.make strides 取得进展
相关词汇:stride(n. 大步,阔步)
近义词:make progress
15.right/raɪt/ v. 纠正;使恢复正常
搭配短语:right the economy; right a terrible situation
16.appoint/əˈpɔɪnt/ v. 任命;委派
搭配短语:appoint sb. as sth.
17.inclusivity/ˌɪn.kluːˈsɪvəti/ n. 包容性
identity/aɪˈdentəti/ n. 特征;对身份或特征的认同
补充词汇知识
officially adv. 官方地
相关词汇:official(adj. 官方的;官员的)
例句:The college is not an officially recognized English language school. (那所学院不是官方认可的英语学校。)
color n.(人种的)肤色
搭配短语:people of color(特指非白人的人)
position v. 将(某人)定位为(某角色或职位)
notably adv. 值得注意地;格外地
近义词:especially(特别地); remarkably(明显地)
emphasis on 强调,重视
搭配短语:to place emphasis on sth.(强调 / 重视某事 )
significant adj. 重要的;影响深远的
例句:It is significant that the writers of the report were all men.(这份报告的作者都是男性,这一点很重要。)
make A part of B 使 A 成为 B 的一部分
gender balance 性别平衡
长难句解析
On Friday, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group, officially confirmed not only that the fashion line created by Rihanna was becoming part of its gilded stable but also that the first products from the new company would be unveiled — in a few weeks.
周五,全球最大的奢侈品集团酩悦·轩尼诗-路易·威登官方证实,蕾哈娜打造的时尚系列不仅是该集团奢侈产品的一部分,而且这家新公司的首批产品也将在几周内推出。
这句话的主语是 LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton,谓语是 confirmed。the world’s largest luxury group 是主语的同位语,对 LVMH 集团作进一步解释和说明。not only... but also... 结构后面分别连接两个宾语从句:The fashion line created by Rihanna was becoming part of its gilded stable. 和 The first products from the new company would be unveiled — in a few weeks. 第一个从句中 created by Rihanna 作 fashion line 的后置定语,第二个从句中,破折号后面的内容 in a few weeks,起递进和补充说明的作用
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