今天的这段对话，在讨论Rain，

你觉得“韩国流行歌王”Rain为什么那么受欢迎

来听今天的讲解:

A: Hi, would it be possible for you to give me a hand? I'm looking for South Korean pop.

你好，能帮我个忙吗？我想买韩国流行歌曲。

B:Yes, no problem. The section is over here, we have material by BoA. Se7en and Rain.

好的．没问题。流行歌曲在那边，我们有宝儿、Se7 en和Rain的唱片。

A: Rain ! That's what I'm looking for. my friend bought me a CD of his and now I can't stop listening to it !

Rain！我就是要找他的唱片，我朋友给我买了一张他的CD．现在我听得爱不释手。

B: He's really popular, we call him "The South Korean King of- Pop". He's huge in Japan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and across much of Asia.

他非常受欢迎，我们叫他“韩国流行歌王”。他在日本、香港、中国、泰国和亚洲很多国家都很有名。

A: Really? I had no idea. Why do you think he's so popular?

真的吗？我不知道。你觉得他为什么那么受欢迎？

B: Well, it's a combination of his angelic face, great body and Justin Timberlake style dance moves. He stars in soap operas as well as being a singer.

是这样，他长得纯真可爱，身材健美．会跳贾斯汀·汀布莱克式的舞蹈。还在很多电视剧中担任主角和歌手一．

A: I see. Du you know more about him?

我知道。那你还了解什么更多的信息吗？

B: Actually, yes. I'm a big fan, you see. He's 23, his real name is Ji Hoon Jung and he used to be poor. He lived in Seoul in a one room apartment, but dreamed of being famous .He must have pushed himself very hard to get where he is today.

当然了解。你知道，我是他的大粉丝。他23岁，真名叫郑智薰，过去很穷。他住在首尔的一套一居室公寓里，但梦想成为名人。他肯定是不断鞭策自己才取得今天这样的成就。

A: Yes, many famous people come from humble beginnings.

是的，很多名人都出身贫寒。

B: Did you know he was listed on Time magazines "World's Most Influential People" list?

他被列入《时代周刊》“世界上最有影响力的人物”排行榜，你知道这个吗？

A: Really? I guess he must have a lot of influence in South Korea. maybe throughout Asia. Through his music. soaps and so on.

真的吗？我想位在韩国的影响一定很大，也许遍及整个亚洲。包括他的唱片、电视剧等等。

B: He plans to star in a movie next year but he says he has no desire to be in a big budget film. Maybe that's because he was a soap actor.

他计划明年在一部电影中担任主角，但他说不想演预算投入太大的电影。这也许是因为他是个电视剧演员的缘故吧。

A:Probably. Do you think he will ever be famous in the West?

有这种可能。你认为他在西方国家也会成名吗？

B: I hope so. At the moment he's studying English day and night because he wants to become famous in America. Before he visited the U. S. . Rain already had a fan base, thanks to Internet music sites. satellite TV and DVDs of his soap operas. He's also had two sell out concerts in the small venue at Madison Square Garden

我希望如此。他正在日夜学习英语，因为他想在美国成名。凭借互联网音乐网站、卫星电视和他拍的电视剧的DVD．他在去美国之前已经拥有了自己的粉丝团。此外，他还在麦迪逊广场花园的小球馆举办了两场音乐会，全部爆满。

A: Oh, so he's pretty popular over there already then?

噢，那他现在是不是在那边已经很红了？

B: Yes. And he's releasing an English language album later this year

是的，而且他今年下半年就要发行英文专辑。

A: Great! Now I will be able to understand his songs！

太好了！那样我就能听懂他的歌曲了。

B:That's true.

没错。