Unit 7 Films-Reading(1)

Hollywood's all-time best --Audrey Hepburn

好莱坞永恒的经典——奥黛丽·赫本

Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood's all-time greatest actresses. When she died in 1993, the world felt very sad about the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.

奥黛丽·赫本是好莱坞永远受欢迎的女演员之一。当她于1993年去世时，整个世界陷入了无尽的悲痛之中。没有人不为失去这位国色天香的女演员、伟大的人道主义者而感到惋惜。

Hepburn was born in Belgium on 4 May 1929. As a child, she loved dancing and dreamt of becoming a successful ballet dancer.

赫本1929年4月出生于比利时。当她还是一个小女孩的时候，她就喜欢上了跳舞，并梦想着有朝一日成为一名芭蕾舞蹈演员。

After World War Ⅱ, she moved to London with her mother. She worked as a model before becoming an actress.

第二次世界大战之后，她和母亲一起去了伦敦。在成为一名演员之前，她选择模特作为职业。

In 1951, while acting in France, Hepburn met the French writer Colette. Hepburn's beauty and charm caught the writer's attention.

1951年，当她在法国演出时，赫本遇见了法国作家科莱特。赫本的美貌与魅力深深地吸引住了这位作家。

Colette insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi, a play based upon her novel,although Hepburn had never played any major roles before. That event marked the beginning of her successful career.

尽管赫本之前一直没有出演过女主角，但科莱特仍坚持认为赫本完全可以担任《琪琪》中的女主角。《琪琪》这部电影是以她的小说为蓝本的。这标志着赫本事业开始走向成功。