Unit 4
From Shy Girl to Pop Star 从 害羞的女孩到 流行 歌星
1. For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy
为了 这 月份的 《年轻世界》 杂志 采访 19岁的 亚洲 明星 坎迪
Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her 王 坎迪 告诉 我 她 过去常常 真的 害羞 开始 唱歌 对付 她的 shyness. As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole 害羞 当 变得 更好 敢 唱歌 在…前面 班 然后 为 整个的
school. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. 学校 现在 不再害羞 喜欢 唱歌 在…前面 观众
2. I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that 问 坎迪 怎样生活 不同的 在…之后 变成 著名的 解释
there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. 有 很多 好的 事情 像 能够 旅行 遇见 新的 人 总是
“ I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” 过去 受欢迎 学校 现在 得到 许多 关注 到处 去
However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “ I always have to worry about how 然而 太 多 关注 能 也 坏事 总是 不得不 担忧 如何 I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t have 出现 其他人 不得不 非常 小心 关于 我所说的 或做的 不再 有 much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now 很多 私人的 时间 逛街 和 朋友 几乎 不可能 对 我 现在 because there are always guards around me.” 因为 有 总是 警卫 围着 我
3. What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous ? 什么 坎迪 必须 说 所有的那些 年轻的 人 想要 变得 出名
“ Well.” She begins slowly, “ you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You
好 开始 慢慢地 必须 准备 放弃 你的 正常的 生活
can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I thought about
能 无法 想象 多么 困难 道路 成功 很多 时间 考虑
giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
放弃 战斗 继续 真的 需要 很多 才艺 努力工作 成功
Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”
仅仅 非常 小的 数目 人 做 到 顶部
He Studies Harder Than He Used to （他比过去学习努力了）
学习 努力 比 过去
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does
李 文 普通的 15岁 男孩 从 乡下 学习努力
well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a
在…方面做得好 学业
困难的 相信 过去常常 有 困难 学校 当
little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
小 男孩 很少 制造 任何 困难 家人 花 很多 时间 在一起
However, thing began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, 然而 事情 开始 改变 几年前 他的 父母亲 搬 到 城市 寻找 工作
and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often
他的 爷爷奶奶 来 照顾 他 想念 父母亲 多么 经常
felt lonely and unhappy.
感觉 孤独 不幸福
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in
李 文 的 不快乐 开始 影响 他的 学业 对… 不感兴趣
studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s
学习 有时 缺席的 从 课（逃课） 失败 考试 最后 李 文 的
parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and
父母亲 下决心 送 他 去 寄宿学校 然而 李 文 害羞的
was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told
不能够 交朋友 迅速地 学校 发现 生活 那儿 困难 一天 告诉
his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was worried about him and she
老师 想要 离开 学校 老师 担忧 他 called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a
打电话 父母亲 建议 他们 谈话 和 他们的儿子 亲自 因此 父母亲 花
24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
24小时的 火车 5小时的公交车 到达 李 文的 学校
Now Li Wen has really changed. “ It was exactly what I needed.” He said. “ Now I
现在 李文 真的 改变了 确实 我所需要的 说 现在
understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in 明白 即使 他们 忙 他们 总是 想着 我 他们 感到自豪
everything good that I do. ” 每一件 好事 我所做的
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used 在...之后 那 李 文的 父母亲 有 更多的 沟通 和 他们的 儿子 比 他们 过去
to. They had a long talk. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school.
他们 有 长谈 变得 更 外向 交 一些 好 朋友 学校
He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities, “ I’m
甚至 加入 学校 篮球 队 变得 活跃 在 很多 其它的 活动
much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and
更 快乐 现在 更努力甚至 比 过去 知道 父母亲 爱 我
they’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “ It’s very important for parents to be there for their
他们 总是 自豪 我 说 李 文 重要的 对 父母亲 陪伴在 他们的
children.”
孩子 （身边）