Taylor Swift named ACM Entertainer of the Year for 2nd year

 　　LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Country music superstar Taylor Swift was named entertainer of the year at Sunday night's Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) in Vegas, repeating her victory of last year.

　　Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson were the night's top winners, with two awards each.

　　Swift joins Carrie Underwood as the only performers to win the coveted¹ award two years running.

　　"I want to say to my fellow nominees² in this category, I respect you so much, and I love you," Swift said when accepting the award. "We work hard, and we try to give back."

　　In a side note to the night, 22-year-old Swift invited Kevin McGuire, a cancer-sticken 18-year-old high school footballer from New Jersey³, to the awards show, promising⁴ to give him a "shout-out."

　　The youth had asked Swift to be his prom date, but Swift asked him to be hers for the ACM event. McGuire was forced to cancel his trip to Las Vegas when he was admitted back into the hospital due to complications last week.

　　"Just talked to Kevin McGuire," Swift said in her Twitter account. "He' s not well enough to join me at the ACMs. Please keep him in your thoughts. I'll make it up to you, Kevin!"

　　Lambert won top female vocalist trophy⁶ and the album of the year honor for her fourth album, "Four the Record", her third win in both categories. Her husband Blake Shelton, who hosted the show alongside Reba McEntire for the second year in a row, won best male vocalist, making the event a family affair.

　　Aldean and Clarkson scored wins in the single record of the year and vocal⁵ event categories for their collaboration⁷ on "Don't You Wanna Stay."

　　Lady Antebellum, which led in group nominations⁸ with five, won the vocal group of the year award. American Idol⁹ alum Scotty McCreery won for new artist. One of the first awards of the night, Song of the Year, went to The Eli Young Band, their first ACM award, for their hit, "Crazy Girl", co-written by Lee Brice and Liz Rose.

　　Underwood, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and Sara Evans performed during the three-hour show, broadcast live by CBS. The event also featured a bona fide onstage wedding for New Jersey couple Christina Davidson and Frank Tucci, a surreal meeting of cartoonish hard rock band KISS and country trio Lady Antebellum, as well as Keith singing a loopy love song to a plastic beverage¹⁰ container.

　　The ACM is the West Coast counterpart to the Nashville-based Country Music Association.

1 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

7 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

8 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

9 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

10 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。