The legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. 傳奇女星伊莉莎白‧泰勒已經告別人世，享年七十九歲。
The Hollywood icon is being remembered for her kindness, her charity work and those amazing violet eyes. 這位好萊塢偶像的和藹可親、慈善工作與迷人的紫羅蘭色眼睛令人懷念不已。
Those who knew and loved her say she lived life to the fullest. 認識她並且愛護她的人士說她的人生過得極為充實。
Casey Wian reports from Los Angeles. 凱西‧懷安從洛杉磯帶來以下報導。
In Los Angeles Wednesday, the star of Elizabeth Taylor on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, 週三，洛杉磯好萊塢星光大道上的屬於伊莉莎白‧泰勒的星星
cleaned and surrounded by flowers, following news of the legendary actress's death. 被人清理得乾乾淨淨，周圍擺滿了花束，就在這位傳奇女星的死訊傳出之後。
Taylor, called one of the most beautiful women in the world, died Wednesday morning at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 79. 泰勒曾被譽為世界上最美的女人，她在週三上午於洛杉磯一家醫院與世長辭，享年七十九歲。
In a statement, her publicist said she had been hospitalized weeks ago with congestive heart failure, 在一份聲明中，她的公關人員表示，她在幾週前就因充血性心臟衰竭住院，
but she died peacefully surrounded by her children. Reaction to her death poured in. 但去世時相當安祥，子女都陪伴在身邊。各界對她辭世的回應紛紛湧進。
I always adored and admired Elizabeth Taylor. 我一直都很喜歡且欣賞伊莉莎白‧泰勒。
She was a dear friend. 她是個非常親愛的朋友。
Close friend and former CNN talk show host Larry King. 密友暨前 CNN 談話節目主持人賴利‧金。
She was Elizabeth Taylor. We'll never have a star as big again. 她是伊莉莎白‧泰勒。以後再也不會有像她這麼閃亮的明星了。
Taylor's life was truly memorable. 泰勒的一生確實令人難忘。
She was married eight times to seven different men, starred in a number of movies, from National Velvet to Clepoatra. 她結過八次婚，嫁給七名不同的男士，也主演過從《玉女神駒》到《埃及豔后》等多部電影。
Twice she won the Best Actress Oscar, 她曾兩度贏得奧斯卡影后，
for her role as a call girl in Butterfield 8 in 1960 and an abusive wife in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1966. 一次是因為在一九六○年的《青樓豔妓》片中飾演應召女郎，另一次則是在一九六六年的《靈慾春宵》片中飾演一名尖酸刻薄的妻子。
Off the screen, the British-born Taylor was passionate about AIDS research, her fans and friends, like controversial singer Michael Jackson. 在銀幕外，出生於英國的泰勒熱衷支持愛滋病研究，對她的影迷和朋友也很熱情，例如備受爭議的歌手麥可‧傑克森。
When the AIDS crisis hit, she was the first one really of celebrity status to stand up for it, pleading with the president to get involved, 愛滋病危機爆發的時候，她是第一位挺身為愛滋病發聲的名人，還要求總統關注，
standing up for Michael Jackson, getting friends to be involved in any cause she was attached to. 也曾經挺身支持麥可‧傑克森，並且促使友人投入她支持的理念。
Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a statement saying, 前總統比爾‧柯林頓與國務卿希拉蕊‧柯林頓發表聲明表示：
"America has lost one of its greatest talents and fiercest advocates for HIV/AIDS research." 「美國痛失一位最傑出的人才，同時也是人類免疫缺陷病毒∕愛滋病研究最熱切的支持者。」
It's estimated she raised more than $100 million for that cause during Elizabeth Taylor's remarkable lifetime. 據估計，在伊莉莎白‧泰勒非凡的一生中，她為愛滋病研究募集的資金超過一億美元。