英语悠选脱口秀 第54期:每天入账一百万的小天后

 　　讲解

　　TODAY’s key word is Income

　　Income 收入，收益

　　A person's income is the money that they earn or receive。

　　The cost of living is now so high that you need to earn a good income just to keep your head above water.

　　现在生活费用太高了,你需要有相当的收入才能勉强维持生活。

　　To keep your head above water 避免欠债。

　　这里To keep your head above water is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt.

　　言归正传，今天我们要说的这个income 收入，是乡村歌曲小天后 Taylor swift 的收入。

　　这位小天后不光是前男友多，钱也是多的不要不要的。你猜，她每年的收入有多少呢？

　　Taylor Swift has been named the highest-paid musician in the world after reportedly earning more than one million dollars a day for the duration of 2015。

　　一天一百万美元！我需要找个角落静一静，重新思考人生。

　　Forbes magazine（福布斯） has claimed she could hit full-blown billionaire（亿万富翁） status well before her 30th birthday and ultimately（最后） become one of the world’s wealthiest women.

　　人美，歌甜，男友多，还不缺钱，弱弱的问一下，她是怎么办到的？总结一下，主要是一下几点原因。

　　1.专辑大卖。

　　The stunning¹ star released her fifth studio album in October last year and the hugely-successful record sold 1.287 million in its first week。

　　2. 工作认真

　　Last year, we saw her storm the globe performing 85 jam-packed dates, in North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

　　一年85场演唱会，遍及地球各个角落, 光门票收入就够吃一年青岛大虾了。

　　3.理财能手。

　　Her father Scott is a wealth management adviser², and mother Andrea is a former mutual³ fund executive. 请问你家还缺孩子吗？

　　除此以外，她和雅顿合作，发售了三款自己的香水，代言健怡可乐，代言keds 的鞋。那代言费是哗哗的进账。

　　4.最后，也是非常非常重要的一点---前男友们。

　　Taylor Swift的前男友们站在一起那才是偶像天团。(具体都有谁，请问度娘)分一次手，送一首歌，这首歌还能赚好多钱。

　　It is really a good deal.

　　那这些歌里到底唱了点什么呢？还是学好英语，才能听懂啊。大家一起努力 fighting （结尾再来两句她的歌？）

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。