This is obviously a take off on the famous phrase 'Boys, be ambitious'. Strictly speaking, the phrase is grammatically correct, but it gets used a lot more here than it would in the states. In fact, 'be [adjective]' is a rather strong imperative (命令), so we use it with things like
Be quiet!
Don't be stupid!
or advice
Be yourself.
Be cool.
We generally don't tell people to 'be' something that they can't control, so in this case 'be gorgeous' doesn't make a lot of sense.
Monday, June 26, 2006
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