世界名人简介 第29期:克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉

 Christina Aguilera was born in December, 1980. She is a highly successful singer and songwriter. She signed a recording¹ contract with RCA Records after recording the song ‘Reflection’ for the 1998 Disney film ‘Mulan’. She is popular with Latin and English-speaking audiences. Aguilera is known for her extraordinary vocal² range. Celine Dion described her as "probably the best vocalist in the world”.

克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉出生于1980年12月。她是一位非常成功的唱作人。她曾为1998年的迪斯尼电影“木兰”演唱主题曲《Reflection》，之后与RCA唱片公司签约。她在拉丁文和英文歌迷中很受欢迎。阿奎莱拉的独特音域让她备受瞩目。席琳·狄翁认为她可能是全球最棒的歌手。

Aguilera was born in New York and had a troubled childhood. She suffered physical and emotional abuse from her father. As a child, Aguilera desperately³ wanted to be a singer. One of her biggest influences was the musical ‘The Sound of Music’. She sang in local talent shows and people called her "the little girl with the big voice."

阿奎莱拉出生于纽约，她的童年时光并不是一帆风顺。她承受了来自父亲身体和精神上的虐待。作为孩子，阿奎莱拉渴望成为一名歌手。其中“音乐之声”对她的影响最大。她在当地的才艺表演赛上一展歌喉，人们称她为拥有大嗓音的小女孩。

As a youngster, Aguilera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of tens of thousands at major sporting events in Pittsburgh. Her first major role came in 1993 when she joined a Disney Channel show. Aguilera’s co-stars included and Britney Spears, who called her "the Diva”. Aguilera recorded her first song when she was 14, a hit duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi.

作为年轻人，阿奎莱拉在匹兹堡的一项重大体育赛事上，面对数万人演唱了“星条旗永不落”。1993年，她参与了迪斯尼频道节目，这也是她首次扮演重要角色。与阿奎莱拉一起的还有贾斯汀·汀布莱克以及布兰妮·斯皮尔斯，她将她称之为“女主角”。14岁的阿奎莱拉与日本歌手中西圭三对唱了著名歌曲，这也是她录制的首支歌曲。

Aguilera's self-titled debut⁴ album ‘Christina Aguilera’ was released in August, 1999. It sold over 14 million copies worldwide. In 2001 she recorded an album in Spanish and won the World Music Award as the best selling Latin artist. Her next two albums marked a change in direction and image, from a pop singer to the soulful and versatile⁵ singer she is today.

阿奎莱拉的首张同名专辑“克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉”发行于1999年的8月份。全球售卖了1400万张。2001年，她录制了一张西班牙语专辑，并在世界音乐大奖上获得了最畅销拉丁美洲艺人奖。她的第二张专辑在方向和形象上都进行了改变，她也从一名流行歌手转变成了如今这位多才多艺的灵魂歌手。

1.recording contract 唱片合约

例句：Donnie wrote some material for Mark and got him a recording contract.

唐尼给马克写了一些歌，替他挣来一份唱片合约。

2.co-star 联合主演

例句：Leonardo DiCaprio's kiss with his male co-star will be "tender", says the scriptwriter for the movie.

《胡佛传》的编剧透露，莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥将在剧中与同性联袂出演温柔一吻。

3.vocal range 音域

例句：He has a magnetic and flexible voice with an impressive vocal range that’s well-suited to the R&B genre⁶.

他的嗓音富有磁性且灵活多变，令人赞叹的宽广音域适合演绎R&B曲风。

4.self-titled 同名的

例句：Her self-titled debut album, which was released in 2006, holds the honor of longest-running album on the Billboard⁷ 200 since 2000.

她于2006年发行的首张同名专辑成为自2000年以来在公告牌排行榜前200名停留时间最长的专辑。

1 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。

2 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

3 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

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 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

6 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

7 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。