VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending August 17

 

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending August 17

We’re spotlighting¹ the five most popular songs in the Billboard² Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 17, 2013.

Last week, One Direction smashed into the hit list in second place with “Best Song Ever.

Jumping two slots to fifth place are two masters of chart longevity³: Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake with “Holy Grail.” This week, Jay-Z and Justin wind up their joint⁴ tour of North America. Next month, Justin drops the second volume of his 20/20 Experience album.

Rebounding⁵ a slot to fourth place are Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams with “Get Lucky.” The French duo was a no-show on a popular U.S. TV program last week. Daft Punk was supposed to perform on the The Colbert Report, but appeared to cancel at the last minute. Host Stephen Colbert told writer Paul Mercurio that MTV pulled the plug - because Daft Punk was contracted to appear at the Video Music Awards ceremony, scheduled for August 25.

Imagine Dragons has a huge hit with “Radioactive,” which rises to number three this week - a double-platinum smash. But at least one writer wonders if it’s the worst song ever written. Venting⁶ in his blog “Hipster Runoff,” Carles - cites clichéd lyrics⁷ and an uninspired melody. No hate mail please! We're just reporting this.

The jury also seems divided on Miley Cyrus’ latest hit, but enough people love “We Can’t Stop” to return it to second place. Back in 2009, she also hit the runner-up slot with “Party In The U.S.A.” Miley has titled her fourth studio album Bangerz, and tells MTV UK that the guest list includes Future, Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, and Ludacris. Right now, it carries no release date.

This is a banner week for Robin⁸ Thicke. In fact, it’s the best week of his 10-year recording⁹ career. He extends his Hot 100 dominance to nine weeks with “Blurred Lines” featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams. That’s the longest championship run by a male solo act since 2008, when Flo Rida lasted 10 weeks with “Low.” Not only does Robin rule the Hot 100 this week, he also scores his first U.S. pop album title.

That’s all for now, but a new lineup is coalescing¹⁰ even as we speak. We'll be back next week with details.

1 spotlighting   

v.聚光照明( spotlight的现在分词 )；使公众注意，使突出醒目

参考例句：

2 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。

3 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 rebounding   

蹦跳运动

参考例句：

• The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
• The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。

6 venting   

消除； 泄去； 排去； 通风

参考例句：

• But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道，老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦，我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。

7 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。

8 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

10 coalescing   

v.联合，合并( coalesce的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A mental model begins coalescing in their minds. 一个意识模型开始结合到他们的脑子里。 来自互联网
• On the basis of coalescing this kind of element can separate oil from compressed air. 采用凝聚原理，分离压缩空气中的油份。 来自互联网