●budding a. 新晉的、初露頭角
I don't even know what movies she has starred in, as she is just a budding movie actress.
我連她曾演過什麼電影也不曉得，她不過是初露頭角的電影演員而已。

●photogenic a. 上鏡頭的
Lulu's photogenic, but it's a pity she can't get over stage fright and camera-shyness.
露露很上鏡，可惜她無法克服怯場心理，又對拍攝鏡頭感到不自在。

●proverbial a. 眾所周知
With the help of some advertising stunts, she successfully made her proverbial debut in the Hollywood.
全靠廣告噱頭奏效，她成功初登好萊塢，人所共知。

●resounding a. 馳名、名聲轟傳各界的
The first album of the Filipino singer has been a resounding success, making a record sale of 1.3 million copies.
那位菲律賓歌手首張專輯唱片成功報捷，至今已創下一百三十萬張的銷售紀錄。

●smash hit n. 轟動一時的事、受盡歡迎的人
The blockbuster is a smash hit and has grossed over a million dollars for the film investors.
那部鉅片風行一時，迄今為影片投資者賺取超過一百萬美元。

●extol to the skies 大力吹捧
The easiest way to be catapulted to stardom overnight is to have the newspapers extolled you to the skies.
要一夜成為明星，最簡單莫如讓報章把你吹捧至天上有地下無。

●talk of the town 街頭巷尾之話題
That starlet has once again became the talk of the town by capturing the headlines of various tabloids.
那位頗具名氣的年輕女藝人登上各小報頭條，再次成為城中茶餘飯後話題。