World’s Ugliest Woman’ Pursues Anti-Bullying Film 「世界最醜女人」要拍反霸凌電影

In December 2013, she inspired millions with her speech. Now Lizzie Velasquez, once called "the world’s ugliest woman," hopes to reach an even-wider audience through an anti-bullying documentary about her story.

2013年12月，她的演說激勵數百萬人。現在，曾被稱為「全世界最醜的女人」的麗姿‧維拉斯奎茲，希望藉由自身故事的反霸凌紀錄片影響更多人。

"I know what it is to be bullied and what is to be bullied online, and I want to be the protector of those who think it won’t get better," said Velasquez, 25, who has a rare disease that makes it impossible for her to gain weight. She has never weighed more than 64 pounds and is blind in one eye.

「我知道被欺負及在網路上被霸凌的感受，我想要當個守護者，保護那些認為事情無法改善的人。」25歲的維拉斯奎茲說，她罹患一種罕見疾病，以致體重無法增加。她的體重一直無法超過64磅，還有一隻眼睛全盲。

She’s raising money for the film, tentatively titled "The Lizzie Project," through a Kickstarter campaign that has already collected more than $123,000 in donations.

她正在為電影籌資，片名暫定為「麗姿計畫」，藉由集資網站Kickstarter的活動已募得逾12萬3000美元。

She became a celebrity on Dec. 5, 2013, when her short speech in Austin became a hit.

2013年12月5日，她在奧斯汀發表的簡短演說受到歡迎，讓她一夕成名。

In her speech, Velasquez explained that her life changed at age 17, when she saw herself on a YouTube video titled, "The world’s ugliest woman."

在她的演說中，維拉斯奎茲提到她的人生在17歲時改變，當時她看到自己出現在YouTube一段名為「全世界最醜的女人」的影片中。
新聞辭典

bully：動詞，欺負、恐嚇。例句：She wanted to go, but he bullied her out of it.（她想去，但他威脅她不能去。）

tentatively：副詞，暫時地、試探性地。例句：The term of practice is tentatively fixed at half a year.（實習期限暫定為半年。）

become a hit：風靡一時、風行。例句：Her picture became a hit on the internet.（她的照片在網路上瘋傳。）