The Italian edition of Rolling Stone has named Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi its "rock star of the year," paying tribute to his "lifestyle worthy¹ of the greatest rock star."

日前，意大利总理西尔维奥•贝卢斯科尼被《滚石》杂志意大利版评为“年度摇滚之星”，因为其“生活作风堪比摇滚巨星”。

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The "Rolling Stone Magazine" cover depicting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

An illustration（插图，说明） of a smiling Berlusconi, who weathered（饱经风霜的） a summer of scandals over his relations with an 18-year-old underwear model and allegations he slept with a prostitute after a party, emblazons（饰以纹章） the cover of the Rolling Stone's December issue, against the backdrop of the Italian flag.

Carlo Antonelli, editor of Rolling Stone Italy, said the 73-year-old media mogul（显要人物，权势之人） had been chosen unanimously（全体一致地） by the magazine's editorial staff.

"This year the choice was unanimous, for his obvious merits（功绩） due to a lifestyle for which the words 'rock and roll' fall short（不合格，不足）," Antonelli said in a statement.

"Rod Stewart, Brian Jones, Keith Richards in their prime were schoolboys compared to him."

It has been a turbulent（狂暴的，吵闹的） year for billionaire Berlusconi, with his second wife Veronica Lario demanding a divorce in May after photographs emerged of Berlusconi attending the 18th birthday party of aspiring³（积极追求的，有抱负的） model Noemi Letizia.

Berlusconi, who had told his wife he going to a conference, has denied any "steamy affair."

Italy was subsequently convulsed（震动，震惊）, with the Italian church voicing its "mortification（耻辱，屈辱）," when call girl Patrizia D'Addario in July alleged⁴ she had been paid to attend a party at Berlusconi's Rome mansion⁵（官邸，大厦） and had slept with the prime minister.

She even produced recordings⁶ of conversations with a man she said was Berlusconi. The prime minister has not directly commented but has publicly acknowledged he is "no saint."

In a book published on Tuesday, entitled "Take Your Pleasure, Prime Minister', D'Addario recounts（详述，叙述） an evening at Berlusconi's residence where he was surrounded by around 20 young women, many of whom seemed to know him well.

The scandals made front page news around the globe, but had only a moderate impact on Berlusconi's robust⁷（强健的） popularity ratings in Italy. Antonelli denied that his magazine had any political agenda behind its choice.

"We are far from favoring left or right ... Silvio Berlusconi's daily behavior, his furious（狂怒的，猛烈的） vitality⁸（活力，生命力）, his inimitable（不可比拟的） lifestyle have given him, especially this year, incredible international popularity," he said.