词汇提示

1.impresario 剧院经理

2.nightingales 夜莺

3.heritage 文化传承

4.infant 婴儿

5.Catholic 天主教信徒

6.Pope 教皇

7.assembly 立法院

8.spoiled 宠坏

9.brash 盛气凌人的

原文

Charlotte Church

Many years ago, a German opera impresario was asked why so many of his leading ladies were physically unattractive.

He replied, "The ones who look like horses, sing like nightingales, and vice versa."

Certainly,a good voice doesn't always go with an attractive appearance.

But in our day of media images, good looks seem very important.

Charlotte Church recorded her first album when she was 12 years old.

It was called, "Voice of an Angel."

Everyone agreed that the little girl has a very big voice.

And they were delighted that Charlotte not only sounded like an angel, she also looked like one.

Her sweet schoolgirl appearance and winning smile are part of her success.

Charlotte Church was born in Cardiff, Wales in February, 1986.

Music and singing are very important in Welsh culture, and all of Charlotte's family were musical.

Although Wales is part of Great Britain, the Welsh people are very proud of their own language, history and heritage.

Now that Wales has its own parliament at Cardiff, Welsh culture is promoted even more strongly.

Charlotte sings some of her songs in the Welsh language.

Charlotte began singing along with the radio as an infant, and by the age of three she could sing a number of popular songs.

She began singing lessons when she was nine

Charlotte first appeared on television early in 1997.

This led to a number of other TV and concert appearances.

In 1998, she signed a contract with Sony to record five albums.

Since Charlotte's first album appeared, she has spent a lot of time doing promotional tours.

Since she is a schoolgirl, her two tutors travel along with her.

"Voice of an Angel" was recorded in five days in Cardiff, Wales.

All the songs were ones that Charlotte already knew and liked.

These included "Pie Jesus," "The Lord's Prayer,""Jerusalem," and "Danny Boy."

The album came out on November 9,1998, and within a couple of weeks was number four on the popular music charts.

She recorded her second album, "Charlotte Church," in 1999.

Travelling involves doing "showcases" for people in the music industry and the media.

This is to encourage people to promote your music.

Charlotte also appeared on various U.S. talk shows, including David Letterman and Jay Leno.

She finds that she gets asked the same questions over and over again.

Besides media celebrities, Charlotte has met many leading public figures.

Since she is Roman Catholic, Charlotte was especially excited to meet the Pope.

This was after she had been invited to sing at a Christmas concert at the Vatican.

She was also asked to sing at Prince Charles' fiftieth birthday party in 1998.

She saw the Prince again in 1999, when she sang at the official opening of the Welsh National Assembly.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip talked to her too.

Later that year, she sang for Bill and Hilary Clinton at the Ford Theater in Washington.

Something that people like about Charlotte Church is that she hasn't been spoiled by fame.

Many show business kids are loud, brash, noisy and rude.

But when she is away from the stage, the young singer leads a normal life with her family and friends.

Even when she is on TV, she comes across as an ordinary teenager, but a very nice one.

Charlotte's voice always gets comments.

It seems like such a big voice for a little girl.

Very few teenagers have a powerful operatic voice like hers.

Some people have found it hard to believe that it is actually Charlotte singing.

For the most part, she enjoys her success.

She likes to travel and meet new people.

Los Angeles is her favorite city, and she likes the United States and Canada.

But she is always glad to get home to Wales and be with her friends.

At the moment, she goes to an all-girl school, so she doesn't see boys very often.

But,at age fifteen, an interest in boys is likely to become a factor in her life.

Charlotte now has recorded three albums and we can expect a fourth in 2001.

She has also written an account of her life for all her fans.

It is entitled, "Voice of an Angel: My Life (So Far). "

翻译

夏洛特·丘奇

许多年前，有人问一位德国歌剧经理，为什么他的许多女主角都长得不好看。
他回答说:“长得像马的人唱得像夜莺，反之亦然。”
当然，好嗓子不一定配得上漂亮的外表。
但在我们这个媒体形象盛行的时代，美貌似乎非常重要。
夏洛特·丘奇12岁时录制了她的第一张专辑。
歌名是《天使之声》
每个人都认为这个小女孩有一个非常大的声音。
他们很高兴夏洛不仅听起来像个天使，而且看起来也像个天使。
她甜美的学生模样和迷人的微笑是她成功的部分原因。
1986年2月，夏洛特·丘奇出生于威尔士的卡迪夫。
音乐和歌唱在威尔士文化中非常重要，夏洛特一家都喜欢音乐。
虽然威尔士是英国的一部分，但威尔士人对自己的语言、历史和传统感到非常自豪。
现在威尔士在卡迪夫有了自己的议会，威尔士文化得到了更有力的推广。
夏洛特用威尔士语演唱她的一些歌曲。
夏洛特在婴儿时期就开始跟着收音机唱歌，到三岁时，她已经能唱一些流行歌曲了。
她九岁时开始上歌唱课
夏洛特于1997年初首次出现在电视上。
这导致了许多其他的电视和音乐会的亮相。
1998年，她与索尼公司签约录制五张专辑。
自从夏洛特的第一张专辑发行以来，她花了很多时间进行巡回宣传。
因为她是一名女学生，所以她的两位家庭教师和她一起旅行。
《天使之声》是在威尔士卡迪夫用五天时间录制的。
所有的歌都是夏洛特已经知道和喜欢的。
其中包括“派耶稣”、“主祷文”、“耶路撒冷”和“丹尼男孩”。
这张专辑于1998年11月9日发行，几周内就登上了流行音乐排行榜的第四位。
1999年，她录制了第二张专辑《夏洛特教堂》(Charlotte Church)。
旅行包括为音乐行业和媒体人士做“展示”。
这是为了鼓励人们推广你的音乐。
夏洛特还参加了包括大卫·莱特曼和杰·雷诺在内的许多美国脱口秀节目。
她发现自己一遍又一遍地被问到同样的问题。
除了媒体名人，夏洛特还见过许多重要的公众人物。
因为夏洛特是罗马天主教徒，所以见到教皇特别兴奋。
这是在她受邀在梵蒂冈的圣诞音乐会上演唱之后发生的。
1998年，她还受邀在查尔斯王子50岁生日派对上演唱。
1999年，当她在威尔士国民议会的正式开幕式上唱歌时，她再次见到了王子。
伊丽莎白女王和菲利普亲王也和她交谈过。
那年晚些时候，她在华盛顿的福特剧院为比尔·克林顿和希拉里·克林顿演唱。
人们喜欢夏洛特·丘奇的一点是她没有被名声宠坏。
许多演艺圈的孩子大声、傲慢、吵闹、粗鲁。
但是当她离开舞台时，这位年轻的歌手和她的家人和朋友过着正常的生活。
即使在电视上，她给人的印象也是一个普通的青少年，但却非常好。
夏洛特的声音总是得到评论。
对一个小女孩来说，声音太大了。
很少有青少年像她那样有一副强有力的歌剧嗓音。
有些人很难相信这真的是夏洛特在唱歌。
在很大程度上，她喜欢她的成功。
她喜欢旅行和结识新朋友。
洛杉矶是她最喜欢的城市，她喜欢美国和加拿大。
但她总是很高兴回到威尔士的家，和朋友们在一起。
目前，她在一所女子学校上学，所以她不经常见到男孩。
但是，在15岁的时候，对男孩的兴趣很可能成为她生活中的一个因素。
夏洛特现在已经录制了三张专辑，我们预计在2001年将会有第四张专辑。
她还为她所有的粉丝写了一篇关于她生活的文章。
它的标题是“天使的声音:我的生活(到目前为止)”。

Level 4-Day 78.Charlotte Church

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