墜樓身亡
The pop music world was shocked on October 16 when former One Direction member Liam Payne died in Argentina.
10月16日，前「1世代」音樂團體成員連恩佩恩在阿根廷逝世，令流行音樂界感到震驚。
pop music=popular music流行音樂shocked(adj.)震驚的shock(v.)使震驚shocking(adj.)令人震驚的former(adj.)早前的、先前的、前者的earlier／previous／prior(adj.)之前的present(adj.)現在的later(adj.)之後的latter(adj.)後者的
Police reported that the 31-year-old singer died after falling from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
警方報告指出，這位31歲的歌手是從布宜諾斯艾利斯一家飯店的三樓陽台墜落後死亡。
report(v.)報告balcony(n.)露台、陽台
Various news sources said that police found Payne’s body after responding to an emergency call from the hotel manager.
多方消息來源指出，警方在接到飯店經理的緊急電話後發現了佩恩的屍體。
various(adj.)不同的、各種各樣的、好幾個的、許多的vary(v.)變化、呈多樣化、使不同source(n.)根源、來源resource(n.)資源、物力natural resources自然資源unlimited resources無限的資源respond(v.)回應、回答response(n.)回答、答覆
In the call, the manager reported that Payne, a guest at the hotel, was destroying his room.
在電話中，經理表示佩恩是飯店的住客，正在破壞自己的房間。
destroy(v.)毀壞、破壞destructive(adj.)有破壞性的、破壞的、無幫助的、消極的destructive criticism非建設性的批評
The manager also mentioned that Payne might have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
經理也提到佩恩可能受到毒品或酒精的影響。
mention(v.)提及助動詞+完成式可表示過去事情的推測under the influence of…在…的影響下
Because the room had a balcony, the manager was worried that Payne might do something dangerous.
由於房間有陽台，經理擔心佩恩可能會做出危險的行為。
Unfortunately, by the time the police arrived, Payne had “jumped from the balcony” and died at the scene.
不幸的是，當警方抵達現場時，佩恩已經「從陽台跳下」，並且當場死亡。
tragically(adv.)悲慘地、悲劇地fortunately／luckily(adv.)幸運地scene(n.)(不愉快事件發生的)現場、地點、場景、鏡頭、景色steal the scene搶風頭make a scene製造事端、出洋相、引人側目
Payne was one of the five members of the very popular English-Irish boy band One Direction.
佩恩是極受歡迎的英國-愛爾蘭男子團體「1世代」的五名成員之一。
iconic(adj.)偶像的、具代表性的
After the group stopped performing in 2016, Payne began making music on his own.
在2016年團體停止演出後，佩恩開始獨自創作音樂。
stop+V-ing=停止做某事stop+to VR=停止手邊的事，去做另一件事solo(adj.)單獨的(adv.)單獨地
He also focused on dealing with his drinking and mental health issues.
他也專心解決自己酗酒和心理健康的問題。
focus on sth.集中精神於…=concentrate on sth.dedicate oneself to sth.致力於…deal with處理、應對
Since this tragedy was reported, fans and friends of Payne around the world have been sharing memories and expressing their sadness about his death.
自這起悲劇被報導出來之後，佩恩在世界各地的粉絲和朋友都在分享關於他的回憶，表達對他去世的哀痛。
since(conj.)自從tragedy(n.)悲劇、不幸的事件