访谈录 迪斯尼女星黛米·洛瓦托发新单曲

We are here now with our friend Demi Lovato. She just released her fifth studio album "Confident" which debuted¹ at number two -- congratulations -- on the billboard² 200 and she's gonna perform in just a moment. But first let's chat, Demi. Hello. I love the title of your album. It pretty much sums it up. You say when you were first starting out in this career you didn't have control. Now, "Confident" is just the beginning. Yeah, you know, with this album, I've dealt with a lot of things in my life. But I think one struggle that is so common that everybody has dealt with -- at some point or another is confidence. So I wanted to empower people with this message of inspiring people and trying to empower them. Empowerment, inspirational. We love your makeup³-free Mondays. You're in such a good open place. I mean take a look at what you did at "Vanity⁴ Fair." I mean that was incredible⁵. No clothes, no retouching, no makeup. I mean that is confidence. Pretty much as confident and bare as you can get. This is me. You know, take it or leave it. Yeah. And that's your message. Now you're performing at the AMAS on November 22nd…I am. …on ABC. What can why expect? Well, you can probably expect my newest single "Confident"…That's exciting. …that I’m playing for you guys, and hopefully a really confident performance. I'm confident that it's gonna be confident. You and Nick Jonas are actually major big tour announcement here on "Good morning America." 

1 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

2 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

3 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

4 vanity   

n.虚荣心，浮华，无价值的东西；adj.虚荣心的

参考例句：

• A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比。
• Vanity and virtue do not go together.虚荣与美德不是共生物。

5 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。