VOA标准英语2013--Gary Allan's 'Set You Free' Focuses on Hope

 

Gary Allan's 'Set You Free' Focuses on Hope

“Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” is the lead single from “Set You Free.” The million-selling song became the California native’s fastest-rising chart hit to date, and his fourth to top the Country list. Allan says “Every Storm” is a song about hope, the common theme running throughout the album.

“You can expect a lot of honesty and a lot of songs about life," he said. "It’s going to roll you through a breakup and it’s going to roll you through the anger and the healing¹ and wind you up as good as new. So, what I think you can expect is something a little bit different musically out of this.”

Allan says his favorite song on the album is “One More Time,” inspired by the loss of his father. It’s one of five tracks he co-wrote for the album. He also recorded songs by some of Nashville’s most respected writers, including the Warren Brothers, Sarah Buxton, Hillary Lindsey and his 2012 tour partner Josh Thompson.

Allan is supporting “Set You Free” with U.S. concerts that will keep him on the road for most of 2013. He’ll headline the Academy² of Country Music’s (ACM) free weekend “Fremont Street Experience” in Las Vegas, which leads up to the 48th annual ACM Awards on April 7. Allan explains what fans can expect from his shows.

“We play hard. We have an absolute³ blast⁴ and I think it’s transparent," he said. "I think that’s why people love to come and see us. It’s authentic⁵. We’re giving it everything that we have every night.”

1 healing   

n.康复，复原adj.有治疗功用的v.（使）愈合( heal的现在分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• miraculous powers of healing 神奇的治病能力
• She seems to have a vocation for healing. 看来她具备治病救人的才能。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 academy   

n.(高等)专科院校；学术社团，协会，研究院

参考例句：

• This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
• I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。

3 absolute   

adj.十足的；绝对的；不受任何限制的

参考例句：

• The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.第一年的课程简单极了。
• I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要。

4 blast   

v.炸毁，摧毁；n.爆炸，爆破，一阵，汽笛声

参考例句：

• A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心。
• Not until last week was the project in full blast.工程直到上星期才全部开工。

5 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。