AS IT IS 2016-06-02 Adele Tells Fan to Stop Filming Her Concert
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月
AS IT IS 2016-06-02 Adele Tells Fan to Stop Filming Her Concert
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The British superstar Adele wants people to enjoy her live performances, and not videotape them.
During a show last Sunday in Italy, Adele condemned 1 someone in the crowd for videotaping the whole concert.
The singer asked the woman to stop filming her and enjoy the live show instead. Adele criticized 2 the fan for setting 3 up a tripod to support the camera, asking her to take it down.
The artist explained that her show was not a DVD, saying, “I’m really here in real life.”
Adele’s outburst caused a lot of people to leave comments on social media. Some people supported Adele’s reaction.
One Facebook user 4 wrote that she also does not like it when people block her view at a concert because they are taping it.
Another Adele fan believes that people should respect the artist and his or her wishes.
Others felt that Adele should not have said anything at all to the woman.
This Twitter user felt like Adele embarrassed her fan.
Another Facebook user thinks that the fan should be able to “watch the show any way they want” once they have paid for their ticket.
Adele is halfway 5 through her planned around-the-world concert tour. Those shows are to continue until the end of November.
And that’s What’s Trending Today.
Words in This Story
concert – n. a public performance of music
fan – n. a person who likes and admires someone (such as a famous person) or something (such as a sport or a sports team) in a very enthusiastic way
outburst – n. a sudden expression of strong feeling
controversy 6 – n. strong disagreement about something among a large group of people
embarrassed – v. to make (someone) feel confused and foolish in front of other people
- The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
- The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。
- The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
- Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。
- The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
- The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。
- We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
- In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。