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PASSAGE FIFTY-EIGHT

Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

1.Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. 

2.Paparazzi camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. 

3.Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!

4.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance.

5.Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. 

6.“Over time,” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.” The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. 

7.In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers.

8.When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. 

9.Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

10.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. 

11.When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

12.If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. 

13.Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. 

14.They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

15.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

第五十八篇

名声会让你发疯吗?

1.虽然成名听起来像是梦想成真，但今天的明星就像动物园里的动物一样，面临着我们很少有人能想象到的压力。他们是世界关注的焦点。

2.狗仔队在他们家外面扎营，准备好了相机。小报刊登关于他们私生活的惊心动魄的故事。

3.想象一下，如果没有被拍照或被打扰签名，你什么都做不了!

4.根据心理学家克里斯蒂娜维·拉里尔的说法，名人总是担心自己的公众形象。

5.最终，他们开始忘记自己到底是谁，以粉丝想象的方式看待自己，而不是每个人都知道他们名字之前的自己。

6.“随着时间的推移，”比利亚雷亚尔说，“他们感到分离和孤独。”追踪名人的现象由来已久。

7.公元前4世纪，画家跟随亚历山大大帝参加了战斗，希望为他的崇拜者描绘他的胜利。

8.19世纪，当查尔斯·狄更斯访问美国时，他的作品售罄吸引了成千上万的粉丝，这让他抱怨自己缺乏隐私。

9.20世纪20年代和30年代的小报刊登关于电影明星的文章的方式与现代小报和网站的做法大致相同。

10.然而，如今成为公众人物比过去困难得多。超级明星的一举一动都要担心那些拿着现代相机的摄影师。

11.当他们说了一些愚蠢的事情或做了一些荒谬的事情时，总会有互联网在几分钟内传播新闻，让他们的“故事”永远活着。

12.如果名声这么麻烦，为什么不是所有的名人都逃离它?答案是，还是有办法解决的。

13.一些明星通过与值得信赖的朋友和家人在一起，或者逃到远离大城市的偏远地方来保持冷静。

14.他们关注的不是他们有多出名，而是他们喜欢做什么，或者是什么让他们出名的。

15.有时一些名人也能得到一点公正。尽管如此，即使是享有充分正义的明星也经常抱怨他们的生活有多艰难。他们已经厌倦了出名。