Regal, extroverted, a tireless socialite who loved balls and dinner parties, jewels and haute couture, Bettencourt was ranked by Forbes this year as the richest woman in the world, with her net worth put at $39.5 billion. She was the majority shareholder of L’Oréal, the world’s largest, most powerful cosmetics company.
譯文
貝當古華貴、外向，曾是一名不知疲倦的社交名媛，她喜歡舞會和宴會派對，以及珠寶和高 級定製服裝。今年，《福布斯》雜誌(Forbes)將她列為世界上最富有的女人，她的淨資產達 395 億美元。她是世界上規模和影響力最大的化妝品集團歐萊雅的大股東。
筆記
1、regal：英 [ˈri:gl] 美 [ˈriɡəl]
【釋義】
①ADJ If you describe something as regal, you mean that it is suitable for a king or queen, because it is very impressive or beautiful. 王者的
He sat with such regal dignity.
他以王者之尊嚴就座。
②N a portable organ equipped only with small reed pipes, popular from the 15th century and recently revived for modern performance 簧管小風琴
2、extroverted：英 ['ekstrəʊvɜːtɪd] 美 ['ɛkstro'vɝtɪd]
【釋義】ADJ Someone who is extroverted is very active, lively, and friendly. 外向的 [美國英語] Some young people who were easy-going and extroverted as children become self-conscious in early adolescence.
一些在孩提時候隨和且外向的年輕人在青春期初期變得害羞了。
3、ball：英 [bɔːl] 美 [bɔl]
【釋義】
①N-COUNT A ball is a round or oval object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, American football, basketball, and soccer. 球
...a golf ball.
…一個高爾夫球。
②N-COUNT a ball propelled in a particular way in a sport 運動中以特殊的式往前滾動的球
a high ball
③N-COUNT any of various rudimentary games with a ball 基礎的球類運動
to play ball
④N-COUNT A ball is something or an amount of something that has a round shape. 球狀物
Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball.
托馬斯把信揉成一團。
⑤V-T/V-I When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round. 使...成球狀; 成球狀 He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists. 他撿起那幾張紙，在手裡緊緊地攥成團。
⑥N-COUNT Theballof your foot or the ball of your thumb is the rounded part where your toes join your foot or where your thumb joins your hand. (腳趾與腳掌之間或大拇指與手掌之間的) 球狀部位
⑦N-COUNT A ball is a large formal social event at which people dance. (正式的) 舞會 My Mama and Daddy used to have a grand Christmas ball every year. 我媽媽和爸爸以前每年都要辦一場盛大的聖誕節舞會。
⑧PHRASE If you are having a ball, you are having a very enjoyable time. 玩得高興 [非正式]
⑨Outside the boys were sitting on the ground and, judging by the gales of laughter, they were having a ball.
男孩子們在外面席地而坐，從他們發出的陣陣笑聲來看，他們玩得很開心。
【詞組】
on the ball adv. [口]機靈；留心；有見識；勤奮 hit the ball 擊球；順利，成功
play ball 開始活動；開始賽球
4、haute couture：英 [ˌəʊt kuˈtjʊə(r)] 美 [ˌoʊt kuˈtʊr]
【釋義】N-UNCOUNT Haute couture refers to the designing and making of high-quality fashion clothes, or to the clothes themselves. 高級時裝; 高級時裝的製作與設計 [正式]
Beyond haute couture, Liu Wen and her counterparts have been breaking ethnic barriers for ready-to-wear labels and cosmetics. 除了高級女式時裝，劉雯和她的同行們一直在打破現成的標籤和化妝品的種族障礙。
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