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Updated: 2004-09-23 10:50
Screen siren Sophia Loren turns 70
意大利著名影星索菲婭·羅蘭9月20日迎來(lái)了自己的70歲壽辰,她選擇在羅馬家中與親友“平靜”地慶祝生日。媒體和成千上萬(wàn)的影迷們也沒(méi)有忘記這位“影壇常青樹(shù)”,紛紛通過(guò)各種形式為她獻(xiàn)上祝福。  

Italians got a break from a steady stream of bad news about terrorism and taxes September 20, 2004 to be reminded that screen siren Sophia Loren had turned 70. (Reuters)

Italians got a break from a steady stream of bad news about terrorism and taxes, to be reminded that screen siren Sophia Loren had turned 70. That's right, 70!

The diva who started life as an illegitimate child in southern Italy went on to win an Oscar and became a living legend and a symbol of post-war Italy. She is believed to be celebrating the birthday quietly with her family.

But Italians will get to see her acting talents on Monday night with the screening of a made-for-television film about an immigrant family set in Umbria and Canada. Corriere della Sera newspaper put the birthday on its front page, as if to remind Italians that some of the Dolce Vita, or sweet life, was left in a world dominated by bad news.

Italy's largest mainstream newspaper said it all: "Happy Birthday, Sophia - legend for a generation." In fact, for Italians, Loren's birthday is not just an ordinary anniversary or commemoration but a bittersweet reminder that the post-war boom times she epitomised at the height of her fame no longer exist.

The fact that Corriere used only her first name was not casual. She is the only woman in Italy who is universally known by her first name. When someone says Sophia on television, it can only mean "La Loren." Loren has outlived many of her film contemporaries from the days when Rome was known as the Hollywood on the Tiber because it was a major production centre and magnet for the jet set .  

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

siren : woman regarded as fascinating and dangerous(妖艷而危險(xiǎn)的女人)

diva: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star(歌劇中的首席女主角)

bittersweet: having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness(苦樂(lè)參半的)

outlive: live longer than(比……長(zhǎng)命, 比……耐久)

magnet: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts(有吸引力的人)

jet set: an international group of wealthy individuals who travel frequently to international resorts(乘噴氣客機(jī)到處旅游的富豪)

 
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