“The most beautiful woman in the world” was the label that MGM slapped on Hedy Lamarr, one of the most ravishing stars of the Hollywood Golden Age. 

By day she was the ultimate silver-screen siren, sizzling through the 1940s in “bad girl” roles. Yet by night Lamarr was a secret inventing genius whose passion for innovation spawned the wireless communication technology we take for granted today. Put it this way: without her there might be no WiFi, no Bluetooth and even no smartphones.

📝重点词汇与表达

slap on /slæp ɒn/

贴上，加上

ravishing /ˈrævɪʃɪŋ/

迷人的，美丽动人的

ultimate /ˈʌltɪmət/

终极的，最终的

siren /ˈsaɪrən/

妖艳的女人，美艳动人的女子

sizzle /ˈsɪzl̩/

发出嗞嗞声，使人兴奋

spawn /spɔːn/

产生，引发

take for granted /teɪk fɔːr ˈɡræntɪd/

视为理所当然，不加重视

轻松突破口语屏障

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