The pathetically shy LV lives the life of a recluse listening to her late father’s old records in her room and in the process driving her abusive, loud-mouthed mother, Mari Hoff, to distraction. At night, however, when her father’s ghost visits, LV sings the songs of the great divas such as Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, and Dame Shirley Bassey. One evening, LV is overheard by one of her mother’s loathsome boyfriends, the disastrous dead-end talent scout Ray Say, who recognizes her innate talent and realizes this is his last big chance for the glittering prizes. Gambling everything, Ray Say forces LV to appear at a local run-down, seedy nightclub run by Mr. Boo. As preparations for the big event proceed apace LV meets the equally shy Billy, a pigeon-racing telephone engineer and they form a tentative, gentle friendship. The big night finally arrives and everything is in readiness, the band, the club, and even a big agent from London, but what about LV?
—Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>
参考翻译：
这位可悲害羞的LV过着隐士的生活，在她的房间里听她已故父亲的旧唱片，在这一过程中，她的母亲玛丽·霍夫（Mari Hoff）大言不惭，大言不惭。然而，在晚上，当她父亲的鬼魂来访时，吕秀莲唱着朱迪·加兰、玛丽莲·梦露和雪莉·贝西夫人等大天后的歌曲。一天晚上，LV被她母亲的一个讨厌的男朋友，灾难性的死胡同天才球探Ray Say无意中听到，他认识到了她的天赋，并意识到这是他最后一次获得闪闪发光的奖品的机会。雷说，所有赌博都会迫使LV出现在当地一家由布先生经营的破旧的夜总会。随着大型活动的筹备工作迅速进行，LV遇到了同样害羞的比利，一位赛鸽电话工程师，他们建立了一种试探性的、温和的友谊。重要的夜晚终于到来，一切都准备就绪，乐队、俱乐部，甚至还有一位来自伦敦的大经纪人，但是LV呢？-马克·史密斯<msmith@osi.co.uk>
重点词汇释义：
in the process在此过程中; 与此同时
At night在晚间;在夜里; 晚间;晚上
such as例如; 像; 象…这样; 诸如…之类
one of…之一
talent scout人才发掘者，新秀发现者，星探
appear at在出现，显露; 出庭；演出
big event大型比赛项目
