世界名人简介 第126期:贾斯汀·汀布莱克

 　　Justin Timberlake is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor. He rose to fame as part of the boy band ‘N Sync and achieved great success after going solo¹. He has won six Grammy Awards and an Emmy. He has sold more than 50 million albums in his music career. He has also ventured² into the fashion and restaurant businesses.

　　贾斯汀·汀布莱克是美国流行唱作人、音乐制作人、舞者和演员。因加入“超级男孩”组合而成名，单飞后又取得了巨大成功。他曾六次获得格莱美奖，一次艾美奖。唱片销量超过5000万张。他还涉足时尚和餐饮业。

　　Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. His first attempts at singing was on the TV show Star Search. He performed under the name of Justin Randall and sang country songs. In 1993, he joined the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club, along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Two years later, he joined ‘N Sync and became an international superstar.

　　1981年，汀布莱克出生在田纳西州孟菲斯市。起初，他参加选秀节目《星探》。他演唱了多首乡村歌曲，当时的报名名字是贾斯丁·兰德尔。1993年，他加盟了电视节目“米老鼠俱乐部”，当时还有布兰妮·斯皮尔斯和克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉。两年后，他加入了“超级男孩”，并成为了国际巨星。

　　‘N Sync were big business and their second and third albums were the fastest selling albums of all time. In 2002, Timberlake began working on his first solo album ‘Justified’ and the group was no more. Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. A year later he received $6 million from McDonald’s for the song “I’m Lovin’ It”.

　　“超级男孩”获得巨大成功，他们的第二和第三张专辑也成为了史上销售最快专辑。2002年，汀布莱克发表个人专辑《Justified》，演唱组合随即解体。2002年，他在MTV音乐录影带颁奖礼演唱。一年后，因麦当劳广告歌I’m Lovin’ It，汀布莱克获得600万美金收入。

　　Timberlake released³ his second album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ in 2006. It debuted⁴ at number one in the US album charts. He also found time to appear in several movies and collaborate⁵ with other artists, including Madonna and 50 Cent. Timberlake has his own record label, restaurant chain and clothing line. He is an avid⁶ golfer and in 2007 hosted a PGA Tour tournament.

　　2006年，他发表个人第二张专辑《FutureSex/LoveSounds》。并首次荣登美国专辑榜单之首。还经常出演电影，曾与麦当娜，50 Cent等艺人合作。汀布莱克成立了自己的唱片公司，餐饮连锁店以及服装店。他还是狂热的高尔夫球爱好者，2007年举办了由自己名字命名的美巡赛。

　　1.rise to fame 成名

　　例句:The book charts her rise to fame as an actress.

　　这本书记述了她作为演员的成名史。

　　2.go solo 单飞

　　例句:If I'm ever going to go solo, then now's the time.

　　要是我要单独干，现在就可以。

　　3.begin doing 开始做某事

　　例句:Begin doing what you want to do now.

　　现在就把想法付诸实践吧。

　　4.along with 同..一起

　　例句:I'll go along with you.

　　我将随同你一起去。

1 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

2 ventured   

v.敢于，冒险( venture的过去式和过去分词 )；冒…的危险；拿…冒险；用…进行投机

参考例句：

• Very few people ventured to go out on that stormy night. 在那个风雨交加的夜晚，很少有人敢出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I admire those explorers who ventured forth to explore new lands. 我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

4 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

5 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

6 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。