【读新闻学英语】超级碗Gaga火爆全场，却被批有小肚腩…
By 新西兰先驱报中文网 · 2017年02月07日 01:15
新西兰先驱报中文网 Sara 编译 Super bowl（超级碗），即美国美式足球联盟（NFL）的年度冠军赛，由于每年举办的时间都在中国农历新年前后，近年来被中国观众戏称为“美国春晚”，中场半小时文艺表演像春晚一样万众瞩目。
今年超级碗中场表演环节由Lady Gaga领衔，中场时Lady Gaga以空中飞人亮相，狂唱七首歌将全场气氛推至最高潮。
不过，本应完美无缺的表演，却因肚子上的肉被嘲笑了……
Lady Gaga fat-shamed over Super Bowl 'pot belly'
Lady Gaga超级碗上展露小肚腩被批评
pot belly：啤酒肚；水桶肚
Most of America was watching in awe as Lady Gaga brought down the house during her epic 12-minute halftime show during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
上周日，绝大多数美国人都对超级碗中场，Lady Gaga全场轰动的12分钟演出叹为观止。
in awe：感到不可思议；叹为观止
bring down the house：掌声雷动；博得全场喝彩
epic：史诗般的
But while she has received huge acclaim for her hits-packed set, some viewers were less focused on the performance, and more about being critical.
当她因劲歌热舞受到赞扬时，一些吃瓜群众却把注意力放在了其他地方。
Acclaim：赞扬；喝彩
As the star danced up a storm on stage in a crop top, some critics hit social media to mock the star's "belly".
在她身着露脐装在舞台上热舞时，一些批评者在社交媒体上嘲笑她的“小肚腩”。
dance up a storm：疯狂的跳舞
crop top：露脐装
critic：批评者
But, Gaga's fans - branded her Little Monsters - were quick to jump to her defence, taking to Twitter to praise the singer for promoting a natural look and embracing her beauty.
但是，Gaga的粉丝们——自称她的小怪兽们——很快开始为她辩护，在Twitter上赞扬她接受自然美的举动。
to her defence：为她辩护
praise：赞扬
promote a natural look：推广自然美
图片来源：Getty Images
"Can we talk about Lady Gaga's cute belly?' a fan wrote, 'I wish I had a pot belly. Pot bellies are sexy......... Like Madonna when she did lucky star."
“我们能聊聊Lady Gaga可爱的肚子吗？”一名粉丝写道，“我希望我也有小肚腩。小肚腩很性感，像麦当娜在Lucky Star里面一样。”
Lucky Star：Madonna成名曲
However, despite overwhelming praise, some were still keen to point out any imperfections.
然而，尽管赞扬之声一片，一些人仍然热衷于指出不完美之处。
Overwhelming：压倒性的
keen to：热衷于
imperfection：缺点；不完美
Back on stage, Gaga was more focused on giving fans a good show - rather than any message political or otherwise.
回到舞台上，Gaga更注重如何给粉丝一场好演出，而不是政治信息或其他。
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