VOA标准英语2013--本周流行音乐TOP5

 

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Nov. 16 

We’re rolling out the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 16, 2013.

History is made in this week’s Top Five, with one newcomer matching a 49-year-old chart record.

Let’s get started in fifth place, where Avicii steps back a slot to number five with “Wake Me Up!” The 24-year-old Swedish DJ - real name Tim Bergling - says his manager got him interested in contemporary folk music. He says he incorporated it into his True album because nobody else was doing it - and it’s worked: “Wake Me Up!” has gone gold, platinum², or multi-platinum in 11 countries worldwide.

Dipping two notches⁴ to fourth place, it's Katy Perry with “Roar.” Katy made out well at the November 10 MTV Europe Music Awards in Amsterdam where she took Best Female honors.

Winning both the Best Hip-Hop and Global Icon⁵ trophies⁶ was Eminem, and what a week he had on the Hot 100 chart.

Eminem re-teams with Rihanna as “The Monster” debuts⁷ at number three - you probably remember their 2010 super-hit “Love The Way You Lie.” This is one of four Eminem singles in this week’s Top 20 list. No lead artist has placed this many songs in the Top 20 since April, 1964, when The Beatles had six…that’s 49 years!

The rest of the countdown may seem like an anti-climax, but we’ll soldier on. As expected, Miley Cyrus caused a stir at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and here in the Top 20, “Wrecking Ball” regains⁸ a notch³ in second place. On Sunday, Miley turned up in Amsterdam at the MTV Europe Music Awards - “Wrecking Ball” took the Best Video trophy⁹, while Miley lit up a suspicious-looking cigarette onstage. And yes, she also twerked.

Up at number one, it’s all the same: Lorde spends a sixth week atop the Hot 100 pop singles chart with “Royals.”

Lorde appears in the upcoming soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Catching¹⁰ Fire, singing Tears For Fears’ hit “Everybody Wants To Rule The World.” It ruled the Hot 100 chart in June, 1985…11 years before she was born.

Can Lorde make it a lucky seventh week at number one? Join us in seven days and we’ll find out.

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 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

3 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

4 notches   

n.（边缘或表面上的）V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 )；刻痕；水平；等级

参考例句：

• The Indians cut notches on a stick to keep count of numbers. 印第安人在棒上刻V形凹痕用来计数。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shot. 他们每杀一个人就在枪托上刻下一个V形记号。 来自辞典例句

5 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

6 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

8 regains   

复得( regain的第三人称单数 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour. 要想剧院重拾昔日的辉煌，必须进行大规模整修。
• He lays down the book and regains the consciousness. 他惊悸初定，掩卷细思。

9 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

10 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。