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FRESH IMAGE: Stefanie Sun’s new feminine look. (PHOTO: BOB LEE)
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HOME-GROWN songbird Stefanie Sun is geared for a change.
本土歌手孙燕姿准备好要做改变了。, |! k6 v. W" D, k7 h
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The 30-year-old, once known for her androgynous looks and boyish crop, now sports shoulder-length tlocks.
30岁的她，以前以很中性的打扮和男孩气的短发有名，现在她留起来及肩长发。: s* {& J! f* T0 p& D! z
Perhaps it's a declaration of independence her Lold look is synonymous with her time at her former record company, Warner Music, which she left in 2006 to join Capitol Music." N" O9 | S: M- [
也许长发是她自由的象征，而她以前的打扮是她在以前的公司华纳音乐时的形象，她06年离开华纳去了EMI.
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In town last Friday to promote her July 11 # l& x4 O# W7 m+ P2 O
concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Sun who is currently without a music label told the / S% X; L! B+ c6 U$ K1 Y# Y, F
media that there were restrictions placed on her when it came to her image.9 `) [+ ^7 d. {7 C, G, o4 \0 T4 r
上周五，她在新为7月11日在新加坡室内体育馆的演唱会做宣传时告诉媒体，以前公司对她的形象总有些限制，而她现在没有签约任何公司。0 q& m. w5 i" F9 C
"Back then, I was told that (my looks) set me aapart from other singers," said Sun, who has sold 7 _9 ^! o3 G, |4 U: ^
over 10 million albums in Asia.% a4 B g5 J; k1 n( b# W
“在那个时候，他们告诉我说，我的短发形象可以让我看起来和别的歌手不一样，”孙说。她在亚洲的专辑销售量达10,000,000.$ T5 f5 |- j; [0 }
"But can't I be different if I have long hair, + too? I think people should do the things they want to do."
“但是我长发就不能和别人不一样了吗? 我觉得每个人都应该做他们想做的事。”9 X5 Q$ B! l2 j7 T: e
And here's another big change: While Sun used to7 ]+ c4release at least one or two albums a year her 0 F9 T1 d9 I% t! p1 ?# R
last being 2007's Against The Light she's taking it easy now.
而另外一个大变化是：孙以前通常一年发一到两张专辑，她的上一张专辑是07年的逆光，她现在把发片速度放慢了。
% Asked when her new album would be out, she smile before replying: "When it's ready."8 R9 J! G1 _5 H U. h5 P$ Z! ^0 F
被问到她的新专辑什么时候发，她先笑了，然后回答说，“准备好的时候。”, s) P$ A2 s }; y1 P7 w: P! S
She revealed that she has "a lot of ideas" for it, but declined to say more. 她透露说，她对新专辑有“很多想法”，但是不想透露更多。
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But does she think her star will dim after a long0 S4 Z.hiatus between albums?
但是她会不会认为她的星途会因为她久未发片而黯淡呢?
"I don't think everyone will love me again with the same passion as before, but I just have to 1 try,right?" she said.7 ?: A) h$ J% }6 @
“我觉得不会每个人都会像以前一样爱我，但是我必须试一下，不是吗?”她说。. o5 k, q- [* z, R( j. H) ?9 I
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Sun turned pensive when quizzed on what her 10 years in showbiz have taught her.7 }8 i8 V; F& p6 y! P2 x0 P
当被问到在演艺圈10年教会了她什么，孙沉思了一会。5 `" k2 T5 R) {& @
It's important not to feel defeated, and to know that you can get up again every time," she said.3 g3 ?# \; ]. b% e7 H- s
她回答说，“不要觉得被打败了，这一点很重要，还有要知道说你每次出发都可以再重新站起来。”( i1 _' U0 J3 k" C
"You have to know what you are capable of and go for it. Sometimes I think Singaporeans are afraid
of failure, which is a pity (as it stops them from moving forward)," she added.
你一定要知道你能做什么，然后努力去完成。有时候，我觉得新加坡人很害怕失败，这是很遗憾的，(因为这会阻止你向前。)”她补充说。 | 
