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The Most Interesting Skier in the World 世界上最有意思的滑雪选手

2021-01-12郝福合

英语世界 2021年13期

郝福合

He is a German pop star who has put out eight albums, with his newest record featuring the single, “Higher Than Mars.” He’s also an award-winning photographer whose work has been featured in galleries and commercial campaigns. Fluent in five languages, an heir to an automotive fortune and a former friend to Andy Warhol1 during the days of Studio 542, 58-year-old six-time Olympian Hubertus von Hohenlohe, ahem3, Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe (he is a descendent of German royalty), represented Mexico on the Alpine ski course in Sochi. He has never medaled, but von Hohenlohe is the second-oldest Winter Olympian ever in the history of the Games.

[2] Von Hohenlohe is the real-life most interesting man in the world.

[3] Although he grew up in Europe, von Hohenlohe was born in Mexico and spent the first four years of his life there. He has dual citizenship in Austria and the Latin American country, which allows him to represent Mexico at the Games.

[4] The prince began competitively skiing while a student in Austria, and at 21, he won the university downhill4 championship and then began participating in the World Cup Circuit5. In 1981, the citizen of the world founded the one-man Mexican Ski Federation and then represented Mexico at his first Winter Games in the 1984 Sarajevo Games.

[5] “I hope Mexicans are proud to have someone at the Olympics and, through that, hopefully they get to know who I am,” Von Hohenlohe told NBC.

[6] Von Hohenlohe has become more known for his popular garb6 on the slopes7 than his final Olympic results, though. In Vancouver, he wore a ski suit inspired by Mexican banditos8, which featured fake pistols and bandoliers9. He showed off his newest outfit10—a Mariachi11-style ski uniform that he would wear at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

他是德國流行歌手,已推出8张专辑,最新唱片以单曲《高于火星》为主打。同时他也是一位获奖摄影师,其作品已被多家画廊及商业宣传活动采用。现年58岁、6战冬奥会的胡贝图斯·冯霍恩洛厄,呃哼,胡贝图斯·冯霍恩洛厄王子(他乃德国皇室后裔),能流利地讲5种语言,可继承一份汽车产业,在54俱乐部时期曾与安迪·沃霍尔交好,曾代表墨西哥征战索契冬奥会高山滑雪赛道。尽管从无斩获,但冯霍恩洛厄却是冬奥会史上次年长的选手。

[2]冯霍恩洛厄堪称世上最有意思的人。

[3]虽在欧洲长大,但冯霍恩洛厄生于墨西哥,并在此度过了人生的最初四年。他拥有奥地利和墨西哥的双重国籍,因而可代表墨西哥参加奥运会。

[4]早在奥地利上学期间,这位王子即涉足竞技滑雪,21岁夺得大学滑降冠军,继而开始参加世界杯巡回赛。1981年,这名世界公民创立了仅有他一人的墨西哥滑雪联合会,之后代表墨西哥出征1984年萨拉热窝冬奥会,这是他首次亮相冬奥。

[5]“我希望墨西哥人因有人参加冬奥会而自豪,也希望他们借此了解我。”冯霍恩洛厄告诉美国全国广播公司。

[6]然而,冯霍恩洛厄出名的原因与其说是他的奥运战果,不如说是他在滑雪赛场的人气穿着。在温哥华冬奥会上,他所穿的滑雪服设计灵感源于墨西哥土匪,以假手枪和子弹带为特色配饰。他展示了出战索契冬奥会的装束——一套墨西哥流浪乐队风格的滑雪服。


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