2011年6月26日 星期日

...: Jennifer Lopez 珍妮佛羅培茲

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Jennifer Lopez 珍妮佛羅培茲
26 Jun 2011, 10:02 pm

Born in 1969 to Puerto Rican parents, Jennifer Lopez grew up in a small apartment in the Bronx with her sisters Leslie and Lynda. To keep the girls off the streets, her mother encouraged them to perform 1)skits in the living room. This, along with West Side Story - Jennifer says she watched it over 100 times - 2)ignited in her a passion for performing. She took singing and dancing lessons all through grade school and high school, which didn't leave much time for studying. When later asked what she got on her SATs, Jennifer replied "Nail polish."
Jennifer started her career as a dancer, joining the popular comedy show In Living Color as a "Fly Girl" in 1990.

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中譯

生於一九六九年,雙親皆為波多黎各人的珍妮佛羅培茲,和姊妹萊絲莉和琳達生長在布朗克斯區的一間小公寓。為避免女孩們跑到街上,她的母親鼓勵她們在客廳表演短劇。這些演出和《西城故事》──珍妮佛說她看了一百多次──點燃了她對表演的熱情。她就讀中小學期間一直有上歌唱及舞蹈課,這使她沒剩多少時間念書,後來被問到她在 SAT 的表現時,珍妮佛回答:「沾到指甲油。」(編註:雙關語,原本是問在SAT 考了幾分。 got on 有「得分」和「沾到」兩種意思)
珍妮佛以舞者身分開啟演藝生涯,在一九九○年加入高人氣喜劇節目《活色生香》擔任「飛舞女孩」。

英檢字彙 Vocabulary Bank

1)skit (n.)(幽默)短劇、短文
Did you think our skit at the talent show was funny?
2)ignite (v.) 引發(情緒)
Steven's English teacher ignited his interest in literature.

英語通 Language Guide

West Side Story《西城故事》
這部電影改拍自一九五九年首演的百老匯歌舞劇,故事堪稱紐約版的《羅蜜歐與茱麗葉》Romeo & Juliet,故事背景為五○年代,描述青少年幫派 Jets 幫(白人勞工階級)與Sharks 幫(波多黎各移民)的恩怨,以及分屬兩幫的兩小無猜之間的愛情故事,也難怪波多黎各裔的 J.Lo 少女時期會如此著迷。
SAT學術評估測試
SAT(Scholastic Aptitude Test)的成績是美國各大學申請入學的重要參考,目的在於評估一個人是否已具備大學生應有的學術能力,並非智力測驗或英語能力測驗。SAT 分為SAT Reasoning Test(理解測驗,考英文程度、數學推論能力及英文寫作能力)和SAT Subject Test(學科測驗,測量考生在某一特定學科的知識,以及運用相關知識的能力)。

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