访谈录 Interview 2007-09-19&09-20, VMA上的布兰妮

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Is Britney Spears going to be on?

There was a rumor¹ that I had heard that she was gonna be on this show. And the second I heard that, I thought how in the world do you work Britney Spears into the Emmy telecast. And I don’t know the answer to that. I, I do not see it in the rundown. I have not been told I have to do anything for Britney Spears.

However, I was down there today, and you know, it's typical panic and there are closed-doors and people running around. So, I don’t know, if she is going to be on, I assume² I’m not a part of it because I don’t know anything about it.

Let’s take a look at what she did last week at the MTV Awards

Stand by?

And get your comment, go(go)

The American Idol³ judge Simon Cowell and others said they could take her under their wing for 6 months and give you a new Britney Spears. Think So?

We were sitting in a press conference in San Diego during the American Idol auditions⁴ the other day, and Simon said he'd like to, to manage her and said come on, guys, let’s do it. I, I think she is in a position to have one of the greatest comebacks: a pop star has had the opportunity to have, ah, you know, she clearly is somebody that, that can perform, that can do it and she can sell record, she’s done it. But question is what would she do to get back to that place. There are some people who are rooting for her but that you know that look like it was in slow motion⁵.

Why do you think she did that?

God, there, there why do I think she has done a lot of things over the last few months. I don’t know, I think she probably felt like she was ready and when you watch it you, you get the sense that she may have needed another week or so to get ready for that telecast.

1 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

2 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

3 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

4 auditions   

n.（对拟做演员、歌手、乐师等人的）试听，试音( audition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Find modeling auditions, casting calls& acting auditions, all in one place. 找一个立体感试听，铸造呼叫和表演试听一体的地方。 来自互联网
• We are now about to start auditions to find a touring guitarist. 我们现在准备找一个新的吉他手。 来自互联网

5 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。