Pre-reading

Question: How much can an autograph cost?

Intensive Reading

Many fans want to have something that reminds them of their favorite actor, singer, or athlete. As times change, fans want different things.

很多粉丝想要一些能让他们想起他们最爱的演员、歌手或运动员的东西。随着时间的改变，粉丝想要的东西也不一样。

Autographs are still the most popular things for fans. They can cost between 20 to 200,000 dollars. It depends on how famous the person is. It can be a very good business for famous people.

签名仍位列最受粉丝欢迎的东西。它们可以卖到20到20万美元。根据名气多大不同。这对于名人来说可能是一桩很好的生意。

These days, fans prefer something personal. They want to share it on social media. Autographs are less interesting for young people.

如今，粉丝喜欢一些个人化的东西。他们想要在社交媒体上分享。对年轻人来说，签名没有那么有吸引力了。

People now can buy a short video with a celebrity. The short video is called a cameo. The celebrity speaks only to the person who buys the video. It is not possible to sell the video.

人们现在可以买一段和名人的短视频。这种短视频叫做cameo（片段）。名人只跟买视频的人说一些话。这种视频不能售卖。

On one website, people can choose videos from more than 50,000 celebrities.

在一个网站上，人们可以从5万多名人库里选择视频。

Notes:

1. remind of：提醒，使回想起。

2. autograph：n. （名人的）亲笔签名。普通的“签名，签字”用的是signature。

3. depend on：取决于，后面可以接sth.，也可以接从句。

4. cameo：n. 这里指的是一个小片段，它也可以指“配角”。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

What is a cameo in the paragraph?