世界名人简介 第89期:南希·阿吉莱姆

 Nancy Ajram is a Lebanese pop singer. She ranks as the third best-selling female singer in Lebanese history, and has sold over forty million records. She was born in 1983 and started singing at the age of eight. She appeared in a singing contest for kids on Lebanese TV. Four years later she won the gold medal in a popular talent show.

南希·阿吉莱姆是黎巴嫩流行歌手。并为黎巴嫩历史上销量第三女歌手，专辑销量超过4000万张。阿吉莱姆出生于1983，并于8岁开始接触唱歌。她曾参加黎巴嫩电视台儿童歌唱大赛。四年后，在某著名选秀比赛中获得金奖。

Ajram decided¹ singing was for her, so she studied music throughout her teenage years. She worked with and learnt from many famous Lebanese musicians and artists. She turned professional when she was just 15 and released her first album in 1998. She sang in the traditional Tarab style. She recorded a second album in 2000 and became a star.

阿吉莱姆认为自己天生就是为唱歌而生，并决定从青少年时期开始学习音乐。她曾与许多国内著名音乐家，艺术家共事，并向他们学习。阿吉莱姆15岁转为职业歌者，并于1998年发行首张专辑。她的曲风为传统的“太拉”风格。2002年发行第二张专辑，并成为当红歌星。

In 2003, Ajram made her third album, Ya Salam ("How Fantastic"). A video from the album showing Ajram flirting² with men started a lot of controversy³ in the Arab world but made her more famous. In 2005, she became Coca-Cola’s star and spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa. Ajram's sixth album was aimed at teaching children good values and morals.

2003年，阿吉莱姆发行第三张专辑“多么美丽”。在歌曲MV中，阿吉莱姆与某男性调情，此举动也在阿拉伯世界产生非议，但却让阿吉莱姆更加出名。2005年，她为可口可乐代言，并成为中东和北非代言人。在她的第六张专辑中，阿吉莱姆希望向儿童传授正确价值观和道德观。

Ajram is a rising star in the Arab world. She has turned down offers to appear in movies directed by top Arab directors. She said she is too busy singing, although her fans are waiting for her movie debut⁴. She has won Best Female Arab Singer of the Year twice. She also made the ‘Newsweek’ magazine’s list of Most Influential⁵ Arab Personalities⁶ in 2005.

在阿拉伯世界，阿吉莱姆是一位正在升起的耀眼明星。她曾拒绝阿拉伯著名导演的电影邀约。尽管她的粉丝希望看到她的荧屏处女秀，但称目前正忙于演唱事业。她曾两次获得阿拉伯年度最佳女歌手。2005年，她荣登《新闻周刊》阿拉伯最具影响力人物榜单。

1.best-selling 最畅销的

例句：And yet it is no surprise that Apple 's iPhone was the best-selling phone in Japan last year.

然而，苹果（Apple）iPhone去年成为日本最畅销的手机并不是什么令人惊讶的事。

2.Middle East 中东

例句：Middle East peace talks reopen in Washington on Wednesday.

中东和平谈判于周三在华盛顿重启。

3.wait for 等候

例句：The four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result

组织者宣布结果之前长达4小时的等待

4.turn down 拒绝

例句：As for the decision to turn down Microsoft's$ 33-a-share offer, Yahoo was trading Tuesday at around$ 12.

至于拒绝微软每股33美元的收购提议这一决定，雅虎周二约为12美元的股价可以提供一个注脚。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 flirting   

v.调情，打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Don't take her too seriously; she's only flirting with you. 别把她太当真，她只不过是在和你调情罢了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• 'she's always flirting with that new fellow Tseng!" “她还同新来厂里那个姓曾的吊膀子！ 来自子夜部分

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 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。

5 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

6 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。