當我遇到英語非第一語言的人所寫的文章，時間容許的話，我會仔細研究，邊看邊想，不對的地方應如何糾正？自己犯的錯不容易察覺，如果別人犯同樣的錯，就很容易看出。想提升寫作能力當然要多看書，但我們有時能從不完美的文章學到更多。
下面這段關於 K pop的文字是東歐人士寫的，我的rewrite是我對它的correction。
Original copy
Korean pop has become extremely popular in the last five years not only in Asia, but worldwide. Annually, Korean artists sell millions of copies of their albums; spectacular concerts reinforce popularity. However, the South Korean entertainment industry has its own dark secrets.
How prestigious is it, in fact, to be an idol in one of the fastest developing Asian counties?
Being a K-pop star is not what teenage fans think it is. And if you are one of those who is ready to throw yourself into the maelstrom of the Korean pop industry, arm yourself, first at all, with patience. Do not deceive yourself that the way up to fame is short and that the red carpet has something in common with the magic carpet of Aladdin. Korean artists have a hard time during their pre-debut, but the light in the tunnel doesn’t show up when they start their real career.
To become a famous star in South Korea you need long, exhausting and, in most of the cases, undeserving training. The so called trainees are young enthusiasts, blinded by the fictional idea of becoming celebrities, believing that life is much easier on stage.
My rewrite
The odds of dying in a car crash – 1 in 93 – seems much higher than the odds of making it as a K-pop idol.
A large talent recruitment agency in South Korea typically gets more than 10,000 audition videos from K-pop wannabes. Only a handful will be chosen to be trainees, who then undergo up to 10 years of coaching in singing and dancing in the hope of landing on a debut. Of those who make it to this last step, only 10% survive the first year. Of this 10%, only a few go on to become household names.
Michelle Ng
英國牛津大學畢業，前《蘋果日報》和《眾新聞》專欄作家，現在身在楓葉國，心繫中國大陸和香港。
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