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Britney Spears

Britney Spears1Britney Spears was born Dec. 2, 1981, in Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana. Her professional career began at the ripe old age of 8. She was ultimately deemed too young for the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club (MMC), but one of the producers spotted[1] her potential and helped her get an agent in New York. She spent the next three summers in the Big Apple studying at the off-Broadway Dance Center and at the Professional Performing Arts School.

Britney Spears2When Britney turned 11, she finally earned her mouse ears and became a full-fledged member of MMC for both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Her years with MMC would turn out to be fortuitous[2] for Britney.

Following the cancellation of MMC in 1993, Britney returned home, where she went to regular high school for a year. Because of the strong performing desire she returned to New York to give singing another shot[3]. An executive at Jive signed her to a development deal and hooked her up[4] with Eric Foster White, a producer who had worked with Boyzone, Hi-Five, and Whitney Houston. By early 1998, Spears' first album for Jive was complete.

The biggest day of young Britney's career thus far is likely Jan. 12, 1999 - the day...Baby, One More Time finally hit store shelves[5]. After the final tallies were in, her debut had landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

She's planning to stay in the music world for a long time. "I want music to always be a part of my life," she told the cable channel. "It will always be a part of my life, and I just want to grow as a person each time each album comes out. I want to focus on[6] my music right now and if film or something comes up, I'd go for it. But music will always be my main priority. Just like Madonna. I respect her so much because every time, she has changed, and I just totally admire that."

 

    

 

注释：

1.Spotted：
spot做名词时是斑点、污点的意思。做动词时是认出、发现的意思，如本文中spot就是制作人“发现”了Britney的潜能。

2.Fortuitous：
fortuitous是fortuity的形容词形式，fortuity是偶然、意外的意思；fortuitous是偶然的，幸运的。

3. Give singing another shot：
give a shot是个固定搭配，意思为“再尝试一次”。文中指Spears不放弃自己当艺人的愿望，返回纽约在歌唱方面再做一次尝试。

4.Hooked her up：
hook sb. up也是个短语，可解释为用钩钩住或引深为搭上关系。

5.hit store shelves：
字面上的意思是“打店里的书柜”，这个解释显然与本文毫无关系，但稍微引深一下我们就知道这其实是指“唱片开始发行”。唱片发行也就是要把CD都摆在柜台上，所以hit store shelves就是说开始发行的那天。

6.focus on：focus是中心、焦点或使集中的意思。Focus on则是集中的意思。

  
 
 

 

Britney SpearsBritney Spears 1981年12月2日出生于Louisiana的小镇Kentwood。她的歌唱事业始于8岁。因为年纪过小，最终Spears还是被迪士尼频道的Mickey Mouse Club (MCC) 拒绝了，但是其中的一个制作人看中她的天分及潜能，便帮她在纽约找到了一个经纪人。接下来的三年，Britney在纽约off-Broadway Dance Center和Professional Performing Arts School学习。

到了11岁的时候，Spears终于能够进入MMC并参加93-94年的演出。这两年对她来说是非常幸运的，而且为以后的发展带来了很大好处。

继1993年MMC这个栏目的取消，Britney返回了自己的家乡并上了高中。基于她强烈的表演欲望，一年后又返回纽约并尝试继续歌唱事业。Jive的一个执行经理与她签定了一个发展和约并使其跟曾经与Boyzone、Hi-Five和Whitney Houston合作过的制作人Eric Foster White挂上了关系。1998年初，她在Jive的第一张专辑顺利完成了。

对于年轻的Britney的事业来说，1999年1月12日可谓举足轻重的一天，那天是...Baby, One More Time正式发行的日子。当最后的记录完成时，她的首张专辑在Billboard排行榜上高居首位。

Britney Spears对于自己的歌唱事业有着长远的计划。“我希望音乐一直是我生活的一部分，”她对有线电台如是说。“我希望每次新专辑发行的时候大家都能从中看到我的成长。目前我想集中于音乐表演，但是，如果有电影或其他的行业邀请我，我想我是会去的，但是音乐对我来说仍旧是第一位的。就好象麦当娜，我尊敬她是因为每次有新碟发行她都会有所改变和突破，我很钦佩这一点。”