Posted at 2016.04.18 Category : 未分類
セレーナゴメスが初来日するというニュースを見かけちょうどGQでカバーストーリーになっていたので目を通してみました。やはりこういうエンタメ系のほうが読みやすかったりします(苦笑)
The Emancipation of Selena Gomez
BY ZACH BARON
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTOR DEMARCHELIER
April 14, 2016
One obstacle that remains, she says, is her face. It’s so round and Raphaelite that she might as well be peering out of the corner of the Sistine Madonna. “I’m young, and I look younger. I can play like I’m 16 still. Doesn’t really work for the things I want to do.”
TOEIC的にはDoesn’t really work for the things I want to do.の主語の省略が注目でしょうか。ぽっちゃりしたとか子供っぽいとか書かないで、ラファエルの絵に出てくるようだと書いていますね。ラファエルの絵画がどういう特徴か、必須の背景知識ではないんですけど、幅広く知っておくといいのは母国語だっていいはずですよね。
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Raphael
(1483-1520) an Italian painter and architect (=someone who designs buildings), and one of the most important artists of the Renaissance, who painted mostly religious subjects. His full name in Italian is Raffaello Sanzio.
まあ「知識が必要」という説教くさい話ではなく、教養っぽい話をまぜるとdisな感じがなくなりますよね。英語でも童顔をbaby faceとかlook like kidsとか呼ぶようですが、そのような描写は彼女が一番嫌っているようですから。
Adult Celebrities Who Still Look Like Kids
As we mark Selena Gomez's birthday, we look at stars in their 20s who still look far younger than their years
by Rahsheeda Ali 3/19/2015
Selena Gomez Considering Cosmetic Surgery To Fix Her Baby Face
March 3, 2015
Selena Gomez has always had a baby face, but when she was recently slammed for “looking like a sexy 12-year-old” on her V Magazine cover, it really hit home with the “Heart Wants What It Wants” singer.
According to an insider, Gomez, 22, is self-conscious of her baby face and is contemplating getting some form of cosmetic surgery to refine her chin and give her more defined cheek bones.
こんなのはテストに出ない部分ですが、だからと言って本人が気にしている事柄を直接に言うのはそれこそ「コミュニケーション能力」が足りないですよね。こんな表現の仕方もあるんだなと妙に感心してしまいました。
The Emancipation of Selena Gomez
BY ZACH BARON
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VICTOR DEMARCHELIER
April 14, 2016
One obstacle that remains, she says, is her face. It’s so round and Raphaelite that she might as well be peering out of the corner of the Sistine Madonna. “I’m young, and I look younger. I can play like I’m 16 still. Doesn’t really work for the things I want to do.”
TOEIC的にはDoesn’t really work for the things I want to do.の主語の省略が注目でしょうか。ぽっちゃりしたとか子供っぽいとか書かないで、ラファエルの絵に出てくるようだと書いていますね。ラファエルの絵画がどういう特徴か、必須の背景知識ではないんですけど、幅広く知っておくといいのは母国語だっていいはずですよね。
(ロングマン)
Raphael
(1483-1520) an Italian painter and architect (=someone who designs buildings), and one of the most important artists of the Renaissance, who painted mostly religious subjects. His full name in Italian is Raffaello Sanzio.
まあ「知識が必要」という説教くさい話ではなく、教養っぽい話をまぜるとdisな感じがなくなりますよね。英語でも童顔をbaby faceとかlook like kidsとか呼ぶようですが、そのような描写は彼女が一番嫌っているようですから。
Adult Celebrities Who Still Look Like Kids
As we mark Selena Gomez's birthday, we look at stars in their 20s who still look far younger than their years
by Rahsheeda Ali 3/19/2015
Selena Gomez Considering Cosmetic Surgery To Fix Her Baby Face
March 3, 2015
Selena Gomez has always had a baby face, but when she was recently slammed for “looking like a sexy 12-year-old” on her V Magazine cover, it really hit home with the “Heart Wants What It Wants” singer.
According to an insider, Gomez, 22, is self-conscious of her baby face and is contemplating getting some form of cosmetic surgery to refine her chin and give her more defined cheek bones.
こんなのはテストに出ない部分ですが、だからと言って本人が気にしている事柄を直接に言うのはそれこそ「コミュニケーション能力」が足りないですよね。こんな表現の仕方もあるんだなと妙に感心してしまいました。
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