Marge Simpson gracing Playboy mag cover瑪芝辛普森登上花花公子雜誌封面

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Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson is gracing the cover of Playboy magazine, becoming the first cartoon character in the publication’s history.

辛普森家庭的女家長瑪芝辛普森登上了花花公子雜誌的封面，成為該雜誌歷史上首位卡通人物封面女郎。

The November issue sees Marge posing on a chair with the distinctive Playboy Bunny logo.

在11月份的雜誌封面上，瑪芝坐在一張以花花公子招牌兔女郎為設計的椅子上。

It marks the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, viewed as America’s most dysfunctional family.

這期雜誌是紀念辛普森家庭問世20週年，辛普森家庭被視為美國最不正常的家庭。

The move to put Marge on the cover is an attempt to draw in a younger audience for the soft porn magazine. "We knew that this would really appeal to the 20-something crowd," said Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey.

這本軟調情色雜誌請來瑪芝當封面女郎，目的是企圖吸引較年輕的讀者。該雜誌發言人亨尼西表示，「我們知道這對20多歲的群眾很有吸引力。」

It is not yet know how much of Marge will be on show inside the issue, but "it’s very, very racy," said editorial director James Jellinek.

目前還不清楚瑪芝到底在這期雜誌裡裸露的尺度，但「內容非常非常辛辣，」總編輯傑利內克表示。

Playboy owner Hugh Hefner is said to be a huge Simpsons fan and appeared in an episode in the early 1990s.

花花公子老闆海夫納據稱是辛普森家庭的大粉絲，而且還曾於1990年代初期在其中一集卡通裡現身。

新聞辭典

grace： 動詞，使增光、使更具吸引力，如Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.（她的臉出現在全球各地的雜誌封面上。）grace sb with one’s presence則指藉參與某事讓其他人感到榮耀，如We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.（我們非常榮幸市長將出席我們的年度晚宴。）

matriarch：名詞，指女家長、女統治者、女負責人。形容詞為matriarchal，如a matriarchal society（母系社會），男家長則為patriarch。

racy： 形容詞，指（言詞或文字）刺激的、活潑的、尤指關於性的、近乎淫猥的，或指（某人或某事）外表刺激、有趣或具吸引力、性感的。如a racy story（一篇辛辣的故事），或She is trying to create a racier image for herself.（她正試圖為自己打造更性感的形象。）