英语名人堂：帕丽斯·惠特妮·希尔顿
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帕丽斯·希尔顿（Paris Hilton），1981年2月17日出生于美国纽约，美国模特、演员、歌手、作家、商人，希尔顿集团继承人，有着挪威、德国、爱尔兰、意大利四国血统的混血儿。[1]
2000年，19岁的帕丽斯·希尔顿签进唐纳德·川普的模特儿公司T Management[2] 。2002年帕丽斯·希尔顿参演电影《九条命》；2003年，帕丽斯·希尔顿参与福斯广播公司的电视实境秀《简单生活》；2005年出演电影《恐怖蜡像馆》。2013年帕丽斯·希尔顿参演电影《珠光宝气》。
Paris Whitney Hilton has packed in many different careers in her short life. She has been, or is, a model, actress, writer, singer, and businesswoman. She is also a celebrity 1 socialite and daughter of the Hilton Hotel family. Hilton has also spent time in prison for driving violations 2. Reports are she will appear in the book of Guinness World Records as the world's "Most Overrated Celebrity".
Hilton was born with a silver spoon in her mouth in New York City in 1981. She grew up moving between exclusive homes in the States and France. She attended elite 3 schools but wasn’t so strong academically. She was expelled from one school for violating its rules. She did not go to university but decided 4 to be famous instead.
When she was 19, Paris signed with a leading modelling agency. She was immediately very successful. She appeared in numerous high-profile advertising 5 campaigns for some of the world’s top brands. She also developed a reputation for being New York’s top “party girl”. She used her fame to launch her own perfumes, which are all best sellers.
Hilton branched out into acting 6 and has appeared in several movies and TV shows. Her biggest role was as a co-star in the reality series ‘The Simple Life’. In 2004, she founded Heiress Records and released her debut 7 album, which sold poorly. Hilton has also written two best-selling books. Her plans are to continue promoting herself to become even more famous.
1 celebrity
n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
2 violations
违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
3 elite
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
- The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
- We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
4 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 advertising
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。