An Interview With Shakira
夏奇拉专访
Q: How do you think America differs from Colombia?
你认为美国和哥伦比亚有哪些不同？
A: Each country has it's own personality16. We have different lifestyles17, different cultures, a different language, but do share the most important characteristics18, which are values and principles19.
Q: What do you miss most about home?
你最想念家里的什么？
A: Since I travel so much, I do it with my family, so my “home” travels with me. Home is made of people you love, not of bricks20 and walls. But I miss especially the food and my friends from high school.
Q: Whom do you admire?
你最崇拜谁？
A: My parents.
Q: You wrote the songs of your latest album in English． How was the process different from writing songs in Spanish?
你新专辑中的歌词都是你自己用英文创作的。你觉得这和用西班牙语写有什么不同？
A: Writing in English was a major challenge21.However, I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve22 the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish. Expressing my ideas and feelings in another language turned into an interesting process. Once I wrote the first song in English, I knew it would be possible to do the rest.
Q: If you had one hour alone with nothing you had to do, how would you spend it?
假如你单独一人有一个小时的空闲时间，你会怎么过？
A: Reading, painting and probably staring at23 nothingness24.
Q: What do you like best about yourself?
你最喜欢自己的哪一点？
A: My brains.
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1. actress n． 女演员
2． alcohol n． 酒精、酒
3． fried [fraid] a． 油炸的
4． spot n． 插在电视或广播之间的简短广告
5． legend [led?廾?藜nd] n． 传奇
6． Barranquilla 巴兰基利亚 （哥伦比亚西北部城市）
7． contract [ n． 合同
8． end up 最终
9． release v． 发行、释放
10． multi－platinum n． 超白金奖
11． Lebanese n． 黎巴嫩人
12． laundry n． 洗衣店、要洗的衣服
13． stamp n． 印记
14． innocent a． 纯真
15． sensuality n． 性感
16． personality n． 个性、人格
17． lifestyle n． 生活方式
18． characteristics n． 特性、特征
19． principle n． 原则、法则
20． brick [brik] n． 砖、砖块
21． challenge n． 挑战
22． preserve vt． 保持、保存
23． stare at 凝视、盯住
24． nothingness n． 空白，不存在的状态
25． discography n． 录音作品目录