9-8 莫尼卡:征服乐坛（在线收听）

Monica Conquering Music Morld

Monica began her accomplished musical career when she burst onto the scene with her multi-platinum 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 certified Double Platinum albums and three consecutive No. 1 singles on the pop chart. She is the youngest artist to have two consecutive No. 1 hits on the Billboard Charts.

Monica entered the fashion world when she was personally invited by Karl Lagerfeld to the House of Chanel in Paris; she embarked on³ a four-day itinerary⁴ 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 simultaneously 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 portrayed a young woman whose ordered life is turned upside down by a New Orleans blues 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. embark 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。