影片對白  We think we're Carolyn Bessette. One day John-John's out of the picture and we're happy just to have some guy who can throw around a frisbee.

文化面面觀  The Witches of Eastwick; Carolyn Bessette&John-John

 

2.Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (January 7, 1966 - July 16, 1999), née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette, was the wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy. She died at age 33, along with her husband and her sister Lauren Bessette, when the private plane that John F. Kennedy, Jr. himself was piloting crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Their ashes were scattered at sea on July 22, 1999.

Bessette-Kennedy was born in White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, the daughter of William J. Bessette and his then-wife, née Ann Messina. Bessette grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and graduated from Boston University in 1988. She was voted an "All-Around Beautiful Person" while at school. An occasional model, she eventually became a publicist for fashion designer Calvin Klein in New York City, where she met Kennedy. She and Kennedy married on September 21, 1996 on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

3.John F. Kennedy, Jr., Publisher / Political Relative

Born: 25 November 1960
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Died: 16 July 1999 (airplane crash)
Best Known As: JFK's son who also died young
John F. Kennedy, Jr. was the son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the younger brother of Caroline Kennedy. John Jr. appeared as a three-year-old in one of the most famous film clips of the 1960s, saluting his father's casket after the president was assassinated in 1963. As an adult Kennedy studied law and worked for a few years in the Manhattan District Attorney's office; later he founded the political magazine George. JFK Jr. was a famously eligible bachelor before finally marrying the former Carolyn Bessette in 1996. Kennedy, his wife and her sister were all killed in 1999 when a private plane piloted by Kennedy crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard.

Kennedy was born after his father was elected president but before JFK's inauguration... As a boy his popular nickname was "John-John". He died 18 months after a 1997 skiing accident killed his cousin Michael Kennedy. JFK, Jr. was played by Kristoffer Polaha in the 2003 TV movie America's Prince, with Portia de Rossi as wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

考考你

用今日所學將下面的句子譯成漢語。

1. Although most of our employees are satisfied with their jobs, half of them would probably jump ship if something becames available elsewhere.

2. The original star of the TV series jumped ship after the first season.

3. Players had crossed the line by attacking fans on the pitch.

Sex and the City《欲望城市》（精講之八）考考你 參考答案

1. The real turn-on is that he is a visionary as well as a scientist.
真正刺激的是他不僅是個科學家，他還是個幻想家。

2. The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun gives off.
臭氧層阻隔了太陽發出的一些有害射線。

3. It gave me a nostalgic vibe.
這給我一種懷舊的感覺。

 

影片對白  We think we're Carolyn Bessette. One day John-John's out of the picture and we're happy just to have some guy who can throw around a frisbee.

文化面面觀  The Witches of Eastwick; Carolyn Bessette&John-John

 

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