新视野大学英语读写教程第四册第一单元a篇原文及翻译（New Horizon College English reading and writing course fourth, unit 1, a, text and Translation）.docVIP

新视野大学英语读写教程第四册第一单元a篇原文及翻译（New Horizon College English reading and writing course fourth, unit 1, a, text and Translation） unit1a the tail of fame para. 1 an artist who seeks hungry is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. the cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction. para. 2 dont quit your day job! is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard tos going on. the conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. still, unclean motive such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist. the lure of drowning in fames imperial glory is not easily resisted. para. 3 those who gain fame most often gain it as a result of exploiting their talent for singing, dancing, painting, or writing, etc.. they develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity, and their ride on the express elevator to the top is a blur. most would be hard - pressed to tell you how they even got there. artists cannot remain idle, though. para. 3b when the performer, painter or writer becomes bored, their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to participate the attention of the public. after their enthusiasm has dissolved, the public simply moves on to the next flavor of the month. para. 3c artists who do attempt to remain current by making even minute changes to their style of writing, dancing or singing, run a significant risk of losing the audiences favor. the public simply discounts styles other than those for which the artist has become famous. para. four famous authors styles - tennessee williams play or a plot by ernest hemingway or to poem by robert frost or ts eliot - are easily recognizable. the same is true of painters like monet, renoir, o