20100525 Emily Osment - Disney's Newest Rising Star (2)

Emily Osment - Disney's Newest Rising Star

Her home life

Emily comes from a close family.

Her parents had decided long ago to help her avoid the difficulties other teen stars have encountered. Wheh Emily was 15, her dad decided that driving and dating should wait until later. This went against the norm as most of her friends were already doing both.

Her career

At 18, Emily is driving and dating a little too, but mostly she's focusing on her career. And to Emily's delight, it is a career that now includes music!

She released her first Ep. All the Right Wrongs, in the fall of 2009. Immediately afterward, she started working on her first CD, which debuted this spring and includes songs written by Emily. As someone who loves being busy. Emily has s schedule that should keep her very happy. She has acting, singing, writing, touring and charity events lined up for the next year! Emily once said, "I'm trying to follow in my brother's footsteps, because I know he's really talented." But these days, rather than following. Emily is blazing a trail of her own!

en- 使如何如何

encounter v. 遇見/遭遇

=> meet

eg: We encountered a terrible snow storm when we visited Washington D.C.

=> 當我們參觀了華盛頓特區的時候遭遇了一場可怕的大風雪.

eg: He encountered many difficulties when he first started his business.

=> 當他開始建立他的事業的時候，遭遇了許多困難。

delight n. 欣喜/高興

=> the feeling of pleasure/happiness

eg: My son Samuel is the delight of my life.

=> 我的兒子Samuel是我的生命中的喜樂。

to someone's delight 讓某人很開心

eg: To Mike's father's delight, he decided to follow in his footsteps to become an engineer.

=> Mike要步父親的後成成為工程師的決定讓他的父親非常的開心。

blaze a trail 成為開路先鋒

=> 原先意思為登山時，在沿途的樹上做記號

eg: James Cameron blazed a trail in animation with his latest movie "Avatar".

=> 詹姆斯卡麥倫最近的電影"阿凡達"使他成為動畫電影的開路先鋒 。

norm n. 基準;規範

=> 前面要加the

=> what most people consider to be normal

EP

=> a CD collecting about 4 to 5 songs

charity n. 慈悲/仁愛/博愛/慈善[U]

=> event that raises money to give people who is in need

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peer

peer pressure 同儕壓力

fit in 融入/被接納

fit 合適/合身

I don't fit in. 我和別人格格不入

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And to Emily's delight, it is a career that now includes music!

eg: To Wendy's delight, her children had cleaned up the house.

eg: To Tarya's delight, she was upgraded from economy class to business class.

to one's surprise

eg: To every one's surprise, the 4 year old child played the piano beautifully.

to one's horror

eg: To Stella's horror, her cat knocked over the 300 year-old antique vase.