【明報專訊】Elle, the younger sister of the renowned actress Dakota Fanning, has appeared on the big screen since she was three. She rose to fame after appearing in Super 8 (《S8驚世檔案》). Recently, she was cast in the films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (《黑魔后2》) and A Rainy Day in New York (《情迷紐約下雨天》), and received positive comments from the general public. In fact, to film critics' surprise, when Maleficent was shot, she was only 17. Despite her young age, she showed her mature and talented acting in the film. Such a gifted actress!

She had distinct thoughts on the pursuance of beauty. ''People's obsession with beauty and like, perfection, it can really destroy you. Perfect doesn't exist, so you drive yourself crazy wanting it.''

■Photo Story

Big fan of Marilyn Monroe

Obsessed with Marilyn Monroe (瑪麗蓮夢露), Elle studied Monroe's interviews thoroughly. She dressed up as Marilyn for Halloween in 2004. This is her outfit at the 2017 InStyle Awards. Her gown was completely cloaked with the portraits of Marilyn.

■Gear up

Find a word in the passage with a similar meaning to each of the words below.

(1) famous (adj) __________

(2) completely (adv) __________

(3) dress (n) __________

(Answers on next text)

■English highway﹕obsess with

Interested in something that you cannot stop thinking about it

e.g. In modern society, people are too obsessed with money.

■Glossary

mature (adj) 成熟的

gifted (adj) 有天賦的

pursuance (n) 追求

exist (v) 存在

[Smarties' Power English 第262期]