Question

    Many got to know Emma Watson when she was only ten for playing smart Granger in the Hurry Potter movies. Now in her late twenties, she continues to shine as a successful actress.

Even though she grew up in the UK, Watson is able to speak in a US accent when she needs to, 当她还是小孩子的时候，她常常跟着收音机唱美国歌曲。Later, when Watson started her acting career, she found a coach to help with her US accent, “I worked with a dialogue coach and I just put in the time to listen and practice it again and again until I felt comfortable speaking American English.” she told The New York Times.

Watson’s hard work won her many roles in Hollywood. “Her accent in the movie. The Bling Ring, from what I heard, is perfect,” US dialect expert Eric Singer said. “It’s a very perfect accent.”

Yet, as a famous actress, Watson faces many challenges, especially followed by paparazzi (狗仔队). But being in showbiz (演艺圈) for year, the star has learned to keep her private life to herself, “I don’t want to be changeable: I can’t talk about my boyfriend in an interview and then expect people not to take paparazzi pictures of me walking around outside                        my home. 你不可能同时拥有二者。” She once told in public. “Always looking on the bright side is what really matters if you want to succeed. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade,”

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Answer

1.如今她快30岁了，她依然是一位出类拔萃的成功女演员。

2.When she was a child, she often sang American songs along with the radio /...sang American songs to (on) the radio.

3.我只是花时间反复地去听和练习，直到我能自如地讲美式英语。

4.You can't own both (of them) at the same time.

5.如果你想成功，总是乐观积极(总是看光明的一面)很重要。

【解析】

本文讲述了艾玛沃特森的一些事。包括她如何成功出演哈利波特的女主角以及私人生活面临的一些问题。

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句意：如今她快30岁了，她依然是一位出类拔萃的成功女演员。

in one’s late twenties：在某人快30；continue to do sth.：继续做某事，依然做某事；shine as 当……很出色；a successful actress：一个成功的女演员。故答案为“如今她快30岁了，她依然是一位出类拔萃的成功女演员。”。

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句意：当她还是小孩子的时候，她常常跟着收音机唱美国歌曲。

根据句意可知此句时态是一般过去时。当她还是小孩子的时候：when she was a child；她常常唱美国歌曲：she often sang American songs；跟着收音机along with the radio / to (on) the radio。故此句答案为“When she was a child, she often sang American songs along with the radio /...sang American songs to (on) the radio.”。

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句意：我只是花时间反复地去听和练习，直到我能自如地讲美式英语。

put in st. to do sth.：花费时间做某事；again and again：反复地，一次又一次；listen and practice it：听和练习；until：直到……；feel comfortable doing sth.：自如做某事；speaking American English：讲美式英语。故答案为“我只是花时间反复地去听和练习，直到我能自如地讲美式英语。”。

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句意：你不可能同时拥有二者。

本句是引号内的内容，上句是一般现在时，可知此句时态是一般现在时。can't do sth.：不可能做某事；own both (of them)：拥有二者；at the same time：同时。故答案为“You can't own both (of them) at the same time.”。

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句意：如果你想成功，总是乐观积极(总是看光明的一面)。

Always looking on the bright side：总是乐观积极(总是看光明的一面)；what really matters：很重要；if you want to succeed：如果你想成功。故答案为“如果你想成功，总是乐观积极(总是看光明的一面)很重要。”。