2006年VOA标准英语-Country Music Star Tim McGraw Reflects, Vo

By Mary Morningstar
Washington
16 April 2006

Country star Tim McGraw has a busy year planned. He recently appeared in his third network television special, and is about to launch a major concert tour with his wife Faith Hill.

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"Beautiful People" is one of four new songs on Tim McGraw's latest release, Reflected: Greatest Hits II. The album also features 10 of his biggest hits, including "Live Like You Were Dying," "She's My Kind of Rain" and "Real Good Man." Rounding out the tracks are two duets that appeared on other artists albums, "Over and Over," which he recorded last year with rap star Nelly, and "Like We Never Loved At All," his duet with wife Faith Hill.

In addition to his successful music career, Tim has ventured into acting¹. He appeared in the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights," and, in July, he'll be seen on the big screen again in the new adaptation of the family classic, "My Friend Flicka." One of the songs from the film's soundtrack was included on Tim's new greatest hits album. Tim co-wrote the track, called "My Little Girl."

Tim says he's reading more movie scripts and is open to the idea of making a film with his wife. Faith Hill made her big screen debut² in 2004 in a remake of The Stepford Wives. But, he adds, "We're not going to do it just for the sake of doing it. It has to be something that would be special."

In the meantime, Tim will spend the next four months performing concerts with Faith throughout the U.S. The couple's first "Soul II Soul" tour in 2000 drew close to one million fans. With many dates already sold out, ticket sales are expected to reach a similar number for the 70 shows on their "Soul II Soul 2" tour. The outing is scheduled to run through late-August.

Tim's new greatest hits album debuted³ at Number One on Billboard's Country chart to become his 9th consecutive⁴ chart-topping entry. Its first single took only three weeks to reach the Top 20 on the Country Singles chart.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

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 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

4 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。