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 Good afternoon I'm Philip Mena and here the hottest pop news stories buzzing online right now. Adam Sandler is making history at Netflix with his western parity¹ movie Ridiculous Six. The film was universally panned by critics but apparently² audiences at home are loving it, with Netflix revealing that since its debut³ it's been seen more times in thirty days than any other movie in this streaming service’s history. And at some point it's been the number one movie in every Netflix territory around the world. Clearly Sandler knows his audience, definitely having the last laugh with this one.

 

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik is back in the spotlight⁴ covering Billboard⁵ Magazine, ahead of debut of his highly anticipated solo album. The in depth interview revealing Zayn’s current relationship with his former band mates is more than a little strained, the singer telling Billboard: “I guess certain phone numbers have changed and haven't received calls from a lot of people. I reached out to a few of them and not got a reply.” Ouch. Zayn puts it down to what he calls “pride issues” which he says he believes will be overcome in time. On a happier note Billboard does report that Zayn sees to personally be in a good place, saying “I'm enjoying what I'm doing because I'm not censoring⁶ myself anymore”. I guess he could say nobody can drag me down. 

 

Good news for all of us who are struggling with our fitness New Year's resolutions. We are not alone, the queen herself saying hello to the struggle at the gym. Adele posted this photo to Instagram yesterday with the caption⁷ “getting ready”. And speaking of Adele, get ready for this hilarious⁸ parity over hit song “Hello”. 

 

“Hella craving⁹ for some fries. I did one push-up and I cried. And my glutes are shaking every time that I lunge. And this gluten free bread tastes just like a sponge.”

 

(It) looks like Dustin and Genevieve who posted the video onto YouTube are also failing to reach their fitness goals so far this year. The video has almost seven million YouTube views and even caught the eye of Elizabeth Banks who tweeted out the link today. 

 

And finally forget the Golden Globes, forget the Super Bowl. The most positively¹⁰ popular sporting event of the year is just around the corner and we have got your first look. It’s Puppy Bowl 12 with team Fluff taking on team Ruff. And for the first time you'll be able to step inside that stadium with virtual reality features. And don't forget about the kitty halftime show. It's sure to be one meow man you won't miss. The festivities begin February 7 on Animal Planet. 

 

Be sure to tune¹¹ in GMA for more pop news tomorrow. ABC news, I’m Philip Mena in New York. Have a great day.

1 parity   

n.平价，等价，比价，对等

参考例句：

• The two currencies have now reached parity.这两种货币现已达到同等价值。
• Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

5 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

6 censoring   

删剪（书籍、电影等中被认为犯忌、违反道德或政治上危险的内容）( censor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Therefore, exhibitors shall not make use of these materials before censoring. 展商在审查前不可使用这些资料。
• The company then said it would end self-censoring search results, putting it at odds with Beijing. 随后该公司表示，将停止自我审查搜索结果，从而与中国政府发生对抗。

7 caption   

n.说明，字幕，标题；v.加上标题，加上说明

参考例句：

• I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
• There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。

8 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

9 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

10 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

11 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。