英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.14(1)
<p> <span word="Jenny">Jenny</span> <span word="Scheinman">Scheinman</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="performer">performer</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="the">the</span> #1 <span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="violinist">violinist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="DownBeat">DownBeat</span> <span word="Magazines">Magazines</span> <span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="shes">shes</span> <span word="collaborated">collaborated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Lou">Lou</span> <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Norah">Norah</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Scheinman">Scheinman</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="CD">CD</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="compositions">compositions</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Prisoner">Prisoner</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Littlest">Littlest</span> <span word="Prisoner">Prisoner</span>, <span word="Scheinmans">Scheinmans</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="record">record</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="record">record</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Littlest">Littlest</span> <span word="Prisoner">Prisoner</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span>, <span word="Scheinman">Scheinman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>. <span word="Unable">Unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="medication">medication</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="bath">bath</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fever">fever</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Littlest">Littlest</span> <span word="Prisoner">Prisoner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feverish">feverish</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p>
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