2005年金唱片回顾

Douglas Hyde: The music of 2005 was a collected blend of surprises, sure things, and sold-out concerts that proved Rock and Roll was alive and well.

Show me~

Douglas Hyde: But there is no doubt about it; the year belonged to Mariah Carey.

We belong together…

Douglas Hyde: The comeback kid shook off the bad times with "The Emancipation¹ of Mimi", (shut up, shut up, just shut up~) while her single 'We Belong Together' was No. 1 for 14 weeks on the Billboard² charts. The pop diva even racked up 8 Grammy nods.

Mariah Carey: I am grateful that this album is, um, being well received, so, it's…it's a blessing³.

Douglas Hyde: Alternative rockers--Green Day--were blessed as well, their CD "American Idiot" sold over 4 million. And so did Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway". American idol⁴ sweetheart cranked out hit after hit.

But since you been gone...

Douglas Hyde: Ultra chic⁵, Gwen Stefani's solo effort, "Love.Angel.Music.Baby" flew off shelves, and the single 'Hollaback Girl' became a pop album.

I ain't no Hollaback girl...

Douglas Hyde: Hip⁶ hop⁷ was having a good year too. Kanye West skipped the sophomore⁸ jinks with the "Late Registration⁹" and "The Massacre¹⁰" by 50 Cent was Billboard's top album of the year.

Douglas Hyde: Rake through country crooners, Rascal¹¹ Flatts were on fire with "Feels Like Today".

Douglas Hyde: Colombian artist Shakira released two albums in English and in Espanol. And her song 'La Tortura' with Alejandro Sanz was the No. 1 Latin single. (and~I~I~)

Douglas Hyde: Even reggaeton(pronounced Reggae-TONE) star Daddy Yankee's "Barrio Fino"sizzled as the top Latino.

Douglas Hyde: It's great to have an audience. Just ask U2, the Irish band, Sir Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones all had the biggest selling tours of 2005, no small feat¹² (hot,so hot!) considering the concert industry has been in the slump¹³ the past few years.

Douglas Hyde: In Hollywood, I am Douglas Hyde.

Note------------
comeback kid: 特指从失败中恢复过来的人.
crank out: to produce a lot of something very quickly; 制成.
reggaeton(pronounced Reggae-TONE): Part Latin, part hip hop.

1 emancipation   

n.（从束缚、支配下）解放

参考例句：

• We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

4 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

5 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

6 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

7 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

8 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

9 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

10 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

11 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。

12 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

13 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。