淚灑謝幕演唱會
Queen of J-Pop and cultural icon, Namie Amura, retired from show business on Sunday September 16.
日本流行樂天后安室奈美惠在9月16日週日退休。
cultural(adj.)文化的icon(n.)偶像retire(v.)退休show business娛樂業
She is one of Japan’s biggest pop stars, and has been performing for almost 26 years.
她是日本流行樂壇重量級巨星之一，並已表演近26年。
perform(v.)演出、表演
On her website, the pop star said: “I know all my fans have different feelings about my choice to retire. Even so, in the end, they chose to send me off with their smiles. I am grateful for their kindness.”
在安室奈美惠的網站上，她寫道：「我知道，所有的歌迷對我選擇退休這件事有不同感覺，儘管如此，最後他們還是微笑送我走，這樣的體貼，我十分感激。」
choice(n.)選擇retire(v.)退休grateful(adj.)感激的kindness(n.)體貼
Amura, who is almost 41, first began performing as a member of the girl group the Super Monkeys in 1992.
安室奈美惠已近41歲，她在1992年時以女子團體Super Monkey出道。
perform(v.)演出、表演
Once the group broke up, she released several smash hits, including “Don’t Wanna Cry” and “Can You Celebrate?”
該團體解散後，她推出多首熱門單曲，包含“Don’t Wanna Cry” 及“Can You Celebrate?”
once(conj.)一⋯⋯就release(v.)發行smash(n.)很成功的歌曲hit(n.)非常受歡迎的人、事
Last year, shortly before her 40th birthday, Amura announced that she would be quitting her pop career in one year’s time. Then followed a wild year of goodbyes.
去年，在她40歲生日前不久，安室奈美惠宣布在1年後退出演藝事業，緊接著是一整年的道別之旅。
shortly(adv.)不久、很快announce(v.)宣布quit(v.)放棄、退出wild(adj.)瘋狂的
She released a final greatest hits album, which sold 2.3 million copies, and did a tour all over the world. More than 800,000 people went to see her one last time.
她發行了最後一張專輯，賣出230萬張，並展開世界巡迴，有超過80萬的粉絲見證她在舞台上最後的風采。
release(v.)發行hit(n.)非常受歡迎的人、事
She gave her curtain-call performance in the singer’s hometown of Ginowan, Okinawa.
安室奈美惠在家鄉沖繩宜野灣市舉辦謝幕演唱會。
curtain-call謝幕performance(n.)表演
The show was sold out and outside thousands more gathered for a chance to hear her sing. As she left the stage, her fans chanted “Namie, Namie.”
門票銷售一空，場外還聚集上千粉絲，希望能聽到她的歌聲，安室奈美惠下台後，歌迷們仍不斷唱著她的名字。
gather(v.)聚集chant(v.)反覆吟唱