Someone who heard me for the first time then said, "Singing is a gift you're either born with or you're not."

有个第一次听我唱歌的人说，“歌唱是一种天赋，出生的时候就已经决定了有还是没有。”

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The etymology of geisha there is said simply to be “Japanese” and the definition reads “A Japanese girl whose profession is to entertain men by dancing and singing;

（艺伎）的词源简单写道“日本语”而其定义写道”一个职业是通过舞蹈歌唱来取悦男人的日本女孩；

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"You'd think with all that singing talent in the family she'd be able to carry a tune," Clinton's senior adviser Philippe Reines said.

希拉里的高级顾问菲利普•莱内斯说：“你也许会想，有了家族遗传的唱歌天分，希拉里唱歌应该不会走调才是。

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She said she became a butterfly pinned down and singing away in Movieland.

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African National Congress Youth Wing Leader Julius Malema said he would accept a request by the ANC leadership to stop singing,"Shoot the Boer."

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(SINGING) My mama said I didn't knowhow to make a kitty meow (DEEP GROWL) Hello?

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Mr Bruce-Lockhart, said Mr Pears' singing left a "great impression".

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Miami-Dade Transit has said it does not allow singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument without a permit.

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Away from singing, Stone once said she would have become a social worker if her showbiz career had not taken off.

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