英语名人堂：周杰伦

周杰伦（Jay Chou），1979年1月18日出生于台湾省新北市，中国台湾流行乐男歌手、音乐人、演员、导演、编剧、监制、商人。

2000年发行首张个人专辑《Jay》。2001年发行的专辑《范特西》奠定其融合中西方音乐的风格[1]  。2002年举行“The One”世界巡回演唱会[2]  。2003年成为美国《时代周刊》封面人物[3-4]  。2004年获得世界音乐大奖中国区最畅销艺人奖[5]  。2005年凭借动作片《头文字D》获得台湾电影金马奖、香港电影金像奖最佳新人奖[6]  。2006年起连续三年获得世界音乐大奖中国区最畅销艺人奖[7]  。2007年自编自导的文艺片《不能说的秘密》获得台湾电影金马奖年度台湾杰出电影奖[8]  。

2008年凭借歌曲《青花瓷》获得第19届金曲奖最佳作曲人奖[9]  。2009年入选美国CNN评出的“25位亚洲最具影响力的人物”[10]  ；同年凭借专辑《魔杰座》获得第20届金曲奖最佳国语男歌手奖[11]  。2010年入选美国《Fast Company》评出的“全球百大创意人物”[12]  。2011年凭借专辑《跨时代》再度获得金曲奖最佳国语男歌手奖，并且第4次获得金曲奖最佳国语专辑奖[13]  ；同年主演好莱坞电影《青蜂侠》[14]  。2012年登福布斯中国名人榜榜首[15]  。2014年发行华语乐坛首张数字音乐专辑《哎呦，不错哦》[16]  。2016年推出数字专辑《周杰伦的床边故事》[17]  。

演艺事业外，他还涉足商业、设计等领域。2007年成立杰威尔有限公司[18]  。2011年担任华硕笔电设计师并入股香港文化传信集团[19-20]  。

周杰伦热心公益慈善，多次向中国内地灾区捐款捐物。2008年捐款援建希望小学[21]  。2014年担任中国禁毒宣传形象大使[22]  。

 

Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor, and movie director. He has won three World Music Awards and is a big star throughout Asia. He is a trained classical musician who has successfully crossed over into pop, and combines Western and Chinese styles. He has sold more than 25 million albums and has a successful movie career. Chou has a growing influence on Chinese culture.

 

Chou was born in 1979 and grew up in Taiwan. He started learning the piano when he was four. He loved music and recorded sounds and songs on the tape recorder he carried everywhere. He studied piano and cello¹ at high school and began to write the music and lyrics² to pop songs. He found it easy to combine classical with pop.

 

In 1998, Chou appeared on a TV talent show playing the piano. His piano composition impressed a top judge, who offered him a contract to write pop songs. He spent the next two years in the studio and learnt the techniques of song production. The studio manager encouraged him to become a singer. In 2000, he released his debut³ album ‘Jay’.

 

Chou became an overnight success. He releases a new album every year, all of which sell millions. He has won more than 350 music awards in Asia. He also wrote the official song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His acting⁴ career is also taking off. He won a Best Newcomer award for his debut role in ‘Initial D’ in 2005.

1 cello   

n.大提琴

参考例句：

• The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
• She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。

2 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

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。