Dame¹ Elizabeth Taylor, who has died aged 79, on success, diamonds and failed marriages.

1: "Big girls need big diamonds."

“大女孩需要大钻石。”

2: "I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions²."

“我一直都承认是我的热情在控制着我。”

3: "I fell off my pink cloud with a thud."

“砰的一声，我从我的粉色云端跌落。”

4: "I am a very committed³ wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."

“我是个忠诚的妻子。我也应该为这么多次婚姻而全心投入。”

5: "I don't think President Bush⁴ is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids."

“我觉得布什总统根本没有为艾滋病做任何事。事实上，我都不能确定他会不会拼艾滋这个单词。”

6: "I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on."

“关于《埃及艳后》我记得的真的不多。还有很多别的事儿在进行呢。”

7: "I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get."

“我感觉有些男人在到达一定年纪后就害怕成长了。好像男人年纪越大，他们新娶的妻子年龄就越小了。”

8: "I’m a survivor⁵ - a living example of what people can go through and survive."

“我是个幸存者——是一个经历过苦难而且生存下来的活生生的榜样。”

9: "I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage."

“宝贝，这些我都经历过来了，我是个勇敢的母亲。”

10: "Everything makes me nervous - except making films."

“拍电影以外的所有事情都让我紧张。”