S: Shopper M: Music shop owner
S：顾客 M：唱片店主
S: Hi, would it be possible for you to give me a hand? I'm looking for South Korean pop.
S：你好，能帮我个忙吗？我想买韩国流行歌曲。
M:Yes, no problem. The section is over here, we have material by BoA. Se7en and Rain.
M:好的．没问题。流行歌曲在那边，我们有宝儿、Se7 en和雨的唱片。
S: Rain ! That's what I'm looking for. my friend bought me a CD of his and now I can't stop listening to it !
S：雨！我就是要找他的唱片，我朋友给我买了一张他的CD．现在我听得爱不释手。
M: He's really popular, we call him "The South Korean King of- Pop". He's huge in Japan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and across much of Asia.
M:他非常受欢迎，我们叫他“韩国流行歌王”。他存日本、香港、中国、泰国和贬洲很多国家都很有名。
S: Really? I had no idea. Why do you think he's so popular?
S：真的吗？我不知道。你觉得他为什么那么受欢迎？
M: Well, it's a combination of his angelic face, great body and Justin Timberlake style dance moves. He stars in soap operas as well as being a singer.
M:是这样，他长得纯真可爱，身材健美．会跳贾斯汀·汀布莱克式的舞蹈。还在很多电视剧中担任主角和歌手一．
S: I see. Du you know more about him?
S：我知道。那你还’r解什么更多的信息吗？
M: Actually, yes. I'm a big fan, you see. He's 23, his real name is Ji Hoon Jung and he used to be poor. He lived in Seoul in a one room apartment, but dreamed of being famous .He must have pushed himself very hard to get where he is today.
M：当然了解。你知道，我是他的大粉丝．，他23岁，真名叫郑智薰，过去很穷。他住在首尔的一套一居室公寓里，但梦想成为名人。他肯定是不断鞭策自己才取得今天这样的成就。
S: Yes, many famous people come from humble beginnings.
S：是的，很多名人都出身贫寒。
M: Did you know he was listed on Time magazines "World's Most Influential People" list?
M:他被列入《时代周刊》“世界上最有影响力的人物”排行榜，你知道这个吗？
S: Really? I guess he must have a lot of influence in South Korea. maybe throughout Asia. Through his music. soaps and so on.
S：真的吗？我想位在韩国的影响一定很大，也许遍及整个亚洲。包括他的唱片、电视剧等等。
M: He plans to star in a movie next year but he says he has no desire to be in a big budget film. Maybe that's because he was a soap actor.
M：他计划明年在一部电影中担任主角，但他说不想演预算投入太大的电影。这也许是因为他是个电视剧演员的缘故吧。
S：Probably. Do you think he will ever be famous in the West?
S：有这种可能。你认为他在西方国家也会成名吗？
M： I hope so. At the moment he's studying English day and night because he wants to become famous in America. Before he visited the U. S. . Rain already had a fan base, thanks to Internet music sites. satellite TV and DVDs of his soap operas. He's also had two sell out concerts in the small venue at Madison Square Garden
M:我希望如此。他正在日夜学习英语，因为他想在美国成名。凭借互联网音乐网站、卫星电视和他拍的电视剧的DVD．他在去美国之前已经拥有了自己的粉丝团。此外，他还在麦迪逊广场花园的小球馆举办了两场音乐会，全部爆满。
S: Oh, so he's pretty popular over there already then?
S：噢，那他现在是不是在那边已经很红了？
M: Yes. And he's releasing an English language album later this year
M:是的，而且他今年下半年就要发行英文专辑。
S: Great! Now I will be able to understand his songs！
S：太好了！那样我就能听懂他的歌曲了。
M : That's true.
M:没错。
【单词词组】
8ive me a hand帮我个忙
angelic face可爱的外形
a big fin大粉丝
day and night日日夜夜
satellite TV卫星电视
He's huge. 他非常有名。
soap open肥皂剧
push oneself不断鞭策自己
a fan base粉丝团
sell our concer8满座音乐会
【背景介绍】
Rain，本名郑智薰（정지훈/Jung Ji Hoon），1982年6月25日－，韩国歌手、演员。2002年出道即囊括了韩国几乎所有音乐新人奖，并成为广告新人王。先后发行数张专辑，获奖无数，在世界各地召开了数十场巡回演唱会，并参与了奥运会、亚运会等重要舞台演出。2004年凭韩剧《浪漫满屋》红遍亚洲，后进军好莱坞。两度当选《时代》杂志年度百大影响力人物，是公认的亚洲偶像天王。于2011年10月至2013年7月服兵役。
