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1、Dictation1Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA・Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld・Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutliste

2、ningtomusic.Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboostsalesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusich

3、asnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccanincreasereceiptby34%・Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisrftalwaystheanswe匚Theexpertfoundthatinrestaurantslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertocattheirmeals,whichr

4、educedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving-unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.Dictation2CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada・Herparents,whobothlovedmus

5、ic,encouragedhertodevelophermusicaltalent.At12,CelinehadcomposedthesongMItWasOnlyaDreamHermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrenchsinger.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,b

6、uttherewouldbemillionsmore.Celine'srisefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithoutdifficultiesRecordcompanieswereatfirstlessenthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswonagreat

7、successAndby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance・In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonboth

8、aGrammyandanAcademyaward.In1996sheperformedattheopeningceremoniesofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997,sherecordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynony