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. 歌星們并沒有穿新潮的衣服。
(4) they’re so neat and well-behaved that any mom would want their kids to watch them. 他們如此的整潔大方，以至于每位做母親的都想讓他們的孩子們觀看這些歌星。
(5) you can’t budget for looking good, you just need a blank cheque / check and a fashion consultant. 你不能為美化自己做好預算，只需要有空白的支票和時尚顧問。
(6) but she claims that she isn’t vain. 但是她聲明她并不自負。
in vain  徒勞地，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. 香港的明星們工作都很努力，進度非常快。
與pace有關的詞組：
keep pace with    與……齊步并進，與……并駕齊驅
show one’s pace   顯示自己的本領
(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電影，另外一些明星錄制四張唱片，而且音樂會、電視節目也排得很緊。
tight adj（時間、衣服）緊的，〈口〉睡個好覺
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. 否則他會被公司和歌迷們拋棄。
(10) when the new albums come out, the stars are marketed like consumer products, as teen-agers spend their allowance on the latest songs. 當新專輯發行時，明星就會像消費產品一樣，被推向市場，青少年會用自己的零花錢買最新的歌曲。
◆ come out 此處當“出版，發行”講，無被動語態。
eg the author’s new book will soon come out.
※【拓展】該短語還有許多別的意思，均無被動語態：
the whole story came out during the process of trial.  (揭露)
roses will come out late because of the cold weather.  (開花)
the rain stopped and the sun came out.  (出現)
photos didn’t come out because there was something wrong with the film. 沖曬
◆ spend money / time on sth花錢（時間）在某事上
spend money / time in doing sth花錢（時間）做某事
(11) the fans are devoted to their stars.歌迷非常喜歡他們的明星。
be devoted to sth/doing  熱愛，致力于，專心于，
 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 忠實的
eg a devoted fan    a devoted friend   a devoted comrade
◆ devote… to sth/doing把……奉獻給……