(单词翻译:单击)
Kate was born in New York in 1982.
凯特1982年出生在纽约。
When she was a child, she lived with her father in different cities.
当她还是个孩子的时候，她和父亲住在不同的城市。
She dreamed of becoming a famous singer.
她梦想成为一名著名的歌手。
She loved to sing, but had never had any training.
她喜欢唱歌，但从未受过任何训练。
When she was 14 years old, a teacher heard her singing and invited her to join the school singing group.
当她14岁的时候，一位老师听到了她的歌声，并邀请她加入学校的歌唱组。
She had a lot of training as a member of the group.
作为小组的一员，她接受了很多训练。
After graduating from high school, Kate made a short CD of her singing, but no recording companies were interested in her.
高中毕业后，凯特制作了一张她唱歌的短CD，但没有唱片公司对她感兴趣。
She moved to Hollywood because she wanted to become a professional singer.
后来她搬到了好莱坞，因为她想成为一名职业歌手。
After two years with little success, she decided to go back to New York.
两年后，她几乎一无所获，于是决定回到纽约。
She took part in a TV singing contest in 2013.
2013年，她参加了一个电视歌唱比赛。
Her beautiful voice and talented performances helped her get second place.
她美丽的声音和才华横溢的表演帮助她获得了第二名。
Winning the contest was the turning point in her professional career.
赢得比赛是她职业生涯的转折点。
Since then, she has released a few records of pop songs and become a successful singer.
从那时起，她发行了几张流行歌曲唱片，成为了一名成功的歌手。
Her hard work has paid off.
她的努力最终得到了回报。
