Passage 6　(2017·北京)

　　话题：名人

　　词数：354

　　Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

　　ld's attention.Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes(小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives.Just imagine not being able to do

　　According to psychologist Christina Villareal，celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance.Eventually，they start to lose track of who they really are，seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them，not as the people they were before everyone knew their names.“Over time，” Villareal says，“they feel separated and alone.”

　　The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages.In the 4th century B.C.，painters followed Alexander the Great into battle，hoping to picture his victories for his admirers.When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century，his sold－out readings attracted thousands of fans(抱怨) about his lack of privacy.Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles －stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

　　culous，there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

　　If fame is so troublesome，why aren't all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it.Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities.They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

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