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中英文本
Maria Eva Duarte de Peron was born in 1919 and died in 1952. She is referred to as Eva Peron, or more famously as Evita, which means “Little Eva”. She served as Argentina’s First Lady between 1946 and 1952 and was the Spiritual Leader of the Nation. She is one of the lasting cultural icons of the 20th Century.
艾薇塔·贝隆出生于1919年，1952年去世。她也被叫作伊娃·贝隆，更为著名的是有“小伊娃”之称的艾薇塔。1946-1952年之间，她是阿根廷第一夫人，是阿根廷的精神领袖。她仍然是20世纪经久不衰的文化符号之一。
Peron spent her childhood in a province of Buenos Aires. Her father walked out on the family when she was one, leaving her mother to cope alone. Eva worked as a maid to help pay the bills. She loved drama and acting at school. The cinema fascinated her and she decided to become a famous actress.
贝隆的童年时期是在布宜诺斯艾利斯度过的。她一岁时父亲就抛弃了这个家，让母亲独自支撑。之后伊娃成为了一名女仆来偿还债务。她喜欢在学校学习戏剧和表演。剧院对她非常赏识，之后，她决定成为一位著名的女演员。
Eva left her small village when she was 15, in search of the bright lights in the big city. She made her acting debut in 1935 and joined a touring theatre company. In 1942 she had a breakthrough when she signed a five-year contract with Radio Belgrano. Within a year she was one of the highest paid radio actresses in Argentina.
为了在大城市寻找希望，15岁的伊娃离开了家。1935年，她迎来了演艺生涯的首秀，并加入了巡回剧团。1942年，她与贝尔格拉诺广播公司签署了5年的合同，这也让她迎来了突破。一年之内，她成为了阿根廷收入最高的广播女演员。
In 1944, Eva met Juan Peron and they were married a year later. In 1946, Eva became Argentina’s First Lady. She used her radio fame to make powerful speeches to get Juan elected as president. She became immensely popular with the poor, who nicknamed her Evita. She died at the age of 33. Her rags-to-riches life was turned into musicals and movies, which made her famous worldwide.
1944年，伊娃结识了胡安·贝隆，并在一年之后结婚。1946年，伊娃成为了阿根廷第一夫人。她利用她在广播界的名声进行具有影响力的演讲，并帮助胡安赢得总统大选。她深受贫苦大众的喜爱，他们都叫她艾薇塔。她在33岁那年去世。她从无到有的生活境遇被改编成了音乐剧和电影，这让她名声大噪。
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重点讲解
1.popular with 受…欢迎
例句：She was not popular with other children, either.
她在其他孩子中间也不受欢迎。
2.serve as 担任
例句：He was served as a general.
他被任命为将军。
3.acting debut 首次演出
例句：The film will be Chow's directorial and acting debut in Hollywood.
这将是周星驰在好莱坞执导并出演的处女作。
4.walk out on 遗弃
例句：You can't walk out on your wife and children.
你不能抛弃你的妻子和孩子。
