Part III (6) This part shows us how hard it is for successful artists to remain true to themselves. Oscar Wilde, known for his uncompromising behavior, is just an example.

10. One drop of fame will likely contaminate the entire well of a man’s soul, and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly amazing. You should be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game.

Meaning – One drop of fame could poison a person’s soul, and so an artist who acts according to his or her beliefs and does what he or she thinks is right is particularly amazing. You would have difficulty listing many names of artists who have not given up their principles in order to please their audiences and still succeeded in their careers. 一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，会格外让人惊叹。你可能答不上来哪些人没有妥协，却仍然在这场名利的游戏中获胜。

11. The mother of a young man Oscar was intimate with accused him at a banquet in front of his friends and fans of sexually influencing her son.

1) Meaning – The mother of a young man with whom Oscar had an extremely close friendship blamed him at a banquet before his friends and fans of being a bad influence on her son sexually. 在一次宴会上，他一位密友的母亲当着他的朋友和粉丝的面，指责他在性方面影响了自己的儿子。

2) be intimate with: have a very close friendship with 关系密切

He suspected that the boss was intimate with his secretary. 他怀疑那老板和他秘书有染。

12. He ended up in jail after refusing to pay, and even worse, was permanently expelled from the wider circle of public favor.

Meaning – Wilde was put into jail after he refused to pay the money. And even worse, he lost public support for ever. ……更糟糕的是，他再也无法获得更多公众的喜爱。

13. at one’s/ its worst: as bad or unpleasant as someone or something can be 最差的一面；在情况最糟糕的时候

The pain was at its worst in the late evenings. 深夜时痛得最厉害。

You saw the garden at its worst. 你所看到的花园处于其最糟糕的时候。

Part IV (7) This part tells us that the greatest winners, oddly enough are those who initially fail in conquest of fame. They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without losing the support of fans and they can even comfort themselves by saying that their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences.

14. Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out.

Meaning – Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists won fame only many years after they had died or in knowing that they didn’t give up their principles in order to gain fame. 失败的艺术家寻求安慰时，可以想想许多伟大的艺术家都是过世多年以后才成名，或是他们没有出卖自己。

Part V (8) This part convinces us with examples that some famous artists have experienced successive failures before their final success. For these people failure has motivated them to work even harder to succeed, while to most people, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning.

15. Single-minded artists who continue their conquest for fame even after failure…

Meaning – Those artists who are determined in their search for fame, even after they have suffered failure, …那些失败了却不肯放弃的顽固派……

16. come on/ upon: find something or meet someone unexpectedly 偶然想到；偶然遇到

I came upon one of my high-school teachers on the street.

We came upon the idea of asking people to donate money over the Net.

我们无意中想到了在网上请人捐款的主意。

Part VI (9) This part is the conclusion of the passage. The writer offers his advice to those seeking fame and fortune that once they succeed they might find that it is not really what they wanted. So instead, people should do what they are happy with. The result might be that you are not famous but you can create better art.

17. I say to those who desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck.

1) Meaning – I wish good luck to those who have a strong desire for fame and fortune. 对那些孤注一掷的追名逐利之徒，我要说：祝你们好运。

2) desperately: adv. extremely; very 非常

He desperately wanted her article published. 他非常希望自己的文章能被发表。

I was desperately lonely. 我非常孤独。