中央电视台希望之星

中央电视台希望之星（共7篇）

1.中央电视台希望之星 篇一

海口清华优才艺飞扬分校

“希望之星”英语口语大赛初中组演讲稿

Hello, everyone!Glad to be here with you.I’m honored to meet new friends from other regions.Welcome friends!Next, please allow me to introduce myself.I hope you will love me.Thank you!My name is Ma Hao.I’m 14 years old.I come from Hainan Middle School.I am in Grade Two.I love my school, my teachers and classmates.As vice chairman of the student union, I win glory for the school, teachers and students wholeheartedly.I am excellent in character and learning, so I am chosen as “good student of middle school “ and “excellent student cadre” every year.I am optimistic.I have a lot of hobbies.In my hobby, I realize the power of happiness and knowledge.I like innovation and technology.I won the second prize of the National Innovation and Technology, the second prize of the National Information Olympics and the third prize of the National Robot Contest.They sparked my aspirations of exploring science and technology.I like making friends with others.I have many good friends.I feel very happy, because they are not only good friends but also helpful teachers and they will give me help and care.I like listening to music.Music can make people happy and relaxed and let people forget the troubles.Music opens my mind and brings me a sense of beauty.I like reading books.I won the second prize of “Shengtao Cup Essay Contest”.Learning with fun, I am reveling in the ocean of knowledge.In charge of United Nations Club of Hainan Middle School, I had participated in the National Model United Nations for middle school students and got the Best Potential

海口清华优才艺飞扬分校

Award.From the contest, I can see a kind of real situation which contains creativity and vitality.It encourages me to learn English well.I believe I will be the best in my efforts!

2.中央电视台希望之星 篇二

虽然,库泽和考利·桑德斯都曾为非洲夺得重量级冠军,但长久以来,人们一直期望真正的非洲黑人能够获此殊荣,而皮特的崛起,正好弥补了这一空白。

绰号“噩梦”的皮特1980年9月6日生于尼日利亚,是一个地道的阿非利加黑人。有意思的是,刚开始他从事的不是拳击,而是足球,直至11岁那年,当地拳击队到学校拉练,他才尝试这个新行当。业余时期,皮特夺得过全国和全非重量级冠军,据说还打败过赫赫有名的“魔鬼总统”伊比布奇,但整体而言,他的战绩并不突出。

2000年,20岁的皮特代表尼日利亚参加悉尼奥运会,第二轮就被意大利拳手保罗淘汰。奥运会后,皮特随即步入职业拳坛,那时的他体型精壮而匀称,并且拥有一个强势的推广团队,因此,皮特的职业之旅起初走得顺风顺水。

2001年2月至2005年7月,皮特共取得24战全胜21次KO对手的骄人战绩。也就是这个时候,人们把打法凶悍的皮特视为迈克·泰森的接班人,但与泰森相比,皮特还有很多地方需要改进,诸如单一的技术、粗糙的防守和拖沓的移动,只是在超强表象下面,这些弊端被掩盖得很深。

作为一名职业拳手,皮特的真正巅峰时期是在2008年。3月8日,WBC重量级争霸战在墨西哥坎昆上演,卫冕冠军马斯科夫硬着头皮走上拳台,结果在皮特铁拳威慑下,仅6个回合就缴械投降,皮特如愿成为WBC重量级拳王,尽管这个头衔7个月后易主大克里奇科,但作为获此殊荣的首位非洲黑人,皮特的成功将永载世界拳击史册。

如今,皮特在世界重量级综合排名第9,依旧处于一线行列。尽管与超一流拳手还有差距,但拳迷们还是乐意看到这位憨厚的汉子能再度崛起。

乔·梅西

由于与乔·路易斯重名,因此梅西又有着“宝贝乔”的雅号。在步入职业拳坛之初,这位白人小伙凭借俊朗的仪表和华丽的打法深受各方关注。

梅西1973年1 1月27日出生于纽约托纳旺达,与皮特一样,他刚开始从事的也不是拳击。梅西有短暂冰上曲棍球经历,并且时至今日,他还与著名的布法罗军刀队有所往来。

梅西19岁才开始正式练拳,这个年龄已经不小了,但他的天赋毋庸置疑。在成为一名业余拳手后,梅西第二年就夺得帝国运动会冠军,之后又荣膺1993、1995和1996年纽约金拳套大赛冠军,其中包括战胜后来世界冠军“岩石”拉曼。1996年美国奥运选拔赛,梅西遗憾地负于克雷贝,最终只能以替补身份参加奥运会。

1997年,梅西在纽约开始职业拳击生涯,起初几年,他的上升势头异常迅猛。甚至,《拳台》杂志认为,他是继马西亚诺之后,为数不多能引起共鸣的“白色火焰”。

不过浮华背后往往是飘渺和空虚,这是许多夭折新星的共同点。在山呼海啸之后,梅西的一些缺陷逐渐显现,糟糕的体能、脆弱的下巴和松懈的防守,往往成为对手有效突破口。梅西职业生涯分水岭是2004年3月13日,在与“老虎”基洛夫较量中,被三次击倒在地,头部遭到毁灭性打击,虽最终获胜,但却留下无法弥补的损失——闭合性脑损伤。赛后,内华达州运动委员会听从医生建议,对梅西进行了无限期的禁赛,需要注意的是,那时的梅西已是WBC重量级一号拳手,若不是这次意外,他将有机会直面世界冠军维塔利。

被迫离开拳坛后,梅西时时想着重返赛场。这样休养两年多,他获得波多黎各拳击执照,之后又获得加拿大、美国阿肯色州和密歇根州执照,但复出后的他今非昔比,于是又打了几场无关紧要的比赛后,昔日之星彻底萌生退意。需要提及的是,梅西退役时保持36战全胜29次KO对手的不俗战绩,是重量级为数不多的全胜拳手之一。

如今,年近不惑的梅西是纽约州参议员,这个席位是2008年获得的。或许此时,拳击对这位“白人火焰”来说,不过是一片过眼烟云。

凯文·布洛克

布洛克是这个阵营学历最高的一个,毕业于北卡罗来纳大学金融管理系,拥有工商管理及财务学学士学位,因此被看作拳击场上的“银行家”。

布洛克1975年1月22日生于美国北卡罗来纳州夏洛特,拥有一个不俗的业余战绩,147胜38负,此外,他还获得过1998年金拳套大赛冠军和1999年美国业余锦标赛冠军。2000年,布洛克拿到悉尼第27届奥运会入场券,尽管奥运之旅苦涩短暂,但布洛克接下来却顺风顺水,2001年,他签约成为ShowT ime一员,经常在一些重要直播中露脸,也就是那个时候,人们记住了这个面目清秀的黑人小伙。

布洛克经纪人是吉米·托马斯,也就是霍利菲尔德的专职顾问,教练则是4个不同级别冠军维塔克。在维塔克调教下,布洛克技术突飞猛进,只是在讲究力量、体型和技术的重量级,布洛克的风格并不吃香。1.88米的身高,让他在巨人如林的大级别显得有些单薄,难怪著名评论家菲斯特认为,以布洛克的打法,更适合呆在20年前的重量级。

在冲击世界冠军前,布洛克先后将“黑犀牛”埃蒂恩内、“大时代”麦克林。以及伊布拉西莫夫斩于马下。布洛克第一次,也是唯一次冲击世界冠军是2006年1 1月1 1日,对手是小克里奇科。比赛中,布洛克与对手玩起中远距离刺拳,丝毫不落下风,然而几个回合之后,小克的重拳开始发威,布洛克如暴风雨中的桅杆岌岌可危。在第7回合剩下不到1分钟时,布洛克的下巴被重拳击中,挑战者随即倒地再也没有站起来……

输给小克里奇科一年后,布洛克宣布退役,但退役并非因为失利,而是源于医疗事故。与钱伯斯对峙中,布洛克视网膜损伤,随后的拙劣手术,导致他右眼几近失明,只能感到微弱光线。退役后的布洛克成为一名房产代理商,和妻子、女儿生活在一起。

多米尼克·古恩

古恩打法犀利,尤其擅长中近距离,他和刘易斯长得很像,甚至连发型都一样。媒体评价古恩时认为,除了固有实力,其酷似前冠军的外表,也是吸引公众的重要原因。

古恩1975年4月20日生,来自德克萨斯休斯顿,9岁练拳,曾夺得过世界青年锦标赛冠军。1996年,古恩为轻狂和无知付出代价,因涉黑锒铛入狱,这也让他有了更多时间反思。在那之后,古恩开始踏实训练,水平稳步提升,在转为职业拳手前,共取得290胜26负的不俗战绩。

2000年6月16日,古恩正式步入职业拳坛,当时他是“周五拳击之夜”的常客,由于打法刁钻,再加上来自南部休斯顿,因此被人们戏称为“南方的灾星”。

古恩拳击生涯的巅峰期是2003年,在对阵比自己大一圈的“巨人”迈克尔·格兰特时,古恩7个回合内撂倒对手4次。此后,古恩大胜1996年奥运会季军多基瓦里,彻底奠定了自己“希望之星”的地位,而那年他28岁,战绩22战全胜15次KO对手。

不过让人始料未及的是,“希望之星”第二年就开始坠落。2004年3月27日,古恩在同“双枪”巴雷特较量中点数落败,虽然这只是职业生涯首负,但噩梦似乎就此开始,没过多久,他又败在了“白狼”拉卡维奇和“熄灯号”托尼拳下。

2006年4月,古恩迎来久违的重大胜利,力挫悉尼奥运会冠军、英国人哈里森,然而,幸福对这个年轻人来讲,还是太过短暂。实际上此时的古恩已经不是昔日的“南方灾星”,而成为不折不扣的“南方沙袋”……如今,36岁的他世界综合排名46位,已经从一线拳手行列退位,目前留给我们的战绩是33胜7负1平22次KO对手。需要提及的是,在所负的7场比赛中,还没有哪个人能将其击倒,这或许可以让“南方灾星”稍感欣慰一些。

伊布拉西莫夫

泰森对伊布拉西莫夫很有好感,他认为伊布是位很有实力和前途的青年,为人也非常实在,两人私交不错,甚至泰森还作为助教帮他备战过比赛。,

伊布拉西莫夫绰号“俄制装甲车”,1975年3月8日生于俄罗斯北高加索联邦达吉斯坦共和国。伊布在业余拳坛驰骋多年,曾获得欧锦赛亚军和世锦赛季军,但引人瞩目的还是在2000年悉尼奥运会,当时他与古巴名将萨翁争夺金牌,虽以13:21败北,却在比赛中将对手眼眶击伤。2002年5月,伊布拉西莫夫步入职业拳坛,此后他的多数比赛都在美国进行,这也让他有更多机会被外界熟知。

伊布身高1.88米,臂展1.93米,这在当今重量级并不算出众,好在“俄制装甲车”技术娴熟,再加上是一个左撇子,因此很快形成了自己的风格。2004年,伊布获得了首个冠军头衔——WBO亚太重量级冠军。2006年7月28日,伊布拉西莫夫与奥斯汀战平,尽管没有取得胜利,但WBO还是破例让他挑战当时世界冠军布里奇斯。最终,伊布点数击败布里奇斯,成为继瓦罗夫、马斯科夫之后,第三位获得重量级冠军的俄罗斯人,同时也成为继穆勒、伯德、桑德斯和查加耶夫之后,第五位获得重量级冠军的左撇子拳手。

问鼎WBO世界冠军后,伊布拉西莫夫主场击退威风不再的霍利菲尔德,迎来与小克里奇科的拳王统一战,这是1999年刘易斯VS霍利菲尔德之后,拳坛又一兼并之战,但最终,伊布拉西莫夫以悬殊比分败北。输给小克后,伊布拉西莫夫似乎销声匿迹,尽管一直没有明确去留,但据知情人士透露,他父亲临终前希望儿子不要打拳了,自此以后,“俄制装甲车”就再也没有重返拳坛。

奥德利·哈里森

哈里森奥运会夺冠时已经29岁了,当被问及是否年龄太大时,他幽默地回答道:“重量级一般都很晚熟,我应该还算是个年轻人,等到34岁或者36岁时,我会在重量级登峰造极!”实际情况是,哈里森34岁时,被同胞威廉姆斯挫败,结束了连胜19场的战绩;而36岁时,他被另一位同胞打得昏迷不醒……在许多人眼中,哈里森是继比格斯(1984年奥运会超重量级冠军)之后,拥有奥运金牌但在职业拳坛碌碌无为的又一人选。现在看来,哈里森拳击生涯的巅峰是在业余时期,他获得过ABA (全英)和英联邦重量级冠军,并最终在悉尼奥运会上大放异彩。

2001年5月19日,哈里森在祖国开始职业拳击生涯,尽管初出茅庐,但著名的BBC电视台还是与其签订一份10场比赛合同,在这份合同中,哈里森可以获得100万英镑报酬。很显然,英国人并没有把他当成小字辈,而是作为新一代刘易斯来培养。

哈里森在英国渡过了起初两年,2003年,他开始登陆美利坚,之后又往返于英美两地,但此时的“希望之星”已老态尽显,速度减慢、体能下降,尤其是技术,已退化到相当严重的地步。其实现在人们谈及哈里森,已经没有了往日的憧憬,甚至开始把他往旧纸堆里抛。年近不惑的哈里森留给媒体和观众的时间太少了,就连不列颠拳迷也对其冷眼相向。2003年,哈里森勾引布鲁诺(前WBC冠军)女友玛丽一事被曝光后,媒体立时哗然,这也直接导致布鲁诺精神病复发再度入院。而2010年11月,哈里森在与哈耶的较量中,整场比赛只打出了可怜的3拳,被观众唾骂成“只知道领出场费的骗子”。

3.乒坛希望之星 篇三

1991年4月12日,刘诗雯出生在辽宁省抚顺市。父亲是一家砂轮厂的厂长,妈妈曾是专业乒乓球运动员。因为爷爷奶奶都有很高的文化水平,他们于是给这个可爱的小姑娘取名“诗雯”,希望她以后能成为作家,写手好诗。但是没能把乒乓事业进行到底的妈妈对女儿的未来却另有打算,她想让女儿完成自己未竞的事业。于是刚刚4岁半的小诗雯,就拿起了球拍,在家里比划挥拍击球的动作了。

由于小诗雯根本够不着球台,爸爸就在地上垫了块板子,她就站在上面练习。打正手的时候放在这边,打反手的时候小诗雯再把板子搬到另一边。妈妈把小诗雯用的球拍也进行了改造,单面直拍,把儿短拍轻,拿在诗雯的小手中刚刚好。在这样的环境中,小诗雯打下了扎实的基本功。

5岁时,一次妈妈带小诗雯到当地体校玩,她良好的球感和身体协(xié)调性被抚顺市体校张晶清教练相中,于是,体校学前班里,在比正常乒乓球台矮一点的球台上,刘诗雯开始了真正的乒乓运动生涯。

刘诗雯7岁那年,张晶清教练去了广州执教,她很想带刘诗雯一起过去。但是毕竟离家千里,刘诗雯又那么小,自理能力也不行……但是,为了女儿的发展,妈妈还是咬咬牙,把女儿“狠心”地从东北发到了华南。初到广东的刘诗雯刚开始还对新环境充满着新鲜感,可是新鲜感一过,刘诗雯就开始想家。毕竟,那年她还只是个7岁的孩子。小诗雯几乎天天以泪洗面。为了不让女儿分心,妈妈再次做出了一个大胆的决定,辞掉工作来广东陪在女儿身边。妈妈的到来给女儿带来的是无穷的温暖和力量,小诗雯的比赛成绩直线上升。在2003年城运会团体赛中,她接连战胜几名当时的国家队队员,2004年初,到北京与二队一起打大循环,名列第三,从此叩开了国家队的大门……

但刘诗雯和妈妈又开始了聚少离多的日子。然而让妈妈欣慰的是女儿的成长,让女儿安心的是妈妈关注的目光。只要有女儿比赛的转播,妈妈一场不落,有时还拿录像机录下来。

4.希望之星口语问答 篇四

8.What do you do when school is off? Do you go home immediately or play outside? Tell us the reason.9.Do you like singing? Can you sing any English songs? 10.Why do you choose that story? Can you tell us the reason why you choose that story for your prepared speech? 11.Do you like watching TV? Which program do you like best? Why? 12.Who cook in your family? Which dish is your favorite? Why? 13.What are your hobbies? Can you share with us some of your hobbies? 14.Do you like swimming? Why? 15.Do you think keep reading a story everyday is a good way of improving one’s English? Why? 16.When do you get up in the morning? Do you often do morning exercises? Why? 17.Do you like eating hamburger or any other western food? Why? 18.Do you have English class everyday? Can you tell us an interesting thing that happened in your English class? 19.How do you go to school everyday? Can you ride a bicycle to school? 20.Do you often help your mother do some housework? What can you learn from doing those housework? 21.Do you like ball games? Football, basketball, volleyball, or any other kinds of ball? 22.If today were your mother’s birthday, what would you give her for present? Why?

23.Do you know how many days are there in a week? Can you name them? 24.Do you like watching cartoon? Why? 25.What’s the weather like today? What kinds of weather do you like best? Why? 26.How many seasons are there in a year? Can you name all the seasons? And which season do you like best? 27.What do you usually do on weekends? You play ourside or study at home? Why? 28.Do you like flowers? Why? 29.How many hours do you spend in studying English per day? Why do you think English is important? 30.Do you like going shopping? Why? 31.What kinds of books do you like to read? Can you tell us one of your favorite books?

32.Do you like playing computer games? Do you think playing computer games is fun or a waste of time? Why? 33.How many months are there in a year? What are they? 34.Have you ever got up late for school? If one day you got up very late, what would you do? 35.Do you know your father’s hobbies? Can you tell us some of your father’s hobbies? 36.Who’s your best friend? Why he or she is your best friend? 37.Do you like eating ice cream? What kinds of food do you like best? 38.Can you tell me what is the most difficult thing in learning English? What other languages would you like to learn? 39.If you were a tourist guide, could you introduce your city to us? 40.Do you learn English everyday?

Can you share with us your way of learning English? 41.Do you like this competition? If you won this competition and went into the final, what would you do next? 42.Do you think learning English is hard or easy? Why do you learn English? 43.Do you get on well with your classmates? How many classes do you have everyday? Can you name some of them? 44.Do you learn something on weekends? What kind of thing would you like to learn? What is your favorite activity on weekends? 45.Do you often play games with your friends?

What games do you like to play? 46.Do you like traveling? Which city do you think is the best place to visit? Why do you think so? 47.What is the name of the festival for children? When is that day? Do you know any other festivals? What do you usually do during festivals? 48.Do you have many friends in your school? Who is your best friend?

What do you do when you are together? 49.How long have you been learning English? What do you think is the greatest difficulties in learning English? How can you solve that problem? 50.When and where were you born? Have you ever had a birthday party with your classmates? What kind of presents do you want most? 51.Do you have a computer in your home? What can you do with the computer? 52.Do you have many good friends?

Do you like asking your friend for help when you are in trouble? 53.Do you raise a pet at home?

If possible, what animal do you want to raise most? Why? 54.Do you want to be a teacher?

If possible, which subject would you like to teach? Why? 55.How far is it from your home to your school? How do you go to school everyday? What fruit do you like best? Do you know what kind of fruit we often eat in summer? What fruit do we have in autumn? Can you tell us something about your hometown? How would you like to celebrate your next birthday? If a foreign friend sends you a bunch of beautiful flowers as a gift, what would you give him or her in return? Do you like traveling? If you could go anywhere of the world, where would you go? How do you go home after class? Among all the subjects you take at school, which subject you dislike most? Who is your best friend? Do you want to have a beautiful friend or a ugly one? You must spend a lot of time learning English, but do you have any other hobbies? Do you have any hobbies? Does it affect your studies? Which is your favorite animal? Do you like Pop star, Movie star, TV star? Do you want to be one? Do you like Harry Potter? Have you seen the movie? Who do you like in the book? If one day after school your best friend played too long and had to go home late, and then they ask you to lie to their parents.Would you do this for them? What do you want to do when you grow up? What’s your favorite sport? And tell us why.What 3 words will you use to describe yourself? Do you think it is necessary for your parents to sign on your test paper? What is your favorite color? And why? How much pocket money did you get last spring festival? And how did you spend it? Why is it important to wash your hands? And what does washing hands prevent? Every New Year a lot of children like to send out greeting card to their little friends.What’s your way of greeting your friends in the New Year? What is your favorite season and why? Do you often go to an English corner? Why? Do you think listening to English tapes is a good way of learning English? Why? What do you want to be when you grow up? Why? Have you ever watched an English movie? Do you think that watching English movies is a good way of learning English? Which animal do you like best? Do you agree with that animals are our friends? Have you ever made your parents angry? Tell us a story about that.Do you want to be an English teacher when you grow up? Why or why not? Can you tell us something about your school life? Do you think study hard is the only way of getting a high score? Why? Who do you like most and who do you dislike most? Why? What is the biggest problem in your study? Do you think you can solve it? Some people say that watching TV is not good for a primary school student.Do you think so? What can you do for the 2008 Beijing Olympiad? Do you like playing computer games? Why or why not? Do you think learning English is a hard thing or not ? Why? Do you want to make friends with a good student or a bad one? Why? If your best friend want you to do his homework for him, will you help him or not? Why? English and Chinese, which one you like better? Why? Some students say that it is boring to memorize new words.Do you

5.希望之星事迹材料 篇五

我叫王奕开，现任班长职务。本人具有良好的思想品质，热爱祖国，热爱学校和班集体，尊敬师长，团结同学，自觉遵守学校的各项规章制度，活泼热情，学习成绩优异，体育、音乐等方面表现也比较突出。

平日里我和同学们和睦相处，乐于助人，当同学们有不懂的问题时，我都会主动上前帮助，并且教给他们做题的方法，我上课时不仅自己遵守纪律，还时刻提醒身边的人也要遵守纪律。

最高兴的是我们学校连续开展了几年艺术2+1活动，我都积极参加，而且是学校的积极分子，使我各反面都得到了均衡发展。我们开展的艺术2+1活动可多了，呼啦圈、毽球、跳绳、乒乓球等应有尽有，所有的活动我都积极参加，在学校组织的呼啦圈两项比赛中我都取得了第一名的好成绩。我还是跳绳小能手，在学校开展的跳绳比赛中我跳出了一分钟187下的好成绩，取得了全校第一名，在花样跳绳比赛中我也取得了比较好的成绩，为我班争得了荣誉。

班级管理以身作则，尽职尽责。作为班长，处处以身作则，起到班干部的模范带头作用。老师交给的任务都能非常高兴地接受，做到有始有终，是老师们称赞的好干部。我每天准时来到校，协助老师管理好本班同学们的晨读，中午午休期间对大声喧哗等违反纪律的同学敢于大胆制止，让班级形成良好的学风。能耐心细致地收发同学们的作业，和同学融洽相处，得到同学们的信任和支持。通过我的协助，我们班的班风正，学风浓。得到了全校师生的一致认可和好评。

我在班上，事事以身作则，学习勤奋刻苦，一丝不苟，各科作业都能认真完成，上课时认真听讲，积极回答问题，遇到难题，能积极向老师求教。并且

主动帮同学讲解疑难问题，全班形成了良好的学习氛围。

我热爱集体，从小学一年级到现在，我总是默默无闻地去做好老师交办的工作，从来没有说过一句怨言。有时我为了让班级的纪律好起来，还会喊破喉咙。我尊敬老师，热爱集体，团结同学，遵守校规，对人讲礼貌，自觉遵守小学生行为规范，深得同学们的好评。我们班今年参加了中心校组织的班会会大赛我们班参加了比赛，我当了小主持，得到听课领导和老师的一致认可。我心里甭提有多高兴了。

作为一名班干部，在今后的日子里，我要做好老师和同学之间的桥梁，在老师们的辛勤培育下，一定会继续努力，做得更好，争取成为一名更加优秀的班干部。

希望之星事迹材料

上 园 朝 阳 寺 小 学

6.希望之星的作文 篇六

我们先在四楼等待。等待的人很多，有的在看书，有的在背稿子，有的在讨论......我们班排在最后。我在等待的时候很紧张，心里想：“如果过不了关怎么办?”可是我又一想：“我的稿子已经背熟了，才艺也准备好了，没什么好怕的呀!”

该我上场了，我很熟练地背了稿子。评委又让我展示才艺，我唱了一首歌，名字叫《You are my sunshine》。最后，评委又用英语问了我一个问题：“你最喜欢的季节是哪个?为什么?”我用英语流利地回答：“我最喜欢冬天，因为我很喜欢玩雪，我可以打雪仗，堆雪人......”

7.噩运之钻“希望之星” 篇七

This blue diamond is perhaps the most notorious[臭名远扬的] gem[宝石] in history. It has left behind it a trail of so many unlucky owners that it has been popularly supposed to be cursed.

Taken from the Forehead of an Idol

The legend is said to begin with a theft.

Several centuries ago, a man named Tavernier made a trip to India. There, he stole a large blue diamond from the forehead (or eye) of a statue of the Hindu[印度教的]

goddess. For this transgression[违背道德], Tavernier was torn apart by wild dogs on a trip to Russia. This was the first horrible death attributed to[归因于] the curse.

How much of this is true? In 1642, a man by the name of Jean Baptiste Tavernier, a French jeweler,

visited India and bought a 112carat blue diamond. (This diamond was much larger than the present weight of the Hope Diamond, because it has been cut down at least twice in the past three centuries.)

Tavernier continued to travel and arrived back in France in 1668. From Tavernier, Louis XIV bought the blue diamond as well as 44 large diamonds and 1,122 smaller diamonds. Tavernier was made a noble and died at the age of 84 in Russia.

In 1673, King Louis XIV decided to re-cut the

diamond. The newly cut gem was 67carats. Louis XIV named it the “Blue Diamond of the Crown,” and would often wear the diamond on a long ribbon around his neck.

In 1749, Louis XIV’s great-grandson, Louis XV, was king and ordered the crown jeweler to make a decoration for the Order of the Golden Fleece, using the blue diamond. The resulting decoration was extremely

ornate[华丽的] and large.

Stolen

When Louis XV died, his grandson, Louis XVI,

became king with Marie Antoinette注1 as his queen.

According to the legend, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were beheaded during the French Revolution because of the blue diamond’s curse.

Though it is true that Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were beheaded, it seems that it had much more to do with their extravagance[奢侈] and the French

Revolution than a curse on the diamond. Plus, these two royals were certainly not the only ones beheaded during the Reign of Terror注2.

During this period, the crown jewels[御宝], including the blue diamond, were stolen. Though most of them were soon recovered, the blue diamond was not.

The Hope Diamond

There is some evidence that the blue diamond appeared in London by 1813. No one is sure that the blue diamond in London was the same one stolen from the crown jewels, because the one in London was of a different cut. Yet, most people believe that someone

re-cut the French blue diamond in order to hide its

origin[由来]. This diamond was estimated[评估] at 44 carats.

By 1939, possibly earlier, the blue diamond was in the possession[拥有] of Henry Philip Hope, from whom the Hope Diamond has taken its name.

The Hope family is said to have been tainted[玷污（名誉）]

with the diamond’s curse. Some believe that the once-rich Hopes went bankrupt[破产] because of the Hope Diamond.

Is this true? Henry Philip Hope was one of the

heirs[继承人] of the banking firm Hope & Co. Henry Philip Hope became a collector of fine art and gems. Since he had never married, Henry Philip Hope left his estate[财产]

to his three nephews when he died in 1839. The Hope Diamond went to the oldest of the nephews, Henry

Thomas Hope.

The diamond was finally passed down to Henry Thomas Hope’s grandson Lord Francis Hope.

Because of gambling and high spending, Francis Hope requested from the court注3 for him to sell the Hope Diamond. His request was denied[拒绝]. After several appeals[上诉], he was finally granted permission to sell the diamond.

Three generations of Hopes went untainted by the curse. It was most likely Francis Hope’s gambling, rather than the curse, that caused his bankruptcy.

The Hope Diamond as a Good Luck Charm

It was Simon Frankel, an American jeweler, who bought the Hope Diamond in 1901 and who brought the diamond to the United States. The diamond changed hands several times during the next several years, ending with Pierre Cartier注4.

Pierre Cartier believed he had found a buyer in the rich Evalyn Walsh McLean. Evalyn first saw the Hope Diamond in 1910 while visiting Paris with her husband. Since Mrs. McLean had told Pierre Cartier that objects usually considered bad luck turned into good luck for her, Cartier made sure to emphasize[强调] the Hope Diamond’s negative[消极的] history. Yet, since Mrs. McLean did not like the diamond in its current mounting[座托], she didn’t buy it.

A few months later, Pierre Cartier arrived in the U.S. and asked Mrs. McLean to keep the Hope Diamond for the weekend. Having reset the Hope Diamond into a new mounting, Cartier hoped she would grow attached to[喜欢] it. He was right, and Evalyn McLean bought the Hope Diamond.

Susanne Patch, in her book on the Hope Diamond, wonders if perhaps Pierre Cartier didn’t start the concept of a curse. According to Patch’s research, the legend and concept of a curse attached to[与……有关] the diamond did not appear in print until the 20th century.

Though Evalyn McLean wore the Hope Diamond as a good luck charm, others saw the curse strike her too. McLean’s first born son died in a car accident when he was only nine. McLean suffered another major loss when her daughter committed suicide[自杀] at 25. Her husband was declared insane[精神病的] and died in 1941.

Whether this was part of a curse is hard to say, though it does seem like a lot for one person to suffer.

Though Evalyn McLean had wanted her jewelry to go to her grandchildren, her jewelry was put on sale in 1949, two years after her death, in order to settle her debts.

The Hope Diamond Donated

In 1949, New York jeweler Harry Winston purchased Evalyn’s collection and sent the Hope Diamond on a nine year goodwill tour around the United States to raise money for charity[慈善]. In 1958, Winston donated the gem to the Smithsonian Institution注5.

Though some believe that Winston donated the Hope Diamond to rid himself of the curse, Winston donated the diamond because he had long believed in creating a national jewel collection. He hoped that the Hope Diamond would become the focal point of a newly established gem collection as well as to inspire others to donate.

这颗蓝色钻石可能是历史上最臭名昭著的珍宝。它给众多拥有者带来厄运，因而一直被认为是一枚受诅咒的

宝石。

来自神像额头的宝石

这个传说始于一桩偷窃案。

几个世纪以前，一个名叫塔韦尼耶的男子前往印度。在那里，他从一尊印度教女神神像的前额上（或眼睛）偷取了一枚硕大的蓝色钻石。这一触犯禁忌的行为令塔韦尼耶在前往俄国的途中被野狗咬死。这是诅咒带来的首宗恐怖死亡事件。

这个传说的真实性到底有多高？1642年，一个名叫让·巴蒂斯特·塔韦尼耶的法国珠宝商到印度买了一枚重112 克拉的蓝钻石。（这枚钻石比现在的希望之星要重得多，因为在过去三个世纪里，希望之星被切割了至少两次。）

塔韦尼耶继续他的旅程，于1668年回到法国。路易十四从塔韦尼耶手中买得这枚蓝钻石，一起购入的还有44颗大钻石和1122颗小钻石。塔韦尼耶被封为贵族，后来在俄国去世，终年84岁。

1673年，路易十四决定重新切割钻石。新宝石被重新切割后重67克拉。路易十四把它命名为“王冠蓝钻石”，镶嵌在一条长丝带上，经常把它挂在脖子上。

1749年，当时的国王、路易十四的曾孙路易十五命令王冠宝石匠用这枚蓝钻石为其“金羊毛勋章”作装饰。完成后的整个挂件非常华丽，硕大无比。

钻石被盗

路易十五去世后，他的孙子路易十六当上了国王，玛丽·安托瓦内特成为王后。根据传说，正是因为蓝钻石的诅咒，玛丽·安托瓦内特和路易十六才会在法国大革命期间双双死于断头台。

尽管玛丽·安托瓦内特和路易十六被斩首是事实，但这似乎与钻石之咒没什么关系，反而更可能是和他们两人奢侈成性及法国大革命的氛围有关。另外，这两位王室成员肯定不是恐怖统治时期唯一被斩首的人。

在此期间，皇家珠宝（其中包括蓝钻石）都被盗走了。虽然大部分珠宝很快被追回，但蓝钻石却无影无踪。

希望之星

有证据显示蓝钻石于1813年前在伦敦出现。没有人能肯定这枚在伦敦出现的蓝钻石就是当年被盗的御宝，因为这枚钻石的切割方式完全不同。然而，很多人相信有人对法国蓝钻石进行重新切割，以隐藏其身世。经估计，这枚钻石重44克拉。

到了1939年，可能更早，蓝钻石为亨利·菲利普·霍普所拥有，也因而得名“希望之星”。

据说霍普家族的名誉因钻石之咒被玷污。有人相信曾经富甲一方的霍普家族因希望之星而破产。

这是真的吗？亨利·菲利普·霍普是霍普银行的继承人之一。他是一位艺术品和宝石的收藏家。由于他终生未娶，1839年临终之际，他把自己的财产留给了三个侄子。希望之星落到了年纪最大的侄子亨利·托马斯·霍普的手里。

钻石最终传给了亨利·托马斯·霍普的外孙弗朗西斯·霍普勋爵。

由于弗朗西斯·霍普沉迷赌博，挥霍无度，于是他向法庭申请出卖希望之星。其申请被法庭驳回。经过几番上诉，他终于如愿以偿，被允许出卖钻石。

霍普家族三代人都没有受到钻石的诅咒。导致弗朗西斯·霍普破产的最大可能是他的赌博成性，而不是

诅咒。

成为幸运符的希望之星

1901年，美国珠宝商西蒙·法兰克尔购得希望之星，正是他把这枚钻石带到美国。在随后的几年里，钻石几经转手，最后落到皮埃尔·卡地亚手上。

皮埃尔·卡地亚相信他已找到了买家—富有的艾沃琳·沃尔什·麦克莱恩。艾沃琳于1910年与丈夫游访巴黎时首次看到希望之星。由于她曾经告诉皮埃尔·卡地亚，人们认为不祥的物件到她手里会给她带来好运，所以卡地亚自然向她强调希望之星的厄运历史。然而，由于麦克莱恩夫人不喜欢当时镶嵌钻石的座托，她没有买下钻石。

几个月后，皮埃尔·卡地亚到了美国，让麦克莱恩夫人在周末保管希望之星。卡地亚把希望之星镶嵌在新的座 托上，希望麦克莱恩夫人会喜欢它。不出他所料，艾沃琳·麦克莱恩买下了希望之星。

苏珊·帕奇在她关于希望之星的书中提出，皮埃尔·卡地亚可能就是首先引发“诅咒”这一概念的人。根据帕奇的调查，与钻石相关的传说和诅咒之说直到20世纪才出现在文献资料中。

尽管艾沃琳·麦克莱恩把希望之星当作幸运符佩戴，人们依然看到诅咒在她身上应验了。麦克莱恩的第一个儿子死于交通意外，当时他只有9岁。麦克莱恩还遭受了另外一次惨重损失—她的女儿在25岁那年自杀身亡。她的丈夫被诊断出患上精神病，于1941年去世。

这是不是诅咒的一部分还很难说，但要一个人承受这些，的确太不幸了。

尽管艾沃琳·麦克莱恩想把她的珠宝留给孙辈，但在她去世两年后，即1949年，她的珠宝被变卖，以还清

债务。

希望之星被捐赠

1949年，纽约珠宝商哈里·温斯顿买下了艾沃琳的收藏品，并将希望之星在美国进行9年的公益巡回展出，为慈善团体筹款。1958年，温斯顿将这颗宝石捐给了史密森尼博物院。

尽管有人认为温斯顿捐赠希望之星是为了给自己解除诅咒，但他捐赠钻石的目的是筹建一个国家珠宝收藏展。他期望希望之星能够成为新建的珠宝收藏馆的焦点，同时也鼓励其他人参与

捐赠。

注1：玛丽·安托瓦内特（1755-1793），1774至1792年间的法国王后，路易十六之妻，因对贫苦大众缺乏关怀而不得民心。法国大革命期间她和路易十六被投入监狱，后来被一起送上断头台斩首。

注2：恐怖统治时期（1793-1794）指法国大革命时期由罗伯斯庇尔领导的雅各宾派统治法国的时期。

注3：根据遗嘱，弗朗西斯·霍普不能出卖钻石。

注4：皮埃尔·卡地亚（1878-1964）是卡地亚家族的一员，其家族在19世纪中叶已是闻名遐尔的法国珠宝金银首饰制造名家。