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　　A：I would love to be famous and have thousands of adoring fans.

　　B：Really? I’m not sure that I would like all the attention. There have been numerous cases of paparazzi interfering with star’s private live in recent years.

　　A：I love being photographed! If I were famous, I’d do interviews for all the top magazines, like cosmo and elle.

　　B：I wouldn’t mind having my photo taken a few times or being interviewed once or twice, but it would get tedious after a while. Imagzine the things the gossip columnists would write about you.

　　A：No-one really believes gossip columnists.

　　B：I think you’ll find that many people believe what they read in gossip columns. You’d also have to be very careful about every word you said. If you appeared on a chat show and said something silly, it

　　A：I think you’re right about that. I’d need a good manager to be my spokesperson. I could do a lot of charity work, which would help a lot of people.

　　B：That’s a great idea. Which charities would you support?

　　A：I love children, as you know, so probably a children’s charity.

　　B：You’d have to remember that anything you said or did might reflect on the charity, so you’d really need to be very careful. Anyway, I’d be the first to buy your posters and I’d attend your first book-

　　A：Thanks, but actually I was hoping I could ask you to write my biography.

　　注释：

　　famous 有名的，著名的

　　gossip 谣言，谣传

　　columnist 专栏作家