Avril Lavigne Conquers the Music Scene 流行摇滚天后－艾薇儿
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- 创建于 2013年10月01日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年10月01日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne is famous for her tomboy fashion and thick eyeliner, but she prefers to put her music ahead of her image. Fans have rewarded her focus on singing and songwriting by making her one of the most popular musicians in the world. Ever since the release of her first collection of songs in 2002, called Let Go, she has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
加拿大流行歌手艾薇儿．拉维尼以男孩风装扮及厚重眼线闻名，但她重视自己的音乐胜过自己的形象。由于艾薇儿对歌唱与创作的坚持专注，粉丝们也热切回报，将她捧为全球最受欢迎的乐手之一。自从2002年发行首张专辑《展翅高飞》以来，她已在全球售出超过3亿张的唱片。
Although Lavigne is a pop star, sheaims to be unique from other sweetheart or cookie-cutter pop singers. She sings from the heart, saying exactly what she feels. Her first hit song, “Complicated,” expresses how emotions can be hard to deal with. Teens love listening to Lavigne because she sings exactly what they are thinking.
虽然艾薇儿是个流行明星，但她致力于独树一格，展现有别于其他甜美或千篇一律流行歌手的面貌。她唱出自己最底层的心声，并真实表达自己的感受。她的首支畅销曲《超复杂》就陈述了情绪极难处理的情况。青少年爱听艾薇儿的歌，因为她完全唱进他们的心坎。
From the very beginning of her professional career, Lavigne has received many honors and awards, including eight Grammy nominations. In the last decade, she has topped the charts in many countries and conquered the music world. She has accomplished all this by following a simple principle: Always be true to yourself.
从最开始踏入乐坛至今，艾薇儿已经得到许多的殊荣与奖项，包括八项葛莱美提名。过去10年来，她在多国的音乐排行榜上都表现亮眼，彻底征服流行音乐圈。而她只靠遵循一个简单的原则达成这些成就：永远忠于自我。
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reward [rɪˋwɔrd] v. n. 报答；报偿；奖赏
The woman rewarded the boy with NT$1,000 for finding her pet dog.
worldwide [ˋwɝld͵waɪd] adv. 遍及全球的
KFC and McDonald's are fast-food restaurants that are popular worldwide.
expresses [ɪkˋsprɛs] v. 表达，陈述
The man bought some roses to express his love for his beautiful wife.
career [kəˋrɪr] n. 职业生涯
My parents want me to have a career in medicine or law.
decade [ˋdɛked] n. 十年
The 921 earthquake happened more than one decade ago.
accomplish [əˋkɑmplɪʃ] v. 完成，实现
Frank accomplished his goal of getting good grades by studying hard.
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tomboy [ˋtɑm͵bɔɪ] n. 男孩似的顽皮姑娘
eyeliner [ˋaɪ͵laɪnɚ] n. 眼线; 眼线笔
songwriting [ˋsɔŋ͵raɪtɪŋ] n. 作词，作曲
aim to 计划，打算
cookie-cutter 千篇一律的东西，俗套; 饼干成型切割刀
nomination [͵nɑməˋneʃən] n. 提名
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Born in Canada in 1984, Lavigne began singing church songs with her mother as a toddler. Her parents noticed she had a talent for music and supported her dream of making it big as a singer. As a girl, she was influenced by female vocalists with powerful voices, like Janis Joplin and Shania Twain. By the time she was 15, she was singing her own songs at county fairs.
于1984年出生于加拿大的艾薇儿，在蹒跚学步时就已开始跟母亲学唱教会诗歌。她的父母注意到她的音乐才能，并支持她想成为一位成功歌手的梦想。在艾薇儿还是个小女孩时，她受到声音极具爆发力的女性歌手影响，例如贾尼丝．贾普林与仙妮亚．唐恩。在15岁时，她就已在乡村市集中演唱自己的创作。
The teenage talent won a singing contest in 1999 for the chance to perform alongside Twain. The more experienced Canadian musician thought that Lavigne was a rising star. And she was right, because Lavigne traveled to New York to begin recording her first album the very next year. Since then, she has produced hit song after hit song.
1999年，这位极具才华的青少女赢得了一场歌唱比赛，获得与仙妮亚．唐恩同台演出的机会。这位资深加拿大音乐家认为艾薇儿是一颗明日之星，而她的想法果然没错，因为艾薇儿在来年就飞到纽约，开始录制她的首张专辑。从那时开始，她便创作出一首又一首的畅销歌曲。
After ten years of amazing success, Lavigne refuses to settle down. In addition to releasing four successful albums, with a fifth coming soon, she has also created a fashion line and a perfume. Lavigne is living proof that dreams can come true, no matter how big they are.
经历了10年的惊人成就，艾薇儿仍拒绝安定下来。除了已经发行的4张极为成功的专辑，和接下来即将发行的第5张专辑外，她甚至还有自己设计的服装品牌和香水。梦想再大都能成真，艾薇儿就是最佳的证明。
－by Geoffrey Trager
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powerful [ˋpaʊɚfəl] adj. 强有力的
power n. 力量
Gorillas are powerful animals with big, strong arms.
fair [fɛr] n. 商品展览会；博览会
There are always simple games for children to play at video game fairs.
rising star 明日之星.
rise v. 升起
The singer is a rising star and should be very famous soon.
produce [prəˋdjus] v. 制造；创作
product n. 产品
This furniture factory produces tables and bookshelves.
amazing [əˋmezɪŋ] adj. 令人惊奇的，不寻常的
amaze v. 使...吃惊
The 5-year-old boy did many amazing magic tricks for his friends and family.
come true 实现
You can make your dreams come true if you work hard and never give up.
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toddler [ˋtɑdlɚ] n. 学步的小孩
vocalist [ˋvokəlɪst] n. 歌手
alongside [əˋlɔŋˋsaɪd] prep. 在……旁边
settle down〔尤指四处奔波之后〕安顿下来
in addition to 除了...尚有
perfume [pɚˋfjum] n. 香水
Complicated by Avril Lavigne -