VOA标准英语2009年-Jimmy Wayne's 'Sara Smile' Climbs Coun

Jimmy Wayne is climbing the Country chart with his cover version of a classic pop song that helped him get his first record deal. 

Keith Urban gave Jimmy Wayne the song, "Things I Believe," for his new album, Sara Smile.  But, it's the album's title track that has special meaning to Jimmy.  Back in 2001, he sang Hall and Oates' 1976 Number One pop hit "Sara Smile" at an audition¹ for record company executive Scott Borchetta.  Jimmy's version impressed Borchetta enough to land him a deal with DreamWorks Records.

Sara Smile features only three newly-composed songs.  Jimmy also included six tracks that were leftover² from recording³ sessions for his 2008 album, Do You Believe Me Now.

Jimmy says that "Elephant Ears" is the most autobiographical track on his new album.  The song tells the story of a child who was shuffled⁴ through several foster families before finding a permanent home.  Jimmy and his sister Patricia also spent much of their childhood in foster homes.

The chance to record "Sara Smile" came after Jimmy performed the song during a radio interview.

He says, "When we were finished with the interview, I walked out in the hallway, and Daryl Hall and John Oates were standing⁵ there.  I spoke⁶ up and said, 'Hi, I'm Jimmy.  Your song 'Sara Smile' got me a record deal, and I just wanted to say thanks."

A few weeks later, John Oates invited Jimmy to write songs with him.  They also agreed to sing on each other's new albums.
 

1 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

2 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 shuffled   

v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼

参考例句：

• He shuffled across the room to the window. 他拖着脚走到房间那头的窗户跟前。
• Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them. 西蒙笨拙地拖着脚朝他们走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。