可以干自己想做的事情。我喜欢工作。即使在很累很累的时候，我仍然想回去工作。这就像上瘾一样，几乎是。
你有自己的行为榜样吗？
我向妈妈和姐姐看齐。我跟她们很亲密，她们是我的好榜样。我想鼓励孩子们……把那些改变了世界的人当作榜样，比如宇航员、医生或者纳尔逊·曼德拉。
迄今为止你犯的最大错误是什么，你从中学到了什么？
好可怕！我不知道我是否犯过一个自己懊悔的大错。（我可能）对人太直了点，此外，没犯过什么严重的错误。
Sarah Brightman：Music Angel
Born August 14， 1960 in Berkhampstead， England， Sarah Brightman stepped into the world of performingperforming adj.表演的， 履行的 arts at the early age of thirteen. She made her theatricaltheatrical adj.戏剧性的 debut by starring in I and Albert at London，s Piccadilly Theatre， in 1973. At 16 years of age， she joined the British dance group Pan，s People and found herself performing on the television show Top of the Pops.
A mere two years later， Sarah，s career was propelled a step further when she landed a spot as lead vocalist with the musicalmusical adj.音乐的， 悦耳的音乐喜剧 group Hot Gossip. That very same year， they hit it big with the top5 British hit I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper.
A short while after joining Hot Gossip， Sarah returned to her theatrical roots， when she joined the originaloriginal adj.最初的， 原始的， 独创的， 新颖的 n.原物， 原作 cast of Cats. She performed in this everpopular musical for a year， and then in 1982， she took things to a whole new level by starring in Charles Strouse，s opera for children， Nightingale. While her musical/theatrical career was evidentlyevidently adv.明显地， 显然blossoming， Sarah continued to enhance her skills by studying classical voice training at the Royal College of Music.
A few years later， her increasing popularity and talent catapulted her into some very prestigiousprestigious .享有声望的， 声望很高的 the atrical roles. She premieres in Andrew Lloyd Webber，s Requiem in London and New York， for which she received a Grammy nominationnomination n.任命as Best New Classical Artist. To top things off， Sarah married Andrew Lloyd Webber during this period； however， the marriage eventually ended six years later， in 1990.
While Sarah was married to Lloyd Webber， she created the role of Christine in his theatrical phenomenonphenomenon n.现象， The Phantom of the Opera. It was initially released in 1986 in London and was eventually repeated on Broadway in 1988.
In 1989， Sarah released her first solo CD， The Songs That Got Away. From this point on， she gradually elevated her career to even greater heights. She released a multitude of 2 topselling albums including 1993，s Dive， 1996，s Fly， 1997，s Time To Say Goodbye， 1998，s Eden， and 2001，s Classics.
音乐天使萨拉·布莱曼
萨拉·布莱曼于1960年8月14日出生在英格兰的伯克汉普斯特德。她早在13岁时就步入了演艺界。1973年，她在伦敦的皮卡迪利剧院首次主演了戏剧《我和艾伯特》。16岁时，她加入英国的舞蹈团“潘神一族”，并且在电视节目《流行之冠》中亮相。
仅仅过了两年，萨拉的事业就又上了一个新的台阶，她担任了“流行碎语”乐队的主唱。同年，乐队以英国最佳歌曲前五名的单曲《我爱上了一个宇航骑兵》而走红。
参加乐队后不久，萨拉又回到了她的戏剧班子，成为《猫》剧的第一批演员。她在这部经久不衰的音乐剧中演出了一年，于1982年又将事业推向了一个崭新的阶段，主演了查尔斯·施特劳斯的儿童歌剧《夜莺》。她的音乐和戏剧事业显然在兴旺发展，但她仍然坚持在皇家音乐学院接受古典声乐训练以提高技艺。
几年过后，她日渐显赫的声名和才华使她有机会扮演一些极负盛名的戏剧角色。她出现在安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯的《安魂曲》在伦敦和纽约的首次公演中，并因此获得格莱美最佳新古典艺人的提名。最轰动的事件是，她在此期间嫁给了韦伯，然而两人于1990年结束了为期6年的婚姻。
与韦伯结婚后，萨拉塑造了他的戏剧名作《歌剧幽灵》中克里斯汀的角色。该剧于1986年在伦敦首演，并于1988年登上百老汇的舞台。
1989年，萨拉推出了她的第一张独唱光碟《消失的歌曲》。从那时开始，她逐步将她的事业提升到了更高的水平。她发行了许多畅销的专辑，包括1993年的《潜入》、1996年的《飞》、1997年的《告别时刻》、1998年的《伊甸园》和2001年的《经典》。
Norah Jones
A young woman sits down at the piano. Her long flowing brown hair frames a friendly face. And then she begins to sing. Her unexpectedly maturemature adj.成熟的， 到期的， 充分考虑的， （票据等）到期的 vt.使成熟vi.成熟， 到期 voice captivated everyone in the room. This is Norah Jones， awardwinning singer and songwriter.
Norah Jones was born on March 30， 1979， in New York City. She is the daughter of the legendarylegendary n.传奇故事书， 传奇文学 adj.传说中的 Ravi Shankar， a very famous guitar player， but Norah was brought up entirely by her mother Sue. She saw her father from time to time through the years， and met her little sister when she was 18. At 4 years old， she and her mother moved to the Dallas suburb， Texas. Her earliest musical influence came from her mother，s extensiveextensive adj.广大的， 广阔的， 广泛的 LP collection. She began singing in church choirs at age five， commenced piano lessons two years later， and brieflybriefly adv.暂时地， 简要地 played alto saxophonesaxophone n.［音］ 萨克斯管（铜管类乐器） in junior high.
From Texas to the Big Apple
For two years following her graduation from high school， she studied at the University of North Texas， majoring in jazz piano. Before her third year， she decided to take a trip to New York City. The trip started out as simply a summer stay， but Jones soon knew that she would not be returning home for quite some time.
Engrossed in the music scene， Jones gravitatedgravitate v.受引力作用， （受）吸引， 倾向， 移动 toward local musicians and songwriters who urged her， after seeing her sing， to jump - start her own career. Between waitressing jobs， Jones soon started a band in which she sung lead vocals and， of course， played piano. In October 2000， the band ambitiouslyambitiously adv.雄心勃勃地 brought a demo to EMI Blue Note Records， whose roster boasts a host of blues， jazz， folk， and country musicians.
Struck a Blue Note
At a meeting with Blue Note president Bruce in January 2001， Jones played her threesong tape， hoping to earn a break. Bruce was so impressed with this young girl，s talents that he signed her on the spot. After little more than a year of work， Norah Jones released her debut album， Come Away With Me. Norah Jones has already sold 2.6 million copies of the album， which is 10 times more than any album in Blue Note history. Despite the lack of publicity， her album is inching its way up the music charts while the debut single Don，t Know Why is climbing up the Adult Top 40 chart.
The sultryvoiced neojazz singer already enjoyed a stunning sweep at the Grammy Awards in 2003， where she picked up five trophiestrophy n.战利品， 奖品 vt.用战利品装饰， 授予...奖品 in the major categories （Album of the Year， Record of the Year for Don，t Know Why， Best New Artist， Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Don，t Know Why， and Best Pop Vocal Album）. It，s clear that this is only the beginning for Miss Jones.
The future is looking good for Norah Jones. After keeping her fans waiting for two years， Norah released her second album， Feels Like Home， in February. It already looks like it，ll be as successful as her first. And this time around， everyone in the music industry is taking her seriouslyseriously adv.认真地， 真诚地.
