Singing Songs About Her Troubles

高雅丹

知道Instagram上粉絲最多的女明星是誰嗎？沒錯(cuò)，就是賽琳娜·戈麥斯。這位身兼迪士尼童星、賈斯汀·比伯前女友、全美音樂獎(jiǎng)最受歡迎女歌手等多重身份的人氣巨星，在經(jīng)歷了狼瘡、換腎等身體狀況之后，帶著她的新專輯回歸啦！

After nearly five years of patiently waiting， fans of Selena Gomez will have new music to enjoy soon！ The 27-year-old US pop star recently revealed （透露） that her new album， titled Rare， came out on Jan 10. There will be 13 songs on the album， including the hits Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now.

Gomez told The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that the upcoming album will be pop-focused. “I think there?s always going to be a sense of strong pop in my music， but I definitely explored more with electric guitar， a lot of more soulful tracks （深情的歌曲） underneath things，” she commented.

“It?s the most honest music I?ve ever made and I can?t wait for you to hear my heart，” Gomez wrote online. Fans have already speculated （推測） that Lose You to Love Me is about Gomez?s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. Though this may be true， Selena has more serious issues to deal with than Bieber.

In 2015， the singer revealed that she was receiving chemotherapy （化療） to treat her lupus （狼瘡）. She has been suffering from the disease for years. It affects patients??organs （器官）， including the kidneys （腎） and lungs. Patients also get red rashes （紅疹） on their skin. It has been a rough battle. Luckily， Gomez?s best friend， actress Francia Raisa， donated a kidney to Gomez to help her recover.

With Rare， Selena finally opens up and shares her thoughts and feelings with her fans around the world. “I?m just relieved. It took me four years now to even feel at a good place with this album... So I just kept going， and I?m relieved， ” she said on The Tonight Show.

【難句解析】

1. “It?s the most honest music I?ve ever made and I can?t wait for you to hear my heart，” Gomez wrote online.

釋義：“這是我做過的最誠實(shí)的音樂，我迫不及待地想要你們聽到我的心聲，”戈麥斯在網(wǎng)上寫道。

點(diǎn)撥：I?ve ever made 是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，形式為have / has done，表示過去的動(dòng)作對現(xiàn)在的影響或者過去的動(dòng)作一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，常常和ever / never / already / yet等詞連用。例如：

—Would you like some dumplings？ 你想吃些餃子嗎？

—Thanks. But I have already had dinner. 謝謝。但我已經(jīng)吃過飯了。

Mr. Green is the kindest man I have ever met. 格林先生是我遇到過的最善良的人。

2. Though this may be true， Selena has more serious issues to deal with than Bieber.

釋義：賽琳娜有比比伯更嚴(yán)肅的事情要處理。

點(diǎn)撥：deal with 可以表示“處理，對付，打交道”。表示“處理”時(shí)，常和how連用，而do with 在表示“處理”時(shí)常和what 連用。例如：

Firstly， let us think about how to deal with the most important issue. 首先，讓我們想想怎樣處理最重要的事情。

When I worked in Florida I dealt with tourists all the time. 當(dāng)我在佛羅里達(dá)州工作的時(shí)候，總是跟游客打交道。

3. She has been suffering from the disease for years.

釋義：她已經(jīng)得這個(gè)病好幾年了。

點(diǎn)撥：suffer做及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，表示“遭受，蒙受”，后常跟pain / defeat / loss / poverty / hunger等詞;做不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，常跟介詞from，表示“受……折磨，受……之苦”，后常跟a headache / cancer等表示疾病的詞。例如：

They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis. 他們在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中遭受了巨大的損失。

She suffers from headaches. 她受頭痛折磨。

I. Choose the right answer.

1. When did the new album come out？

A. On January 9. B. On January 10. ??? C. On January 11. ??? D. On January 12.

2. Which of the following about the album is NOT TRUE？

A. It includes thirteen songs.

B. It focused on pop rather than other music styles.

C. Look at Her Now is probably about Justin Bieber.

D. We can hear soulful music from the album.

3. According to the passage， lupus may influence the following organs EXCEPT ________.

A. kidneys ?????? B. lungs ????????? C. bones ?????????? D. skin

4. According to the last paragraph， Selena can be described as ________.

A. kind ????????? B. generous ???????? C. determined ?????? D. outspoken

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. That is the most stupid thing I ________?________?________?（曾經(jīng)聽過的）.

2. It ________?（花費(fèi)） him more than a year ________?________?（完成） the painting.

3. Tears come not only from pain， but also from all sorts of other emotions， ________?（包括） joy and frustration.

III. Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.

can?t wait to， suffer from， come out， deal with， recover from

1. It is the only way for me to ________?this issue， otherwise I would go crazy.

2. That magazine ________?once a month.

3. They ________?health problems and fear the long term effects of radiation （輻射）.

4. And we will do whatever is necessary to help the Gulf Coast and its people ________?this tragedy.

5. I ________?know how people will react to it.