Their fans expect regular makeovers\s\up1(23(23). You can't budget\s\up1(24(24) for looking good, you just need a blank cheque\s\up1(25(25) and a fashion consultant\s\up1(26(26). Singer Kelly Chen changes her image\s\up1(27(27) once every three months. But she claims\s\up1(28(28) she isn't vain\s\up1(29(29).
As a bonus\s\up1(30(30) for their fans, nearly every Cantopop singer also acts in the movies, from Jackie Cheung to Faye Wong. Andy Lau regularly stars in tough guy\s\up1(31(31) roles and romantic comedies, and their movie DVDs\s\up1(32(32) and VCDs\s\up1(33(33) sell worldwide.
Hong Kong stars work hard, and the pace\s\up1(34(34) is hot. Some make ten movies a year, others record four CDs as well as\s\up1(35(35) keeping to\s\up1(36(36) a tight schedule\s\up1(37(37) of concerts and TV shows. Last year 20yearold Nicholas Tse released\s\up1(38(38) five albums\s\up1(39(39), and his spokeswoman\s\up1(40(40) says that he just has to meet the deadline\s\up1(41(41). Otherwise\s\up1(42(42), he will soon be abandoned\s\up1(43(43) by his company and his fans. When new albums come out\s\up1(44(44), the stars are marketed\s\up1(45(45) like consumer products, as teenagers spend their allowance\s\up1(46(46) on the latest songs. It's far from\s\up1(47(47) being a parttime\s\up1(48(48) job. \s\up1(23(23)makeover /'meIkˌəʊvə/ n.改头换面
\s\up1(24(24)budget /'bʌdʒIt/ v.制定预算,按预算来安排开支
\s\up1(25(25)cheque /tʃek/ n.支票
\s\up1(26(26)consultant /kən'sʌltənt/ n.顾问
\s\up1(27(27)image n.形象 \s\up1(28(28)claim v.声明,声称
\s\up1(29(29)vain /veIn/ adj.自负的;自视过高的
in vain徒劳,无结果,白白地
\s\up1(30(30)bonus /'bəʊnəs/ n.没有预料到的好事
\s\up1(31(31)tough guy 坏小子
\s\up1(32(32)DVD/ˌdiːviː'diː/数码录像光碟
\s\up1(33(33)VCD 影音光碟
\s\up1(34(34)pace /peIs/ n.速度,进度
at a rapid pace 以很快的速度
keep pace with与......并驾齐驱/步伐一致
\s\up1(35(35)as well as此处接动名词。 \s\up1(36(36)keep to 遵守,遵从
\s\up1(37(37)schedule /'ʃedjuːl/ n.计划表,进度表,日程表
\s\up1(38(38)release v.发行 \s\up1(39(39)album n.专辑
\s\up1(40(40)spokeswoman /'spəʊksˌwʊmən/ n.女发言人,女代言人
\s\up1(41(41)meet the deadline 赶上截止时间
\s\up1(42(42)otherwise /'ʌðəˌwaIz/ adv.否则,要不然
\s\up1(43(43)abandon v.抛弃,遗弃 \s\up1(44(44)come out出版
\s\up1(45(45)market v.销售 \s\up1(46(46)allowance /ə'laʊəns/ n.津贴,补助
\s\up1(47(47)far from完全不
far from (being) satisfactory远不令人满意;远非满意
\s\up1(48(48)parttime /'pɑːt taIm/ adj.部分时间的,兼职的
fulltime全职的,专职的
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歌迷们期望明星们有规律的改变。为了展示良好形象,你不能按预算安排开支,你只