英语名人堂：塔塔杨
塔塔杨，全名阿米塔·玛利·杨，1980年12月14日生于泰国曼谷，‘塔塔’是名，‘杨’是美国英语姓氏）父亲是美国人，母亲是泰国人，自十五岁塔塔出现在乐坛上以来一直受泰国年轻一代的欢迎与追捧，现在是泰国艺能界超白金唱片出产最多的女艺人。
Tata Young was born as Amita Marie Young in Thailand in 1980. She is a Thai superstar and is popular all over Asia. She became an international success after she released her first English-language album, ‘I Believe’ in 2004. This followed four albums sung in her native Thai. She has won a string of awards and regularly tops the “best this”, “sexiest that” lists.
Tata has an American father and Thai mother. Success for her began at the age of 11, when she beat over 5,000 children in a Thai TV talent contest. She won a contract with Yamaha Music, which set about preparing her for stardom. In 1994, aged 1 14, she caught the eye of Thailand's biggest record label, which offered her a recording 2 contract.
Tata’s debut 3 album sold more than 1 million copies and she became Thailand’s biggest pop sensation. Still just 15, she won Thailand’s Entertainer of the Year award, as well as Best Recording Artist for 1995. A year later she gave a concert in Hollywood. She was signed by the music agency that also manages acts such as Bon Jovi.
Tata has also developed a modeling and acting 4 career. Her 1997 acting debut helped the movie 'The Red Bike Story’ break all Thai box office records. She represented Thailand at the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Her single "Zoom 5" was used in the top-selling PC game The Sims 2. Tata released her second English album in 2008.
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。