VOA常速英语2013--本周流行音乐TOP5

 

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending November 9 本周流行音乐TOP5

We’re exploring the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 9, 2013.

我们正探讨着公告牌Hot100单曲排行榜第45周（2013-11-9）中最流行的前五首单曲。

I’d say this week’s lineup sounds like a broken record, but that might confuse our younger audience, so let’s just say it’s like an iPod stuck on replay - in other  words, we have no changes.

不得不说本周的阵容像破纪录，这样说可能会让我们年轻的观众感到困惑，我们不如说像ipod卡住了在重播一样，换句话说，本周的排行依旧不变。

Drake and Majid Jordan remain in fifth place with “Hold On, We’re Going Home.” Did you know Drake comes from a musical family? Drake is Aubrey Drake Graham - his  father Dennis was a drummer, and his uncle Larry Graham played bass² with Sly³ and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station. Another uncle, Teenie Hodges, played  guitar with Al Green and other soul greats.

德雷克携马吉德.乔丹以一首“坚持住，我们快要回家了”位居第五。你知道德雷克是来自音乐世家的吗？德雷克的全名是奥布里.德雷克.格雷厄姆，他爸爸丹尼斯是一位鼓手，他的叔叔拉里 .格雷厄姆是莱斯和斯通一家和格雷厄姆中环站中的男低音。另一位叔叔，小熊.霍奇是与艾尔.格林一起弹吉他的另一位伟大的灵魂乐师。

Last weekend, Avicii performed at the first annual YouTube Music Awards. He spends another week at number four with “Wake Me Up!” On November 3, Avicii performed on  Lady Gaga’s new single “Dope,” but neither artist scored a prize: Korean pop group Girls Generation took Video Of The Year honors⁴ with “I Got A Boy.”

上周末，艾维斯在You Tube年度音乐奖大会中进行了表演。十一月三日那周他的“唤醒我”在Number4上榜了，艾维斯还翻唱了lady Gaga的“毒品”，但是他的作品都没有获奖。韩国流行团 体少女时代以“我有一个男孩”获得了年度最佳视频奖。

Miley Cyrus has earned a few YouTube views with her clip⁵ for “Wrecking Ball” - about 289-million at last count. Here on the hit list, she’s swinging in place at  number three.

米勒.塞勒斯以她的一首“铁球”在You Tube中获得约2890万的点击率，在最热点击中排名第三。

Katy Perry spends another week in second place with “Roar,” but that’s the least of her problems. Officials in Australia say the deluxe⁶ edition of Katy’s Prism  album presents possible environmental hazards⁷. The album comes with a small packet of seeds. Australia is cautious⁸ about letting in foreign plant material, and  security officers are inspecting album copies imported from overseas.

凯蒂.派瑞的“咆哮”又上榜一周，此次的排名为第二，但这却又给她带来新的问题。澳大利亚官员说，凯蒂豪华的由一小包种子组成的棱柱体专辑可能会带来环境危害。澳大利亚对于外来的 植物材料都处理得非常非常谨慎，安检人员都会检查海外的拷贝专辑。

Lorde is your Hot 100 champion for a fifth straight week with “Royals.” The New Zealand teen turned down an offer to appear on David Guetta’s new album - she even  called him “gross.” By the way, happy birthday, Lorde - you turned 17 on November 7.

劳德以“王室成员”一曲连续五周在Hot100中排名第一。这位新西兰女孩拒绝为大卫.顾特的专辑出演，她甚至还说他令人恶心。顺便说一句，劳德，在十一月七日这天祝你17岁生日快乐。

What’s in store for next week? There’s only one way to find out: join us in seven days.

下周等待着我们的将会是怎样的局面呢？想要得到答案只有一个方法：那就是加入我们，一起关注未来七天的新动向吧。

1 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。

2 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

3 sly   

adj.狡猾的，偷偷摸摸的

参考例句：

• You can't trust him,he's a sly old fox.你不能相信他，他是一只狡猾的老狐狸。
• I was ready to sly out the alley door.我准备从那边小门溜出去。

4 honors   

n.礼仪；荣典；礼节； 大学荣誉学位；大学优等成绩；尊敬( honor的名词复数 )；敬意；荣誉；光荣

参考例句：

• He aims at honors. 他力求名誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We did the last honors to his remains. 我们向他的遗体告别。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

6 deluxe   

adj.华美的，豪华的，高级的

参考例句：

• This system puts the top hotels in a special deluxe category.这种分类法把最高级的旅馆列为特殊豪华级。
• I liked the deluxe edition,but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版，但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。

7 hazards   

危险( hazard的名词复数 )； 冒险的事； 危害物； 危险的根源

参考例句：

• The racer meant to win the 500-mile race at all hazards. 这位竞赛者决心不顾一切危险，赢得这场500英里的车赛。
• Are you aware of the hazards of mountaineering? 你知道登山运动的危险吗？

8 cautious   

adj.十分小心的，谨慎的

参考例句：

• We should not only be bold,but also be cautious.我们不仅要大胆，而且要谨慎。
• He was cautious about his work.他对工作非常谨慎。