《中英對照讀新聞》Paris Hilton Doesn’t Deserve Fame Says Clint Eastwood 克林伊斯威特說：芭黎絲希爾頓「浪得虛名」

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Clint Eastwood has blasted Paris Hilton for being "famous for no reason".

克林伊斯威特抨擊芭黎絲希爾頓，說她「紅得莫名其妙」。

The legendary actor - whose film career spans over four decades - says, unlike today, only true talents were granted celebrity status when he first started out.

這位縱橫影壇40餘載的傳奇影星說，不同於今日，他出道時，只有真正有才華的人才夠躋身名流。

He said： "When I was young, movie stars who were celebrities were just a handful. Now everybody is a star so you have to make superstars. Stars are just heiresses, like Paris Hilton."

他說：「我年輕時，電影明星中稱得上名流的人並不多，如今每個人都是明星，所以要造就超級明星。明星不過是像芭黎絲希爾頓之流的豪門女繼承人。」

The Oscar winner - who examines hero worship and celebrity in his new film ’Flags of Our Fathers’, a World War II epic - insists only the most extraordinary people were considered heroes in his youth.

這位奧斯卡影帝在他執導的新作「硫磺島的英雄們」這部二戰史詩鉅片中，探討英雄崇拜及名聲等議題；他堅稱，在他年輕時代，只有最傑出的人才會被視為英雄。

Clint, 79, said： "Today everyone is considered a hero. In the 40s heroes were people who committed extraordinary feats. Things are very different now."

79歲的克林說：「今日每個人都被視為英雄，在40年代，英雄是指功勳卓著的人。時代真是大不相同了。」

新聞辭典

legendary：形容詞，傳說的；傳奇的。名詞為legend。a living legend（當代傳奇人物）。

epic：史詩般的作品。例句：That movie was an epic about the Roman Empire. （那電影是一部有關羅馬帝國的史詩般作品。）

feat：名詞，功績；業績；英勇事跡。例句：He did a marvellous feat. （他成就了驚人的功績。）