新西兰英语 591 Boy Band gives three concerts

 　　Teenage¹ girl fans went crazy at Auckland² airport when the boy band One Direction arrived. The girls screamed and held up posters which said things like “We love you”.

　　One Direction is a group of five young men, aged³ 18, 19 and 20, from the UK. They were placed third in the UK X Factor⁴. Tickets for their three shows in New Zealand sold out in less than 10 minutes. Two concerts were yesterday in Auckland and one tomorrow in Wellington. They have promised to return to New Zealand next year and include Christchurch.

　　They had a relaxing time in Auckland. Two of them did a bungy jump from the Sky Tower.

　　The video of their song “What Makes You Beautiful” is very popular on YouTube. It won an award for the best British single earlier this year.

　　Questions

　　1.Why do some teenage girls go crazy about a group of musicians?

　　2.What makes a celebrity⁵?

　　3.Would you like to be a celebrity? We would all like the money they make, but what are the disadvantages?

1 teenage   

adj.青少年的；十几岁的

参考例句：

• His voice is very high for a teenage boy.对一个十几岁的男孩来说，他的嗓音很尖。
• He is too old now for teenage parties.他年龄太大了，不适于参加少年聚会。

2 Auckland   

n.奥克兰(新西兰港市)

参考例句：

• Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.奥克兰是新西兰最大的城市。
• Return to auckland by bus in afternoon.下午乘车返回奥克兰。

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 factor   

n.因素；要素；因子；因数；系数

参考例句：

• Her previous experience in social work is a plus factor.她先前在社会工作方面的经验是一个有利因素。
• Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.组织不善肯定是导致危机的因素之一。

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。