Module 4 Music Born in America
be blessed with + n 有幸得到……，具有……
eg he is blessed with good health.
(3) the stars don’t wear fancy clothes. 歌星们并没有穿新潮的衣服。
(4) they’re so neat and well-behaved that any mom would want their kids to watch them. 他们如此的整洁大方，以至于每位做母亲的都想让他们的孩子们观看这些歌星。
(5) you can’t budget for looking good, you just need a blank cheque / check and a fashion consultant. 你不能为美化自己做好预算，只需要有空白的支票和时尚顾问。
(6) but she claims that she isn’t vain. 但是她声明她并不自负。
in vain 徒劳地，枉然地
eg don’t you think all we have done are (in) vain?
※【拓展】as vain as a peacock 像孔雀般地炫耀自己
(7) hong kong stars work hard, and pace is hot. 香港的明星们工作都很努力，进度非常快。
与pace有关的词组：
keep pace with 与……齐步并进，与……并驾齐驱
show one’s pace 显示自己的本领
(8) some make ten movies a year, others record four cds as well as keeping to a tight schedule of concerts and tv shows. 一些明星一年拍十部电影，另外一些明星录制四张唱片，而且音乐会、电视节目也排得很紧。
tight adj（时间、衣服）紧的，〈口〉睡个好觉
eg ① i have put on so much weight that all my clothes are tight.
② he is sleeping tight.
(9) otherwise, he will soon be abandoned by his company and his fans. 否则他会被公司和歌迷们抛弃。
(10) when the new albums come out, the stars are marketed like consumer products, as teen-agers spend their allowance on the latest songs. 当新专辑发行时，明星就会像消费产品一样，被推向市场，青少年会用自己的零花钱买最新的歌曲。
◆ come out 此处当“出版，发行”讲，无被动语态。
eg the author’s new book will soon come out.
※【拓展】该短语还有许多别的意思，均无被动语态：
the whole story came out during the process of trial. (揭露)
roses will come out late because of the cold weather. (开花)
the rain stopped and the sun came out. (出现)
photos didn’t come out because there was something wrong with the film. 冲晒
◆ spend money / time on sth花钱（时间）在某事上
spend money / time in doing sth花钱（时间）做某事
(11) the fans are devoted to their stars.歌迷非常喜欢他们的明星。
be devoted to sth/doing 热爱，致力于，专心于，
① hasn’t he been devoted to the exploitation of the new energy?
② devoted to finding a kind of new medicine, he looks much older than his age.
※【拓展】
◆ devoted 忠实的
eg a devoted fan a devoted friend a devoted comrade
◆ devote… to sth/doing把……奉献给……
