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Japanese living artwork

 

An artist has garnered a cult online following internationally after inventing a quirky Japanese street fashion style eight years ago.

1. garner 收集; 獲得; 得到

to garner sth. from sth . 從某處獲得某物

e.g. She has garnered extensive support for her new fashion style.

> cult 狂熱崇拜 (n.)

e.g. the current “living artwork” cult

 

2. quirky (= odd / strange) 怪異 / 怪雞

e.g. She have developed a reputation of being quirky.

 

► quirk (n.) 怪癖 / 巧合

e.g. (by) a quirk of fate （由於）天緣巧合

 

Quirkiness (n.)

e.g. You may easily notice an element of quirkiness in her behaviour.

 

Minori, 26, lives in Tokyo. The white make-up offers her anonymity, and only her friends and family know her real identity, which means that when she is not dressed up, she can live a private life away from prying eyes.

 

3. offer her anonymity (n.) [anonymous (adj.)] 令她可以匿名

 

4. pry 刺探 (verb)

► to pry into sth. 打聽某事

e.g. She does not want other people to pry into her private life.

 

I've been spat on, beaten up, hurt and abused on the street, and then I've been put on private jets, flown around the world and invited to royal palaces, and my work's been put in museums around the world. (Mr Lismore tells the BBC)

spit (v. / n.) = saliva

e.g. A restaurant is within spitting distance of my home. (= very close)

 

A Song For You - “Who You Are” by Jessie J

Don't lose who you are, in the blur of the stars

Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

It's okay not to be okay

Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart

Tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising

Just be true to who you are

 

bruise (v.) 碰傷

e.g. How did you bruise your arm? 你手臂是怎麼弄瘀的？

 

bruise sb’s ego (idiom 慣用語)

e.g. I don't think it broke Steve's heart when Cherry left him, but it certainly bruised his ego.

我想Cherry離開了Steve並沒有讓他心碎，但的確傷了他的自尊心。

 

► bruise (noun) 瘀傷

e.g. His arms and back were covered in bruises.  他手臂和背部到處是瘀傷。

 

   
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