2016世界小姐结果出炉 波多黎各美女夺冠
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Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 last Sunday beating 116 contestants 1 from across the world.
上周日，来自波多黎各的Stephanie Del Valle战胜了来自世界各地116名参赛者，摘得2016年世界小姐桂冠。
The Dominican Republic's Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramírez and Indonesia's Natasha Mannuela were declared the second and third runners-up, respectively, in the 66th edition of the annual beauty pageant 2 held in the U.S. this year.
在今年于美国举行的第六十六届年度选美比赛中，多米尼加共和国的Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramírez和印度尼西亚的Natasha Mannuela则分获亚军、季军。
Crowned by Miss World 2015 Mireia Lalaguna of Spain, Del Valle reportedly said it was an "honor and a great responsibility" to represent her country at the pageant held at the MGM National Harbour in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
选美决赛是在马里兰州奥克森山的米高梅国家港湾举行的，Del Valle在接受来自西班牙的2015年世界小姐冠军Mireia Lalaguna颁发的桂冠时表示，这是一份代表国家的极大的荣誉和责任。
2016世界小姐结果出炉 波多黎各美女夺冠
Del Valle is only the second woman from Puerto Rico to win the title, the first being Wilnelia Merced who won the title in 1975. The Caribbean nation is the 17th country with more than one winner since the pageant started in 1951.
Del Valle是第二位来自波多黎各的冠军，第一位是在1975年夺冠的Wilnelia Merced。自1951年选美比赛开始举办，这个加勒比海地区的国家是第17个不止一次夺冠的国家。
A student fluent in Spanish, English and French, Del Valle previously 3 won the country's national beauty contest Puerto Rico 2016.
Del Valle是一个精通西班牙语、英语和法语的学生，此前刚在波多黎各2016年国家选美比赛中夺冠。
"I like to have options and I have a solid career plan. I am already registered for a double major at Pace University (Law and Communications) while pursuing my lifelong inclination 4 to follow a career in Entertainment during my spare time. Presently, I am training in all three disciplines hoping that the effort, passion and dedication 5 will direct me to a finer resolution," the 19-year-old said of her ambitions.
这个19岁的女孩谈到梦想时说道："我喜欢有选择性，而且我有参军的计划。我已经在佩斯大学注册了双学位（法律和传媒学），同时我在业余时间倾向于终生追求一项娱乐方面的职业。现在，我在这三个方面都在准备着，希望我的努力、爱好和敬业将指导我做出更好的决策。"
Del Valle added that her proudest moment in life was singing with the San Juan Children's Choir 6 at the age of 8.
Del Valle补充说道，她一生中最自豪的时刻是在8岁时在圣胡安儿童合唱团演唱。
n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
- The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧
- Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
- The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好
- She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
- I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞
- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
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