世界名人简介 第22期:50分

 50 Cent is one of the world’s most famous and influential¹ rappers. He shot to fame with the release of his albums ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin' and ‘The Massacre’, which sold over 20 million copies. He has also acted in several movies and founded his own record label. 50 Cent has hit the headlines for feuding³ with other rappers.

50美分是全球最著名，也是最有影响力的说唱歌手之一。他的唱片“要钱不要命”以及“大屠杀”让他一举成名，专辑销量超过了2000万张。他还在诸多电影作品中扮演角色，并成立了自己的唱片公司。由于与许多说唱歌手不合，这让他经常成为头版头条。

50 Cent’s real name is Curtis James Jackson III. He was born in New York in 1975. His mother was murderedwhen he was eight. He never knew his father. At the age of 12, he started drug dealing⁴ and carrying a gun.When he was 14, he competed at boxing in the Junior Olympics. In 1994, he spent six months in prison.

50分的原名为科迪斯·杰克逊。1975年出生于纽约。8岁时，他的母亲遭到杀害。他从没有见过父亲。在他12岁时，他开始接触毒品交易，并经常携带枪支。14岁时，他参加了少年奥林匹克的拳击比赛。1994年，他在监狱中呆了6个月。

50 Cent started rapping in 1996, after meeting Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. Jay developed 50 Cent’s rappingskills and in 1999, Columbia Records signed him. He recorded a successful single called “How to Rob”. Just as his popularity was growing, he was shot nine times outside his home. His record label dropped him and he was unable to find work.

1996年，50分遇到了Run-D.M.C的成员杰森·米塞尔，之后进入说唱领域。杰森提高了50分的说唱能力，并在1999年，哥伦比亚唱片公司与他签约。他成功地录制了单曲“怎样抢劫银行”。由于他的名声越来越大，他曾被命中九枪。随后，唱片公司与他解约，他也无法找到工作。

He moved to Canada and recorded his album ‘Guess Who's Back?’ In 2002, Eminem heard the album and invited 50 Cent to his home in LA to sign a million-dollar record deal. In 2003, 50 Cent released his smash-hit album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent is now an actor and very successful businessman as well as being arap superstar.

之后他移居加拿大，并在那里录制了自己的专辑“Guess Who's Back?”。2002年，埃米纳姆听到了他的专辑，并邀请50分来到他位于洛杉矶的家中签署价值上百万美金的唱片合同。2003年，50分推出了自己的经典专辑“要钱不要命”。如今，他成为了一名演员，也是一名成功的商人，更是一名说唱巨星。

1.record label 唱片公司

例句：He also has his own record label, US Records.

他也有自己的唱片公司，US唱片公司。

2.feud² with 争执

例句：Ms. Rinehart won control of the mining empire after a bitter family feud with her stepmother, a Filipina nurse.

在和继母（一位菲律宾护士）长期激烈的家庭斗争之后，莱因哈特赢得了这个采矿帝国的控制权。

3.smash-hit 著名的

例句：The show was a smash hit.

演出十分轰动。

4.drug dealing 毒品交易

例句：Drug dealing remains⁵, and in at least one area, outsiders can enter only with permission from local youthswho patrol the streets.

毒品交易仍然存在，在至少一个地区，外人只有得到了当地巡逻街道的青年的同意才能进入。

1 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

3 feuding   

vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
• The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。