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. 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.
* be referred
to as ~ = ~로 불리다(언급되다)/ First Lady = 대통령 부인(영부인)/ cultural icon = 문화적 아이콘/
province = 주(도); 지방/ walk out on ~ = ~을 버리다; ~에서 떠나다/ cope = 대처(대응)하다/ maid =
하녀(가정부)/ fascinate = 마음을 사로잡다
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 theater 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. 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.
* in search of ~ = ~을 찾아서/ the bright
lights = 도시의 휘황찬란함/ make one's debut = 데뷔하다 첫 무대에 서다/ breakthrough = 돌파구/
immensely = 엄청나게, 대단히/ rags-to-riches = 무일푼에서 거부로(개천에서 용난)
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* (준)사역동사 get의 활용 *
get + 사람(사물)
+ to 부정사 (또는 ~ing) = 목적어가 to 부정사(또는 ~ing)를 할 때
get + 사물(사람) + p.p = 목적어가 p.p
당할 때
In 1946, Eva became Argentina’s First Lady. She used her
radio fame to make powerful
speeches to get Juan elected as
president.
* first lady = 국가 원수의 부인/ fame = 명성/
elect (sb to sth / sb (as) sth) = 선출하다
* Examples *
1. 나는
수리공에 의해서 내 차를 검사시켰다.
I got my car
checked by the mechanic.
2. 그는 그의 아들이 야채를 먹게
했다.
He got his son to eat
vebetables.