Most young women dream of resembling fictional screen icons such as Wonder Woman and Lara Croft, but one model and gamer has gone out of her way to make this a reality.
大多數年輕女性都夢想自己可以和虛構的熒幕偶像一樣，諸如神奇女俠（Wonder Woman）和勞拉·克勞馥（Lara Croft）。但是有這樣一位模特和玩家卻排除一切困難，將夢想變成了現實。

Kristen Lanae, 24, from Minneapolis, is the curvaceous woman who beat her low self-esteem by discovering her talent for transforming into any of the world's most iconic female characters.
克里斯汀·拉內（Kristen Lanae）現年24歲，來自美國明尼阿波利斯（Minneapolis）。有著迷人身材的克里斯汀發掘了自己的天賦后，通過扮演世界最出名的女性角色克服了自尊不足的問題。

Using make-up, wigs and detailed costumes, the 24-year-old undergoes a physical change, turning herself into adored fictional characters.
化好妝，戴上假發，穿上精美的服裝，這個24歲女孩搖身一變成為大家所喜愛的虛擬角色。

In the last two years Kristen has dressed up as over 20 different characters and enjoyed photo shoots with some of America's top-photographers.
在過去兩年中，克里斯汀共裝扮過20多個不同的人物，得以與一些美國頂尖攝影師合作拍攝照片。

The photographers that Kristen works with combine the images with incredible backdrops, making her transformations all the more convincing.
和克里斯汀合作的攝影師將圖片配上了極出色的背景，使她的角色看起來更加可信。

Kristen's passion for cosplay has been taken to the next level through these sessions.
克里斯汀對于角色扮演的熱情經過這些拍攝活動已經進入了一個新階段。

Where Kristen had previously found it a daunting experience speaking to new people, cosplay gave her a new way of breaking the ice and striking up conversations with just about anyone.
克里斯汀原本十分畏懼和陌生人說話，但角色扮演給她提供了打破沉默并隨時隨地與人交談的新方法。

She admitted: 'I can say that cosplay has helped me a ton with my confidence.
她承認說：“可以說，角色扮演在重振信心上給我的幫助真的太大了。”

'I have always been very quiet and shy, but when I am in costume I come alive. I would say it's because of all the positive reactions I get in costume.
“我原來很安靜害羞，但穿上角色扮演的服裝后我整個人都生動起來了。不得不說，這都得益于服裝帶給我的正能量。”

'At conventions people come up and ask to take pictures of me and tell me they love what I have created.
“在展會現場，很多人湊上來請求和我合影，告訴我他們很喜歡我所扮演的人物形象。”

'It's a really great feeling and has helped boost my self-esteem a lot. Being in costume is also always a great conversation starter.
“那種感覺真的很棒，幫助我提升了自信。穿著角色扮演的服裝也總是開啟對話的好話題。”

'As someone who is shy and not good at approaching others, this has been really helpful for me to get a conversation going and make new friends and contacts in the process.'
“作為一個害羞且不擅長和別人打交道的人，角色扮演在使對話不冷場、結交新朋友上給予了我莫大幫助。”

And it's not just her fellow gamers that have noticed Kristen's confidence, as the 24-year-old is bolstered by her 20,100 followers of Twitter and near 5,000 on Instagram.
注意到自信的克里斯汀的不僅是角色扮演玩家，這個24歲女孩在推特（Twitter）上已獲得了20100名粉絲的支持，在Instagram有近5000名。

In one image, Kristen is seen taking on the character of Jessica Rabbit, a cartoon from 1988 part-animated film, known for her vivacious curves and sex appeal.
在一張照片中，克里斯汀扮演的是兔子杰西卡（Jessica Rabbit）。兔子杰西卡是出自1988年的真人動畫電影的卡通角色，以魔鬼身材和性感而著名。

Kristen wears a red figure-hugging dress with a red wig styled in large, glamorous curls. She sports heavy winged liner and posy-pink lipstick as part of the illusion.
克里斯汀身穿紅色緊身連衣裙，一頭紅色假發充滿魅惑的大波浪。她那惹人注目的深邃眼線，石竹粉的口紅同樣是這一造型的組成部分。

Another image sees her go in the polar-opposite direction, taking on the ice-blonde character of Daenerys Targaryen from HBO's hit series Game of Thrones.
另一個圖片中她則走向了另一個極端，這次她扮演的是HBO熱門劇集《冰與火之歌》（Game of Thrones）中的金發冰美人龍母丹妮莉絲·坦格利安（Daenerys Targaryen）。

In the image she wears a blue gown, similar to that of character Daenerys, and even clutches a small toy dragon.
身穿淡藍色長裙，正如電視劇中坦格利安那件，手中甚至還抱著一只小玩具龍。

Other transformations even see the 24-year-old take on famous film scenes, such as the iconic horror film Scream, comic book flick X-Men and even screen greats such as Jaws.
24歲的克里斯汀還還原過很多其他著名影視場景，比如經典恐怖電影《驚聲尖叫》，漫畫電影《X戰警》甚至還有熒幕經典如《大白鯊》。

Vocabulary

go out of one’s way

curvaceous ：曲線美的

low self-esteem：缺乏自信，自卑

wig：假發

英文來源：每日郵報

譯者：白潔

審校&編輯：劉明