美国国家公共电台 NPR--'Peaches,' from Mario Bros. movie, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 83

'Peaches,' from Mario Bros. movie, entered the Billboard¹ Hot 100 at No. 83

Transcript²

The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to top the box office, and the song "Peaches" from the movie is on the pop charts. It's actor and comedian³ Jack⁴ Black's first solo entry on the chart.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" has been the No. 1 film in the United States for three straight weeks. Now a song from the movie is on the pop charts.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEACHES")

JACK BLACK: (As Bowser, singing) Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches. Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, oh, yeah.

MART?NEZ: "Peaches" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 83.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

(Impersonating Casey Kasem) Whenever you say something like that, I want to talk like Casey Kasem. Anyways, actor and comedian Jack Black moving up the chart - his first solo entry on that chart. Black plays a villainous turtle named Bowser in the animated⁵ film.

STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE⁶: And the plot, such as it is, has Bowser attempting to win the hand and heart of Princess Peach.

INSKEEP: Stephen Thompson of NPR Music saw this movie.

THOMPSON: And at one point the filmmakers just kind of turn the spotlight⁷ over to Jack Black, and they had him perform this song where you've basically just got Bowser sitting at a piano and wailing⁸ about his love of Princess Peach.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEACHES")

BLACK: (As Bowser, singing) Princess Peach, at the end of the line, I'll make you mine.

THOMPSON: Jack Black is committed. He is coming at you full blast this entire song. And I think that's a huge part of the fun. I'm not sure it's necessarily, like, a great song so much as it is a really winning performance.

MART?NEZ: The entertainment news website Consequence asked, could this be the song of the summer? Thompson says stranger things have happened.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEACHES")

BLACK: (As Bowser, singing) Peach, you're so cool. And with my...

INSKEEP: (Laughter) That's great. You know, my kids, A, have all been to see this at separate times, and they come home, and they try to tell me the whole plot. I can't follow it at all.

MART?NEZ: I'm just glad it's not Princess Jackfruit. That'd be harder to sing.

INSKEEP: (Laughter) OK, that's fine. Let's listen to a bit more.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEACHES")

BLACK: (As Bowser, singing) Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches. Peaches, Peaches...

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 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

8 wailing   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱

参考例句：

• A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。