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<p> 美文赏析</p><p> <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="chanceYOU">chanceYOU</span>'<span word="VE">VE</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>，<span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span></p><p> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>？<span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stardom">stardom</span>，<span word="right">right</span>?</p><p> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="by">by</span>.<span word="She">She</span></p><p> <span word="was">was</span> 18，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.“[<span word="The">The</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="company">company</span> ]</p><p> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 20 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (9 <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span>)<span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sign">sign</span></p><p> <span word="me">me</span>，”<span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="NPR">NPR</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span>_<span word="seemed">seemed</span>_<span word="like">like</span>_<span word="saying">saying</span>_“<span word="no">no</span>”_<span word="was">was</span>_<span word="a">a</span>_<span word="bad">bad</span>_<span word="choice">choice</span>.<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>(小角色)<span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span></p><p> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>.<span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waitress">waitress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="thankfully">thankfully</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 2002, <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Idol">Idol</span>.<span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="well">well</span>—<span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="when">when</span> <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="auditioned">auditioned</span> (试镜)，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relive">relive</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="was">was</span>，”<span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="auditioned">auditioned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span></p><p> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="you">you</span>...<span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.”</p><p> <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Clarkson">Clarkson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="from">from</span> “ <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happenstance">happenstance</span>(偶然事件)”，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span></p>
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