VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 19

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 19

We’re counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending December 19, 2015.

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the chart, not a song was stirring…at least not in the Top Five.

Number 5: The Weeknd "The Hills" 

The Weeknd spends another week in fifth place with “The Hills.” It seems you’re not truly a star until somebody sues you for copyright infringement². It just happened to The Weeknd: the Hollywood Reporter says Cutting Edge Music Limited is suing The Weeknd and his producers for allegedly stealing the bassline from a song called “The Revolution.” It’s in the soundtrack for a film titled The Machine.

Number 4: Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?"

Meanwhile, down in Australia, Justin Bieber is encountering opposition³ of a different sort.  Bieber treads water in fourth place with “What Do You Mean?” Australian radio network Triple J has opened voting for its annual Hottest 100 poll and acting⁴ manager Meghan Loader says she’s on the lookout⁵ for campaigns that undermine the voting.

Last year, Taylor Swift was thrown out of contention⁶ after her fans trolled the poll and Meghan doesn’t want Justin’s fans to follow in their footsteps.

Number 3: Drake "Hotline Bling" 

Up at number three, Drake holds tight with “Hotline Bling.”  We’re only two weeks away from the new year – do you know where you’ll be on December 31? Drake will be in Miami, performing at the E11even nightclub. General entry tickets are going for $300 apiece but are probably sold out.

Drake isn’t the only star to welcome 2016 in Miami: Pitbull, The Weeknd, and Questlove from The Roots will also be in town.

Number 2: Justin Bieber "I'm Sorry"

Justin Bieber retains the runner-up position with “Sorry,” and he’s just added a European leg to his upcoming tour.  Justin kicks off the North American leg of his world tour on March 9, 2016 in Seattle, Washington, and this week he also added dates in Europe and the U.K. It starts on September 14 in Berlin, Germany, and as of now ends on November 25 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Number 1: Adele " Hello" 

Adele has a tour in the works as well, but record sales alone are enough to keep her soaring above the competition.  Her 25 album is also number one, but that doesn’t begin to tell the story: it just roared past the five million-seller mark here in the United States. It’s only the 11th album since 2005 to hit that sales milestone…and it got there in a mere⁷ three weeks!

Will we see any changes next week? There’s only one way to find out: join us in seven days!

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 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

6 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

7 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。