2018年双语新闻 Lady Gaga做回了自己

Lady Gaga stars in new film

在这部电影中，Lady Gaga做回了自己

She is always linked to strange clothing and heavy makeup¹.

她总是和奇装异服、浓妆艳抹联系在一起。

In fact, Lady Gaga is so indispensable of exaggeration and strangeness that in China, the phrase "Oh my Lady Gaga" has replaced "Oh my God" as a cute way to express shock or stress a point.

事实上，正因为Lady Gaga 身上不可或缺的夸张和怪异，在中国“噢我的Lady Gaga”这种说法已经取代了“噢我的天啊”，成为一种表达震惊或者强调某事的可爱方式。

However, in the movie A Star is Born, which came out in the US earlier this month, people finally get to see a more down-to-earth version of Lady Gaga.

然而，在本月初于美国上映的电影《一个明星的诞生》中，人们终于看到了一个更切合现实的Lady Gaga。

"You can see her skin, the flutter in her veins², which brings you close to her, and can make both the actress and her character feel touchingly³ vulnerable," The New York Times noted⁴.

“你能看见她的肌肤，她血管中的颤动，这些让你走近她，感受到演员和角色动人的脆弱，”《纽约时报》指出。

In the film, Lady Gaga plays the role of Ally Campana, a young woman whose rise to fame is much like Lady Gaga's.

电影中，Lady Gaga饰演艾利·坎帕纳一角，这位年轻姑娘像Lady Gaga一样名声大振。

Campana goes from being a waitress to a superstar with the help of musician Jackson Maine.

坎帕纳在音乐人杰克逊·梅因的帮助下，从服务生变成了巨星。

Rising to fame isn't easy for anyone. This is also the case for Campana.

任何人成名都并非易事，对于坎帕纳而言也是如此。

In addition to performing, she has to learn to cater⁵ to certain audiences and markets.

除了演出之外，她还要学会去迎合特定群体的观众和市场。

For example, she has to follow her agent's advice on becoming a commercial star, even though she wants to stay "real".

比如说，她不得不听从经纪人的建议，成为商业明星，尽管她想要保持“真我”。

But that was never a problem for Lady Gaga.

但对于Lady Gaga而言，这些从来都不是问题。

"If they wanted me to look sexy, I wanted to look weird," she told Variety.

“他们想要打造性感人设，而我想要呈现奇异的样子，”她在接受《综艺》杂志采访时表示。

"I always wanted to define what it meant to be me and I always had something to say and I always made sure that no one stood in my way when I wanted to say it."

“我向来都想要明确自己的意义，我总是有想表达的东西，当我想要发声时，我一直确信没人能够阻拦我。”

Lady Gaga's determination to be her true self can also be seen in her devotion to the film's music.

Lady Gaga保持真我的决心也体现在她对这部电影音乐的投入上。

Music is definitely an important part of the film, as it shows how the lead characters' feelings change over time.

音乐在这部电影中无疑是重要的一部分，体现了主角随着时间流逝心境上的变化。

In most other musical films, the actors and actresses will use songs recorded by others.

在其他大多数音乐电影中，演员们的歌曲都由他人演唱。

But as a musician herself, Lady Gaga chose to sing all 18 of the original songs by herself in the film.

但作为一名音乐人，Lady Gaga选择为电影的18首原创歌曲亲自献声。

This makes the film flow smoothly⁶ and naturally.

这让整部电影的节奏流畅又自然。

It was "just like walking into another Oscar award-winning 2016 film La La Land, traveling through intoxicating⁷ songs and moving emotions," according to Rotten Tomatoes, a US film review website.

这部影片“就像走入了另一部《爱乐之城》（2016年奥斯卡获奖影片）一样，洋溢着醉人的歌曲和动人的情感，”美国影评网站“烂番茄”如此评论道。

Lady Gaga's contributions to the film led its director to praise her as a "beautiful human being".

Lady Gaga对电影的贡献令导演盛赞她是一个“美丽的人”。

Film editor Ella Kemp told USA Today, "I'd like to formally apologize for ever doubting that Lady Gaga is absolutely out of this world.

电影编辑艾拉·肯普在接受《今日美国》采访时表示，“我曾经质疑Lady Gaga是否绝对出色，我想向她正式道歉。

A Star is Born celebrates the woman, as it should - along with every noble ambition of love and music and patience and loyalty⁸, bursting with pain and wonder."

《一个明星的诞生》理所当然地歌颂了女性 -- 以及所有对于爱、音乐、耐心与忠诚的可贵追求，其中有痛苦也有奇迹。”

1 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

2 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 touchingly   

adv.令人同情地，感人地，动人地

参考例句：

• Aunt Polly knelt down and prayed for Tom so touchingly. 波莉姨妈跪下来，为汤姆祈祷，很令人感动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rather touchingly, he suggested the names of some professors who had known him at Duke University. 他还相当令人感动地提出了公爵大学里对他有了解的几个教授的名字。 来自辞典例句

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

6 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

7 intoxicating   

a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的

参考例句：

• Power can be intoxicating. 权力能让人得意忘形。
• On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent. 夏日的傍晚，鲜花散发出醉人的芳香。

8 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。