世界名人简介 第60期:塔塔杨

 Tata Young was born as Amita Marie Young in Thailand in 1980. She is a Thai superstar and is popular all over Asia. She became an international success after she released her first English-language album, 'I Believe' in 2004. This followed four albums sung in her native Thai. She has won a string of awards and regularly tops the “best this”, “sexiest that” lists.

1980年，阿米塔·玛利·杨出生于泰国。她是泰国的超级明星，并在亚洲名噪一时。2004年，她发行了首张英文专辑《我必信》，至此而风靡海外。此后她又发行了四张泰语专辑。她获得了一系列奖项，她的歌曲常常会荣登“best this”和“sexiest that”榜单的榜首。

Tata has an American father and Thai mother. Success for her began at the age of 11, when she beat over 5,000 children in a Thai TV talent contest. She won a contract with Yamaha Music, which set about preparing her for stardom. In 1994, aged¹ 14, she caught the eye of Thailand's biggest record label, which offered her a recording² contract.

塔塔杨的父亲是美国人，母亲是泰国人。11岁那年，塔塔杨参加了一个由五千多人参加的才艺大赛，并获得了胜利。不久，她与山叶唱片公司签下了合同，这也为她的明星之路做好了准备。1994年，14岁的塔塔杨得到了格林美唱片公司的垂青，并与其签订了合同。

Tata’s debut³ album sold more than 1 million copies and she became Thailand’s biggest pop sensation. Still just 15, she won Thailand’s Entertainer of the Year award, as well as Best Recording Artist for 1995. A year later she gave a concert in Hollywood. She was signed by the music agency that also manages acts such as Bon Jovi.

塔塔杨的首张专辑销量超过了100万张，她也因此轰动了泰国的流行界。15岁的塔塔杨就获得了“最佳娱乐人奖”，以及“1995年最佳唱片奖”。一年之后，她在好莱坞举办演唱会。格林美唱片公司旗下艺人还有邦乔维乐队。

Tata has also developed a modeling and acting⁴ career. Her 1997 acting debut helped the movie 'The Red Bike Story’ break all Thai box office records. She represented Thailand at the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Her single "Zoom⁵" was used in the top-selling PC game The Sims 2. Tata released her second English album in 2008.

塔塔杨还发展了模特和演艺事业。1997年，她的银屏首秀《红单车传奇》打破了泰国票房纪录。她还代表泰国出席1997年香港回归仪式。单机游戏《模拟人生2》还使用了她的单曲“Zoom”。2008年，塔塔杨发行了自己的第二张英文专辑。

1.set about 开始做

例句：We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.

我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。

2.prepare for 为…作准备

例句：President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.

卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。

3.a string of 一阵

例句：The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.

短毛猎犬一阵狂吠。

4.record label 唱片公司

例句：She landed a contract with record label EMI.

她获得了一份与百代唱片公司的合约。

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。