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SAMMICHENG-(3-2)-Thisstar'sjourneyoutofdarkness

空中英語教室日期:2012-09-04

難易度:Low

關(guān)鍵字:pursue,critic,admire,emotional,celebrity

(Music).Hi,friends.

etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.

Thanksfortakingtimeoutofyourbusydaytostudywithus.Weappreciateit.

MynameisSteve.

NowourPROFILEfeatureislookingbackatsomeofthehighlights,andtherearemany,

ofthetrulytalentedHongKongentertainerSammiCheng.Nowthisisnottosayhercareerisoverbynomeans.

Aspopularandtalentedassheis,SammiChenghasenoughstarpowertodoevengreaterthingsinandoutsidetheworldofentertainment.

Well,it'safactifyouputSammiChenginamovie,itwillbeaboxofficehit.Todaylet'stouchonCheng'ssuccessasanactressonpage15.

SammiCheng.

Meanwhile,Chengpursuedaseparatecareerinacting.

Herfirstrolewasinthe1991TVdrama"LifeofHisOwn."Thenextyearsheactedinherfirstmovie,BestoftheBest.

Altogether,shehasappearedin22fi .

ChengwononeBestActressawardattheHongKongFilm .TheHongKongFilmCriticsSocietygaveheranother.

Chengisalsoknownforsettingtrendsinfashion.

ShewasnamedoneofHongKong'sTopTenFashionableCelebrities.Hi,friends.

Thankyouforjoiningus.MynameisRyan.

AndmynameisKaylah.

Andtodaywe'relookingbackatSammiCheng.

Nowwelearnedthatsheisafamousmusician, andactressfromHongKongyesterday.

That'sright.

Andwegotalookalittlebitatthebeginningofhercareer.

Backwhenshewas16,shesanginacontestandthenbeganproducingherownalbums.

Andwesawhowshewasperformingalmostupto16nightsaweekinsoloconcerts.

That'sright.

From1990whensheputoutherfirstalbumto1996she...inthatsixyears,shebecameextremelypopular,

wentfrombeingjustabrandnewtoperforming16nightsinarow.

"Sellingout"meaningeverybodywantedtogoandshewasabletosellallofhertickets.

That'sright.

Well,duringthissametime,ormeanwhile,Chengpursuedaseparatecareerinacting.

That'sright.

Soshehadtwocareersgoingon.

Nowyesterdaywesaidit'simpressivethatshecouldreleasealbumsthisquickly.Nowshe'spursuingtwocareers.

That'sevenmoreimpressive.Right.She'susingalotoftime.

Andhereweseeshe"pursued"thatcareer.Thatmeanstofollowsomething,right?

Canyouexinmore?That'sright.

Itmeanstofollowsomething,usuallytocatchupwithit.

Nowwhenyoupursueacareer,thatmeansyouareworkingtowardsthatcareer.Thatisyourgoal.

Youwanttocatchit.

Youwantittobeyourlife.

Ofcourse,acareerisajoborusuallyajobyouhaveformostofyourlife.Nowfriends,youcanpursueotherthingsaswell.

Youcanchasesomeonebyrunningdownthestreet.Andthatmeanstopursueaswell.

Butyoucanalsopursuesomethinglikeyourdreams.That'sright.

AndIhope,friends,allofyouworktopursueyourdreams,

thatyoucontinuetoworktowardscatchingyourdreamsandmakingthemyourgoal.

OK.SoSammiChengstartedacting.Whatwasherfirstrole?

Well,herfirstrolewasinthe1991TVdramacalled"LifeofHisOwn."Sowesawherfirstalbumcameoutin1990.

Andherfirstactingrole,orpositionthatshegottoy,wasin1991.

Right.That'swhattheword"role"meansisyourjobinactingwhenyouyapartwhenyouareacting.

AndshewasactinginaTVdrama,

whichisashowonTVthatisusuallyfilledwithalotofemotionsandpeoplearein ctingwitheachother.

That'sright.

It'snotusuallyveryfunny.

Itcanhaveveryfunnyparts.

Butit'smoreabouttherelationshipbetweenpeoplethanaboutactionandfightingand...

It'smoreabouthowpeopleworkandrelatetoeachother.Soherrole,hercharacterwasinthis.

Well,thenextyearsheworking.That'sright.

ShewentfromTVtothemovies.

AndsheactedinherfirstmoviecalledBestoftheBest.Wow!Sothat'skindofafuntitle.

"Tobebestofthebest"meansyouareofeveryonewhoisthegreatestorthemostamazing.

Youareevenbetterthanallofthem.You'rethetopofeverything.

OK.Soshereallygotstartedinheractingcareer.Altogether,shehasappearedin22fi .

OK.Solet'stakealook,friends,atthatword"altogether."Whatdoesthatmean?Thatmeansallofthemaddedatthesametime.

Soifwetakeeverysingleroleshe'syedandaddedthemallup,thatwouldequal22fi .

Now"fi "referstosomethingspecific.WesaidshestartedactinginaTVdrama.Doesthatcountinthecategoryoffi ?No,itdoesnot.

Fi aremovies,so.

Shewasin22movies,orsheappearedin22movies.Kaylah,wouldyoumindexiningthataswell?

"Toappear"meansshehadarole.

Shewasacharacterin22ofthesemovies.Soshehasaverybigcareer.

Shehasanactingcareerandamusiccareer.

Butshe'stalentedinboth,sotalented,infact,thatChengwonBestActressawardattheHongKongFilm.

OK.Shewononeofthose .Friends,thatsoundsconfusing.

Whenyousayshewonone,butthatmeansshegotoneaward;andthosearenoteasytoget.

That'sright.

NowshegotthatawardfromtheHongKongFilmCriticsSociety.

AndsotheHongKongFilmCritics-"critics"referstosomeonewhosejobisto

givetheiropinionaboutsomething.Sothesepeopleallvotetogether.Andtheygaveheranaward.

That'sright.

Criticsusuallyjudgemoviesorfood.

Chengisalsoknownforsettingtrendsinfashion.

Ifyousetatrend,thatmeansyoucauseotherpeopletodothesamething.

Sofamous,infact,shewasnamedoneofHongKong'sTopTenFashionableCelebrities.

Nowa"celebrity"referstosomeonewhoisfamous,usuallyintheentertainment,sofilmormusicbusiness.

Soshe'sveryfamousforherfashion.

Allright.We'regoingtotakealookathowshebegantocomeoutofthedarkness.

Butfirst,let'swatchthismusic .

Forgivethemfortheydon'tknowwhattheydo,Lord.Andgivethemthestrengthtostaytrue.

Cryingeveryday,IknowI'llneverseetheday.

WhentheworldiscavingandIwonderwho'llbesaved.IknowthatyoulovemeandYouknowIloveyoutoo.

Everybody'slettinggobutLordIfoundyou.

Istayblessedwithmyself'causeit'satestwhenIwalkout.Ipuffmychestatlife'sendlesschallenges.

Iwanttoparticipateandcreate,butthere'sabarricadewithinme.Wakeupandbacktosleep.

Energydepletes.

NowI'mfeelingdeadlikeaeulogy.

Thedualityofwhat'srealandwhat'slies.Ifeelthevibesofchaosanddesign.

IgotacuplinkandIgotastraightpim.

Rockshadesatnight'causemylonelinessisblaring.TheonlychoiceIgotisfearorlove.

SuccessistobewiththeL.O.V.E.

GeeStyles.

Idougie'davision.

Godshowsmeapaththroughintuition.It'sdivinedecision.

It'sthemomentI'mcatching.Ifit'sabattleforthemind.

ThenalldayI'llbeblasting.I'veseenitbefore.

Ineverknewthescore.

I'mwideawakeandwatchingastheworldexplodes.Forgivethemfortheydon'tknowwhattheydo,Lord.Andgivemethestrengthtostaytrue.

DaytodayIpray,hotodayisabetterday.Butwatchingsomanywastedtalentaway.

Livingalifeofthisselfhate.Howdowebegin.

Tosin,nowin,andnoopening.Kidsgettingabusedbypills.

Notknowingwhatatstake.

Notknowingwhentheirlifewillsoonbreak.Life'stooshortforthatkinnagame.

It'snotworthit,it'ssolame.

Attheendoftheday,there'snoonetoblame.Livethelifeforlovetolive.

TakingbackallmylifeIservetogive.SoldieronallthehateIcan'tfeelthebliss.Lovingfrominsidecan'tfeelthekiss.

Onelifethat'sallthereis.Reallife,where begins.

Mankillingmanisthemaincauseofthis.Fightingforyourrightisallofthis.

Saveme,Lord.

Inevermeanttobethisway.

I'dgivenupmosteverythingandallIhadwaspain.Ohwhy,whydoweythesegames?

I'dgivenupmosteverythingtobewithThee.I'veseenitbefore.

Ineverknewthescore.

I'mwideawakeandwatchingastheworldexplodes.Forgivethemfortheydon'tknowwhattheydo,Lord.

eback,everybody.

Friends,don'tforgettousetheTalkAboutItquestionsatthebottomofpage16.Whetherit'swithaclassmate,afriend,arelative,aco-workerorevenyourself,speakingEnglishoutloudalittlebiteverydaywillbringyourEnglishtoanewlevel.

Ipromise.

OK.Let'swrapuptoday'slessononSammiChengdownonline11.SammiCheng.

Chengchangesherstylewitheachalbumsheproduces.

Fansloveadmiringeachlookandwonderingwhatshewilldonext.Thehiddendarkness.

Butdespiteherfame,successandattractiveimage,Chengwasstruggling.In2005,healthproblemsandanemotionalcrisisdhertotakeabreak.Chengwascaughtinalongperiodofsadnesswhenasshesays,

"Myheartwasempty."Shefearedthatshewouldneverfindrealhappiness.Sammihasanamazingactingcareer.

Havingwonmany ,oneevenfromtheHongKongFilmCriticsSociety.Sosheisrecognizedashavingtwoamazingcareers.

Butevenmorethanthat,she'srecognizedashavingincrediblefashion.Yeah.Shewearsverynice-lookingclothes.

Orshewearsclothesthatmanyotherpeoplewouldliketoweartoo,whichmeanssheissettingtrends.

Well,Idon'tknowifyou'dwearSammi'sclothesoutonthestreet,Ryan.

Ithinkwe'retalkingaboutherfashionsenseasbeingveryextremebecauseChengchangesherstylewitheachalbumsheproduces,

whichmeansshechangesthewaythatshedresses,thewaythatsheacts,herhair,hermakeup,allofherclothing.

Friends,ifyoulookinyourmagazine,youcanseepicturesofChengandseehowdifferentherstyleschangebetweenthem.

That'sright.

Shereallydoesliketowearuniqueclothing.

Andhereweseeshechangesfor...witheveryalbumsheproduces.Thatword"produce"meanstomakeanalbum.

Nowfansloveadmiringeachlookandwonderingwhatshewilldonext.

SowhenSammiannouncesthatsheisputtingoutanewalbumorproducinganewalbum,fansloveadmiringhernewlook.

Allright.

Ifyou"admire"something,thatmeansyougiveitgreatrespect,oryoureallylikeit,andsoyoushowit.

Ithinkit'dbefun.

Yougettowonder,youhavetothinkabout,you'reexcited,wonderingwhatshewilldonext.

Whatwillhernextlookbe?

Whatisgoingtobedifferentandextremeandmakehersostrikingassheisfamousfor?

Ithinkthishappenswithafewdifferentfamouspeople,Kaylah.

Iknow,likeweweresayingbefore,LadyGagaisalsoknownforhavingauniquesenseofstyle.

I'msurepeoplewonderwhatshewillwearnexttoo.That'sright.

Therearemanymusicianswhodothis.

ButSammiisrecognizedasdefini yHongKong'smostextremeandfashionable .

Allright,well.

We'vestartedthisarticletalkingaboutherjourneyoutofthedarkness.

Sofriends,let'sstarttalkingnowaboutwhatthisdarknessactuallyis.

OK.Well,thissectioniscalledThehiddendarkness;"hidden"meaningsomethingpeopledidnotseeordidnotrecognize.

Andthisdarknessdoesn'tactuallymeanallthelightswentout.It'snotthatsheisalwaysatnighttime.

Butadarknessinsidemeansthatyou'reprobably...you'renotfeelingverygood,maybealittlesadanddepressed,alittledown.

Sowe'regoingtoseehowthishasaffectedSammi.

OK.Friends,ifyouhavedarknessinyourlife,seekhelp.Talktosomebodyaboutit.

Don'tjustkeepithidden.That'sright.

Nowlet'slookatherjourney.

Sodespiteherfame-soeventhoughshe'sverypopular-andhersuccessandherveryattractiveimage,Chengwasstruggling.

Soeventhoughshehadallofthesegreat,goodthingsinherlife,shestillwasstruggling.

Yeah.Ifyouarestruggling,thatmeansyouarefightingandhavingaveryhardtimefighting.

Youmightbelosingthatfight.

That'sright.Soit'ssomethingdifficult.Well,whatwasshestrugglingagainst?

Well,in2005,healthproblemsandanemotionalcrisisdhertotakeabreak.

NowRyan,Iunderstand.

Itmakessensethatshewould...couldhavesomehealthproblemsfromjustbeingtiredbecauseofhowmuchsheworks,

andhowhardsheworks,havingallthesedifferentcareersandbeingsopopular.Soshewas...hadphysicalhealthissues;butitalsosaidanemotionalcrisis.

Right.Andtheword"emotional"inthatphrasesimplymeansyourfeelings,thewaythatyoufeel.

Love,oranger,sadness,happiness,thoseareallemotions.

Butifyou'rehavinganemotionalcrisis,that'sdefini ynothappy,right?

That'sright.Now"crisis"referstoanextremeproblem,somethingthatiscausingalotoftrouble.

Soshe'shavinganemotionalcrisis,whichmeansherwholelife,heremotionsarejustoutofcontrol.

She'sprobablyverydown,verysad,verydepressed.Sosheendeduptakingabreak.

OK.AndIcanseewhy.

Friends,ifyoutakeabreak,thatmeansyouarenotworkingforacertainperiodoftime.

Nowmanypeoplethinkthatbeingfamousisalwaysfun,it'salwayshappy.Butfriends,itmightnotalwaysbetrue.

Everyoneiswatchingyouandjudgingyou.That'sright.

NowChengwascaughtinaperiod...alongperiodofsadnesswhenasshesays,

"Myheartwasempty."Shewasverysad,verydepressed."Alongperiod"meansforalongtime.

OK.Andherheartwasempty.

Thatdoesn'tmeanshedidn'thaveanybloodinherheart.Thatjustmeansshefeelssad.

That'sright,aloneandhollow.

Well,shefearedthatshewouldneverfindrealhappiness.

She...shewashappyontheoutside,butverysadontheinsideanddidn'tknowifshecouldfindthathappiness.

OK.Well,we'llfindouthowshedoes,andifshedoestomorrow.Friends,rightnow,though,let'svisittheChatRoom.

SoKen,whatareyoureadingtoday?

Oh.I'mreadinganarticleabouttigersinSoutheastAsia.Tigers,huh?

Thatsoundsinteresting.Itisveryinteresting.

ButBryan,itsayshere"Lookscanbedeceiving."Idon'tgetit.Whatarelooks?

Dothesetigershavemorethanonelook?Ohno,Ken.

Looks,plural,justmeanstheappearanceofsomething.Youmightlikethelooksofacewhenyoufirstseeit.Whichistheappearanceofthece?

You'vegotit.

Hey,whataboutthe"preferredlookfor