IT IS ONE of the most memorable monologue(独白；长篇大论)s in 21st-century cinema. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep, pictured right), the formidable(令人敬畏的；难以对付的) editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, is reviewing the latest dresses and accessories. Her ingénue(天真无邪的年轻女子) assistant, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway, pictured left), scoffs when Miranda is asked to choose between two near-identical belts. So Miranda delivers a scathing takedown of everyone who believes the world of high fashion is frivolous and has no bearing on their personal taste.
这是21世纪电影中最令人难忘的独白之一。米兰达·普里斯特利（梅丽尔·斯特里普饰，右图），《Runway》杂志那位令人敬畏的主编，正在审视最新的服装和配饰。当她被要求在两条几乎一模一样的腰带之间做出选择时，她那天真无邪的助理安迪·萨克斯（安妮·海瑟薇饰，左图）嗤之以鼻。于是，米兰达对那些认为高级时尚肤浅且与个人品味毫无关系的人进行了一番尖刻的痛斥。
Miranda traces how the precise shade of cerulean(天蓝色的；蔚蓝的) in Andy’s sweater was popularised in a runway collection years earlier, then picked up by other designers before making its way into department stores and, eventually, the “clearance bin(清仓货架；折扣处理区)” from which she assumes Andy acquired it. “That blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs,” Miranda spits, “and it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts(免除；豁免) you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you’re wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room.”
米兰达追溯了安迪毛衣上那种天蓝色的精确色调如何在多年前的T台系列中流行起来，然后被其他设计师采纳，再进入百货商店，最终出现在她认为安迪购得的“清仓货架”上。“那种蓝色代表着数百万美元和无数的工作岗位，”米兰达厉声说道，“而可笑的是，你竟然以为自己做出了选择，从而可以不参与时尚产业，但实际上，你身上这件毛衣正是由这个房间里的人替你挑选的。”
“The Devil Wears Prada”—a barely disguised fictionalisation(虚构化；改编成小说) of Anna Wintour’s reign at Vogue—was a smash(轰动；大成功) when it was released in 2006. It depicted the glitz and glamour of fashion and sent up(讽刺；取笑) its culture of bullying and dieting. Twenty years on, Miranda’s withering(尖刻的；使人难堪的) lines (“Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking”) and signature dismissal (“That’s all”) still circulate as memes. The story has been adapted into a hit musical with music by Sir Elton John. And now Miranda, Andy and the Runway gang have returned for a sequel.
《穿普拉达的女王》——一个几乎不加掩饰的、将安娜·温图尔统治《Vogue》时期虚构化的故事——在2006年上映时大获成功。它描绘了时尚界的浮华与魅力，并嘲讽了其欺凌和节食文化。二十年过去了，米兰达那些尖刻的台词（“花卉图案？春天？真是突破性”），以及标志性的打发方式（“就这样”），仍然作为表情包在流传。这个故事已被改编成一部热门音乐剧，由埃尔顿·约翰爵士作曲。如今，米兰达、安迪和《Runway》团队回归拍摄续集。
