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UK Female Singers in Crisis 危机重重的英国女歌星
[ 2007-08-21 17:22 ]

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Amy Winehouse feeling the pressures of fame

One of the UK's top young female vocalists has cancelled a series of high-profile European concerts following a short stay in hospital after suffering "severe exhaustion".

Smokey-voiced jazz and soul singer Amy Winehouse has backed out of a number of dates, including two concerts supporting veteran UK rockers The Rolling Stones.

Fears are growing for the health of the 23-year-old singer who has cancelled a number of live performances already this summer citing "exhaustion", a word often used by publicists to mask more serious problems.

The pressures of fame may be taking their toll on Amy who has frequently appeared in newspapers and celebrity magazines clearly the worse for wear.

The award-winning jazz star has admitted to battling anorexia and bulimia in the past and has appeared to be drunk while participating in television shows.

Amy herself has cited perfectionism as one reason for some of her recent cancellations.

She said: "I know it's last-minute and a bit irresponsible. But I'm a perfectionist and would rather reschedule a show than do it half-heartedly."

Amy is not the UK's only new female star who is becoming as famous for her party lifestyle as her music.

Other young artists like Lily Allen and Joss Stone have also cancelled concerts and been portrayed behaving erratically in the media.

Lily however has a doctor's note to prove her illness – she posted the note on her blog along with an entry saying she was now "back in London eating my mum’s chicken soup".

GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词)  

female vocalists
女歌唱家

severe exhaustion
筋疲力尽

smokey-voiced
嘶哑低沉的声音

backed out of
退出;谢绝

dates
日期

citing
措辞

publicists
新闻发布人士

mask
面具

pressures of fame
成名的压力

taking their toll
付出其代价
the worse for wear
穿得破旧不堪,(喻)精疲力尽/醉醺醺的
anorexia
厌食症
bulimia
贪食症
perfectionism
完美主义者
last-minute

最后一刻

half-heartedly
半心半意地
party lifestyle
派对生活方式
behaving erratically
怪僻/反常的表现

doctor's note
医生证明

blog
博客

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