9-8 莫尼卡:征服乐坛

Monica Conquering Music Morld

 

Monica began her accomplished¹ musical career when she burst onto the scene with her multi-platinum² single For You I Will from the blockbuster¹ movie Space Jam. On a roll, she continued her musical success with her follow-up album The Boy Is Mine which went double platinum in 1999.

 

This album went on to produce a Grammy Award winning duet² entitled The Boy Is Mine. Monica had already built up a respected musical career with two certified³ Double Platinum albums and three consecutive⁴ No. 1 singles on the pop chart. She is the youngest artist to have two consecutive No. 1 hits on the Billboard⁵ Charts.

 

Monica entered the fashion world when she was personally invited by Karl Lagerfeld to the House of Chanel in Paris; she embarked⁷ on³ a four-day itinerary⁸⁴ that included MTV and Fashion Television tapings of her wardrobe⁵ selection.

 

This young star was also named one of “The 50 Most Beautiful People In the World 1999” by People magazine. She was simultaneously⁹ voted on of “The 21 Hottest Stars Under 21,” by Teen People magazine. After conquering the music world with continued success, Monica also expanded her talents into a film career. She was seen on the MTV movie entitled Love Song. In her first starring role, Monica portrayed¹⁰ a young woman whose ordered life is turned upside down by a New Orleans blues¹¹ musician.

 

注释:

1. blockbuster [5blCk5bQstE] n. 了不起的人（或事物），耗费巨资拍摄的电影

2. duet [dju:5et] n. [音] 二重唱（曲），二重奏（曲）

3. embark⁶ on 从事，着手，开始工作，发动

4. itinerary [ai5tinErEri] n. 旅程，预定行程

5. wardrobe [5wC:drEub] n.（为某个季节或某种活动用的）全部服装

 

 

莫尼卡:征服乐坛

 

莫尼卡凭借热门电影《宇宙塞车》中获得多白金销量的单曲《心甘情愿》一炮走红，开始了她多才多艺的音乐生涯。紧接着在1999年，她又乘胜追击，推出了专辑《那个男孩是我所爱》，获得双白金销量。

这个专辑继而发展成为赢得格莱美奖的二重唱《那个男孩是我所爱》。莫尼卡以两个双白金销量专辑和连续三首流行歌曲排行榜冠军单曲的骄人成绩开拓了其令人敬佩的音乐生涯。她是连续赢得两个公告牌冠军的最年轻的艺人。

莫尼卡涉足时装界源于卡尔·拉格费尔得亲自邀请她前往夏娜尔宫，她四天的行程包括身着多种时装拍摄MTV和为时装电视录制节目。

新秀莫尼卡曾被《人物》杂志评为“1999年全球最美丽的50个人”之一，同时被《少年人物》杂志投票选举为“21岁以下最红的21个明星”之一。

在所向披靡地征服了音乐世界后，莫尼卡又在电影领域展现她的才华。她曾出演MTV电影《爱情歌曲》。她的第一个主要角色是扮演一名年轻女子，其平静的生活被一位来自新奥尔良的布鲁斯歌手所打乱。

 

 

1 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

2 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

3 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

5 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

6 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

7 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

8 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

9 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

10 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。