Mis-Teeq Music Group Comes Back Together
Mis-Teeq 音樂組合重新團結
Introduction
The British music group Mis-Teeq is together again. They want to celebrate 25 years of their first album.
英國音樂組合 Mis-Teeq 再次團結，他們希望慶祝首張專輯發行 25 週年。
Main Body
Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington, and Su-Elise Nash were in the group. They stopped in 2005 because their record company had no money. Before that, they were very famous and sold many albums.
Alesha Dixon、Sabrina Washington 與 Su-Elise Nash 曾是該組合的成員。他們在 2005 年停止活動，是因為當時的唱片公司缺乏資金。在那之前，他們非常有名且銷售了許多專輯。
The women talked online and decided to sing together again. They played music on the show Britain’s Got Talent. They also played for 80,000 people at a big summer party.
這幾位女士在網路上商議後，決定再次一起唱歌。他們在《Britain’s Got Talent》節目中演出，還在一個大型夏季派對為 8 萬名觀眾表演。
The women said the music business was hard in the year 2000. Some people were mean to them because they were women or because of their skin color. They say the music business is better and kinder now.
她們表示 2000 年時的音樂產業環境很艱苦。有些人因為她們是女性或膚色問題而對她們不友善。她們認為現在的音樂產業已經變得更好且更友善了。
Conclusion
The group will play a big show at Wembley Arena on September 12.
該組合將於 9 月 12 日在 Wembley Arena 舉辦一場大型演出。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Then vs. Now
Look at how the story changes from the past to the present. This is the key to A2 speaking.
The Past (Finished)
- They stopped in 2005. (Action is over)
- The company had no money. (Old state)
- They were famous. (Old status)
The Present (Now)
- They are together again. (Current state)
- Business is kinder now. (Current opinion)
💡 Simple Rule: When talking about the year 2000, use -ed (stopped) or were/had. When talking about today, use is/are.