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Chasing Pop Stars
追星
A manager, entertainer, bodyguard, publicist
“manager”经纪人，通常会负责艺人的行程安排和演出事宜；“entertainer”艺人，演出人员；“bodyguard”当红艺人身边必不可少的工作人员之一——保镖；“publicist”，负责艺人媒体宣传联络的助手。
1 I called U2's manager to arrange a show in our city but they are booked for the next 3 years!
我打电话给U2乐队的经纪人，想让他给我们这里安排一次演出，可是他们三年之内都没有档期。
2 Justin Timberlake's performance at the Video Music Awards was absolutely delightful; he was born to be an entertainer.
贾斯汀·汀布莱克在音乐颁奖礼上的表演真是棒极了，他真的天生就是个艺人。
3 I approached Christina Aguilera at the mall for an autograph, but her 7-foot bodyguard pushed me away!
我在商场找到了克里斯汀娜·阿吉莱拉想要张签名，可是被她足有7英尺高的保镖推到了一边。
4 Aggravated with her increasingly negative image in the media, the singer fired her incompetent publicist.
那个歌手在媒体中的负面形象越来越严重，因此她炒了那个不称职的负责媒体宣传的助手。
B paparazzi, tabloid, marital problems, stalking
“paparazzi”指一些小报或杂志的摄影记者，专门报道名人的隐私和绯闻；“tabloid”指一些专门报道名人传闻或者绯闻的小报或者杂志；“marital problems”指婚姻问题；“stalking”有非法尾随，跟踪之意。
1 The Paparazzi can be quite persistent in their pursuit of movie stars; one of them even followed Brad Pitt all the way to Australia.
这些狗仔队在跟踪影星方面可是真够执着，其中一个甚至一路跟踪布拉德·皮特到澳大利亚。
2 Did you hear about Jamie Foxx's affair with Beyonce? It was all over the tabloids today.
你听说杰米·福克斯和碧昂斯的绯闻了吗？现在小报上到处都有相关的报道。
3 That movie star is going through his third divorce. Why do celebrities seem to be more susceptible to irreconcilable marital problems?
那个影星已经离了三次婚了。为什么名人的婚姻会如此脆弱？
4 That fanatic was arrested for stalking Lindsey Lohan all the way to her house.
那个狂热的追星族一路跟踪琳赛·罗涵到家，他终于因此被捕了。
5 Admiring your favorite television actor is perfectly fine, but stalking them is carrying that admiration to an unacceptable extreme.
喜欢电视明星绝对没有任何问题，然而去跟踪他们就会有点过火了。
C premier, red carpet
“premier”首映礼，剧组的主要演员和主创人员一般都会出席该典礼；“red carpet”红地毯，在明星下车通往剧院的路上通常会铺上红地毯。
1 I caught a glimpse of Neyo and Chris Brown at the Los Angeles premier of their movie Stomp the Yard!
我在《街舞少年》的洛杉矶首映礼上看见了尼欧和克里斯布朗。
2 Clive Owens, nominated for 2 academy awards this year, looked totally calm and collected as he made his way down the red carpet.
克莱夫·欧文今年获两项奥斯卡提名，他走上红地毯时看上去气定神闲。
[责编：朱静]
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