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Every day is so wonderful
每天皆如此美好
And suddenly, it's hard to breathe
突然間 變的讓人難以呼吸
Now and then, I get insecure From all the PAIN,
由於那些傷痛 不時感到侷促不安
I'm so ashamed
我是如此羞愧

I am beautiful no matter what they say
我是美麗的 無論他們說什麼
Words can't bring me down
話語攻訐扳不倒我
I am beautiful in every single way
我是美麗的 在各方面無懈可擊
Yes, words can't bring me down oh no
是的 言語無法傷害我
So don't you bring me down today
所以今天不用再來打擊我

To all your friends, you're delirious
對所有的朋友而言 你是古怪的
So consumed in all your doom
如此著迷於你所有的厄運
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
努力試著填補空虛
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
失去的片段遺留下未完成的謎題
Is that the way it is
就是如此

You are beautiful no matter what they say
你是美麗的 不論他們說什麼
Words can't bring you down oh no
話語攻訐扳不倒你
You are beautiful in every single way
因為你是完美的 在各方面無懈可擊
Yes, words can't bring you down oh no
是的 言語無法傷害你
So don't you bring me down today...
所以今天不用再來打擊我

No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
不論做什麼
No matter what we say
(no matter what we say)
不論說什麼
We're the song inside the tune
(yeah, oh yeah...)
我們都是曲中之歌
Full of beautiful mistakes
充滿美麗的錯誤
And everywhere we go
( and everywhere we go)
無論我們走到何處
The sun will always shine
(sun will always, always shine)
陽光將永遠普照閃耀著
But tomorrow we might awake
也許隔日醒來
On the other side
又是另一次開始

We are beautiful no matter what they say
我們是美麗的 不必在意他們說什麼
Yes, words won't bring us down oh no
是的 言語攻訐無法扳倒我們
We are beautiful in every single way
我們是完美的 在各方面無懈可
Yes, words can't bring us down oh no
是的 言語攻訐無法傷害我們
So don't bring me down today...
所以今天不用再來打擊我

Don't you bring me down...today...
今天不用再來打擊我
Don't you bring me down...mmmmm...today...
今天不用再來打擊我

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David Beckham: Rise of the metrosexual

In the late 1990s, when he first surfaced, only Beckham could get away with it. After all, he enjoyed the adoration of women all over the world, had a pop star girlfriend and soon-to-be wife, and had to fend off advertisers who clamored for his endorsement services. He was a man with the world at his feet. He still is.

Today, cultural history is unimaginable without Beckham -- because he helped change that history. He slew the image of the unrelentingly macho sport hero and emerged heroically as the world's first all-purpose celebrity athlete. A symbol of a new masculinity.

And still we have to remind ourselves: Beckham was never rated as the best footballer in the world. And, far from being a hellraiser or a serial womanizer like many a notorious sports figure, he was squeaky clean.

Well, at least until 2004 when the News of the World tabloid alleged that he had an affair -- something he denied. Paradoxically, the alleged affair added rather than subtracted from his already iconic status, introducing a dash of devilry and rescuing Beckham from a kind of borderline piousness, and perhaps issuing a reminder that, despite all the affectations, his manhood was beyond doubt.

So why is Beckham the game-changing celebrity athlete?

There were two David Beckhams: one the flesh-and-blood mortal who kicked a ball around for a living, the other a character that existed independently of time and space -- a product of our imaginations.

Everyone thought they knew Beckham and enjoyed a secret relationship with him. He was like a blank canvas. Had he espoused his own views, or aligned himself with great causes he would have spoiled it. But he was silent, giving interviews rarely -- and, I suspect, at Victoria's discretion. And while he stayed largely unknown, the Beckham mystique grew.

When Beckham first entered the popular consciousness it was amid feelings of hate and revenge. Red-carded in a crucial England game against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup, Beckham was blamed for his team's exit. Effigies of him were burnt and he was forced to retreat. It's difficult to imagine the intensity of the loathing back then. Yet it was crucial in generating interest, even, passion.

The sight, even the name of Beckham stirred up powerful feelings. Football fans may have despised him, but others were just curious. And they became more curious as Beckham defiantly refused to give interviews or make public appearances, save for at the occasional fashion launch or a party hosted by a rock star or designer. All this was very un-footballer-like and faintly unmanly.

By the time Beckham and Victoria were married in 1999, interest in him had extended far beyond the football fraternity. His most devoted followers knew nothing of football. Unlike traditional sport fans, they were not interested in how he played: they were interested in him -- just Beckham.

At the start of the 21st century, there was only an embryonic celebrity culture; the fascination we now have for people who make no material impact on our lives and, in many cases, had no accomplishments of note was a new and perplexing development. Fans knew famous sportsmen and women by their talents and achievements. Beckham was different, he was known for being Beckham and, in this sense, he was among the first generation of celebrities.

Beckham's departure from football will not mean his disappearance. He will remain on our TV screens, in our magazines and on advertising hoardings the world over. But most significantly, he will remain in our imaginations.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ellis Cashmore.

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Hello everyone, my name is Irene, I’m 21 years old, I live in Hsinchu. And I am a student, my major is applied English at YPU. My hobbies are watching TV shows, shopping, go jogging and playing sports. My favorite vegetable is cauliflower, color is red, and cartoon characters is Doraemon. If I have enough money, I would like to travel around the world with my friend.