25岁男星突然去世，韩国娱乐圈为何悲剧频出？（朗读版）|E0424

▍原文

K-pop star Moonbin has died at the age of 25, his record label has announced. 

"He appears to have taken his own life but an autopsy is being reviewed to determine the exact cause of death," police said.

K-pop idols are under intense pressure from fans on social media to look and sound perfect, while record producers demand that they churn out hit after hit.

▍语言点 

1. label /ˈleɪb(ə)l/ n. 唱片公司(record label) 

2. take one’s own life 自杀

· 近义表达：kill oneself, commit suicide

· take /teɪk/ v. 采取行动；带走

· take action 采取行动

· take control 控制

· take a positive attitude 采取更积极的态度

· take responsibility for 为……负责

· He took responsibility for his mistake.

他为自己的错误承担责任。

3. autopsy /ˈɑːtɑːpsi/ n. 尸检

4. review /rɪˈvjuː/ v. 检查

5. be under intense pressure from sb. 承受来自某人的巨大压力

6. look and sound perfect 保持完美形象

· sound /saʊnd/ v. 听上去给人感觉……

7. churn out 量产(常指粗制滥造)(produce large amounts of something very quickly) 

· churn /tʃɜːrn/ v. 使劲搅，用力搅 

· Hollywood studios have been churning out terrible movies over the past several years. 

过去几年中，好莱坞的电影公司粗制滥造了很多烂片。

8. hit /hɪt/ n. 很受欢迎的人或事物，爆款

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