中英双语新闻——101 Fans anticipate surprises

 　　Now that we’re done with reflecting on 2011, it’s time to start looking forward to 2012. With Adele’s reign¹ coming to an end, and buzz building around several newcomers, some legendary² reunions and highly-anticipated sophomore³ albums, 2012 is already shaping up to be a year filled with surprises in music. This page offers a list of the 5 most anticipated albums for 2012. What are you looking forward to in 2012?

 

　　现在，我们已经完成了对2011年的回顾了，该是时候放眼2012年了。随着阿黛勒将乐坛权杖移交他人，一些有关乐坛新人出道，传奇人物再聚首，以及哪些人的第二张备受期待的话题引发热议。在音乐界，2012年俨然是让人充满期待的一年。本文中，我们列出了2012年最令人期待的5张专辑。2012年，你想听谁的呢？

 

　　ALBUMS

 

　　2012年令人期待的新专辑

 

　　Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

 

　　《Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded》

 

　　Nicki Minaj

 

　　尼基?米纳什

 

　　Release date: February 14

 

　　发行日期：2月14日

 

　　Since Minaj tweeted that her sophomore album will feature all new material (as opposed to a re-release), dedicated⁴ fans have been painting the town pink in anticipation⁵. But just so you know, Valentine’s Day may never be the same after the release of this outrageous⁶ album.

 

　　尼基?米纳什在twitter上发布消息称，她的第二张专辑会有全新的内容，而并非炒冷饭。她的铁杆粉丝们已经满怀期待地大肆庆祝了。但正如你所想，这张传奇专辑一旦发行，今年情人节也会变得不一样。

 

　　Trespassing⁷

 

　　《Trespassing》

 

　　Adam Lambert

 

　　亚当?兰伯特

 

　　Release date: March 20

 

　　发行时间：3月20日

 

　　The American Idol⁸ winner’s debut⁹ album never quite found its audience, but we’ll see if working with A-list producers such as Dr Luke and Pharrell Williams can rectify¹⁰ that. Fans are already getting to know Better Than I Know Myself, the first single off the album.

 

　　这位“美国偶像”冠军的首张专辑似乎并没什么人气，让我们拭目以待，看看他这次与Dr Luke 和 Pharrell Williams这样金牌制作人合作能否扭转局面。想必粉丝们都已经听过了这张专辑的首支单曲《Better Than I Know Myself》

 

　　M.D.N.A

 

　　《M.D.N.A》

 

　　Madonna

 

　　麦当娜

 

　　Release date: March

 

　　发行日期：3月

 

　　The queen of pop will release her first album for Interscope after almost three decades with Warner Bros. Billboard¹¹ magazine reported that the album would open with Trust, “a string and flute¹² song”, produced by old-time partner William Orbit. With more elements of orchestra and wind instruments, that ought to make the new label feel confident about their investment.

 

　　再离开已经合作长达30年之久的老东家华纳兄弟后，流行天后麦当娜与唱片公司Interscope签约后的首张专辑即将问世。美国《公告牌》杂志报道称，这张专辑的首波主打曲目名为《Trust》，是由与麦当娜之前合作过的资深音乐人William Orbit打造的抒情歌曲。歌曲中加入了更多管弦乐的元素，想必麦当娜的新东家会对他们的投资更加有信心吧。

 

　　Untitled

 

　　专辑名称未定

 

　　Taylor Swift

 

　　泰勒?斯威夫特

 

　　Release date: 4th quarter

 

　　发行日期：2012年第四季度

 

　　We’ll probably have to wait a few months for an official announcement, but Swift was in the studio between her fall 2011 tour dates and looks to be on track for a fourth studio album, according to her usual every-other-year schedule. No new song titles have been forthcoming, but in a recent New Yorker interview, Swift said she’d written about 10 songs for the project and “They are sad… if I’m being honest.”

 

　　按照斯泰勒?斯威夫特每隔一年出一张专辑的惯例，我们可能还得为她的新专辑正式发布再等上几个月。但事实上，她早在2011年的秋季巡演期间就已经进棚录制第四张录音室专辑了。目前新歌曲目还尚处于保密状态，但在最近一次接受《纽约客》采访时，泰勒?斯威夫特透露自己已创作了10首歌。“如果要我说实话，这些歌曲都很悲伤。”

 

　　Songs of Ascent¹³

 

　　《Songs of Ascent》

 

　　U2

 

　　U2乐队

 

　　Release date: To be announced

 

　　发行日期：待定

 

　　The Irish rock band just completed the highest-grossing concert tour of all-time–it was a difficult journey, because they were also busy writing new material while on tour. One thing is for sure, the band has a lot of material in the can. In an interview with the Rolling Stone last month, lead singer Bono said that fans could expect an album “probably next fall”.

 

　　这支爱尔兰摇滚乐团刚刚才为史上票房最高的巡演画上句号。这真是一次艰辛之旅，在巡演之余，他们还要忙于新歌的创作。如此看来，这张专辑确实很有料。上个月在接受《滚石》杂志采访时，该乐队主唱Bono说新专辑可能要明年秋季才能与粉丝们见面了。

1 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

2 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

3 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

6 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

7 trespassing   

[法]非法入侵

参考例句：

• He told me I was trespassing on private land. 他说我在擅闯私人土地。
• Don't come trespassing on my land again. 别再闯入我的地界了。

8 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。

9 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。

10 rectify   

v.订正，矫正，改正

参考例句：

• The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。
• You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。

11 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。

12 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

13 ascent   

n.(声望或地位)提高；上升，升高；登高

参考例句：

• His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。
• Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.伯克按动电钮，电梯开始缓慢上升。