VOA标准英语2011--Sara Evans Feeling 'Stronger' About New

It's been more than five years since the release of country star Sara Evans' last album.
Stronger, is Sara's second consecutive¹ album to debut² at Number One on Billboard's Country chart. She says the album's title represents how she feels at this point in her life. In 2007, Sara went through a bitter divorce from her husband of 13 years, musician and politician Craig Schelske. One year later, she married sports radio host Jay Barker and moved from Nashville to Birmingham, Alabama, where the couple is raising their blended family of seven children.
Sara co-wrote six of the album's 10 tracks. Included are a bluegrass version of her Number One song "Born To Fly" and a cover of Rod Stewart's 1988 rock hit, "My Heart Can't Tell You No." The song was composed by British producer Simon Climie and Nashville songwriter Dennis Morgan. Morgan originally intended it to be recorded by a country artist.
Happy to be settled back in her music career, Sara will support her new album with U.S. concerts. They include an appearance at the April 10 "Country Thunder Festival" in Arizona. In June, she'll join Rascal³ Flatts' tour.
The debut single from "Stronger" was included in the Tim McGraw/Gwyneth Paltrow film, Country Strong. Her empowering hit "A Little Bit Stronger" was co-written by Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 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。

3 rascal   

n.流氓；不诚实的人

参考例句：

• If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
• The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。