VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 14

 

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 14

This is the Top Five Countdown! We’re featuring the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 14, 2014.

The fireworks die down on this week’s lineup, giving us a chance to catch our breath.

Let’s start the journey in fifth place, where Pharrell Williams falls a slot² with “Happy.” The video for this cut has become a global online sensation… It has inspired people the world over to step in front of cameras and dance. One Egyptian rendition has collected more than 1.1 million hits…among the highest in the region. It also replaces the English lyrics³ with an Arabic translation.

Taking over fourth place are DJ Snake and Lil Jon, with “Turn Down For What.” This has become Lil Jon’s biggest hit in a decade. Back in 2004, he reached third place with “Lovers and Friends,” featuring Usher⁴ and Ludacris.

John Legend spends another week in third place with his former title-holder “All Of Me.” John and his wife have a new addition to the family: a three-legged puppy⁵ named Penny. Chrissy tells People Magazine that the French Bulldog pup had been abused by its first family, and that John brought it home on June 8.

Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea continue to hold second place with “Problem.” The Hot 100 isn’t the only chart where this pair is thriving…this track is an across-the-board hit: it leads Billboard’s first weekly Twitter Top Tracks chart, becoming the most-shared song on that platform. It also jumps to second place on the Streaming Songs list.

Up at number one, give Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX a second week with “Fancy.” Iggy graces the cover of the current issue of Billboard Magazine.  Among other revelations⁶, she says that Tupac Shakur inspired her to become a rapper, and that she moved to the United States from Australia at age 16…without telling her mother she intended to stay.

That’s it for today, but the chart never rests! We'll be back with you next week for an all-new lineup.

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 slot   

n.（口）位置，职位，狭长孔，狭槽

参考例句：

• Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
• He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。

3 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

4 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

5 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

6 revelations   

显露( revelation的名词复数 )； 被揭露的事； 天启； 出乎意料的事[S][(+to)]

参考例句：

• The shocking revelations caused quite a storm. 这些惊人的揭露引起了一阵相当激烈的反应。
• These revelations should not detract from his achievements. 不应该因暴露出来的这些事而贬低他的成就。