英语故事是很多小朋友们培养英语学习兴趣的一个开端，而今天我们讲的英语故事是与世界杯有关的，故事情节非常有趣，一起来读读：

The world cup holds every four years and the theme songs will be very popular around the world. So many famous singers try to be the lucky one because it is their great honor to sing the theme song. The football fans must be familiar to Shakira, who is a Latin female singer. She has sung the theme song twice, which makes her the outstanding singer.
世界杯每四年就举行一次，它的主题曲在全世界都很流行。因此很多著名的歌手想要成为这个幸运的人，因为演唱主题曲是他们的巨大荣誉。足球迷肯定很熟悉夏奇拉，一个拉丁女歌手。她已经两次演唱了主题曲，使得她成为引人注目的歌手。

Today, Shakira is famous around the world. She is from Columbia and she can speak many languages. Shakira became a singer when she was a teenager, she dropped out of gymnastic and then turned to sing. At first, she sung the Latin songs, which made her popular in the Latin countries. But she wanted to let more people hear her songs, so she went to America and developed her career. Shakira made the wise choice, with her talent and effort, she not only conquers the American people, but also conquers the world. She is one of the most successful female singers.
今天，夏奇拉在全世界都很有名。她来自哥伦比亚，能够讲多国语言。夏奇拉在青少年的时候就成为了一名歌手，她停止了练体操，转向唱歌。刚开始，她演唱拉丁歌曲，这让她在拉丁国家很受欢迎。但是她想要让更多人听到她的歌，因此她往美国发展事业。夏奇拉做出了明智的选择，有着天赋加上努力，她不仅征服了美国人民，也征服了全世界。她是最为成功的女歌手之一。 

词汇学习：

popular [ˈpɒpjʊlə] 流行的；受欢迎的；通俗的

great [ɡreɪt] 巨大的；很多的

honor [ˈɒnə] 尊敬，敬意，荣誉

outstanding [ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ] 突出的；杰出的；显著的

conquers [ˈkɒŋkə] 攻克；战胜；克服

好了，今天的内容就到这里了。关于夏奇拉的更多介绍大家可以在网上搜索哦。