VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Nov. 22

 

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Nov. 22

We’re trotting¹ out the five most popular songs in the Billboard² Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 22, 2014.

If you liked last week’s lineup, you’ll like this week’s, because nothing changes. Well, that’s not entirely³ true…songs do switch positions.

Let’s begin in fifth place, where Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj hold with “Bang Bang.”Noted producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins is working on an album to celebrate his 20th anniversary in the music business. Speaking with Hits Daily Double, Rodney says he wants to re-make the 1998 Brandy and Monica hit “The Boy Is Mine,” using Jessie and Ariana. Rodney co-wrote and co-produced “The Boy Is Mine,” which spent 13 weeks at number one.

We have a change in fourth place: Tove Lo backs off a slot with “Habits (Stay High).” Tove’s set to go on tour with an even bigger star.  Beginning November 30, Tove tours Australia and New Zealand as the opening act for Katy Perry. They’ll be together through December 20. January finds Tove Lo headlining in Europe.

Up a slot to number three goes Maroon⁴ 5 with “Animals.”This is their seventh Top Five hit, and they’ve gone all the way to number one three times: with “Makes Me Wonder,” “Moves Like Jagger,” and “One More Night.”

Holding in second place is Meghan Trainor, with her former eight-week champ “All About That Bass⁵.” Meghan got into a spot of trouble over some comments she made…Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Meghan said she was a chubby⁶ girl…and briefly⁷ tried to stop eating after a boy suggested she lose weight. Meghan said she didn’t have the “strength” to develop an eating disorder⁸. That caught the attention of Demi Lovato, who tweeted that eating disorders⁹ were no laughing matter, and “strength” was the wrong word to use.

Holding in first place is Taylor Swift with “Shake It Off.” Taylor’s taken her battle against streaming services to another level.

Recently, she pulled her music from the streaming service Spotify, accusing it of under-paying musicians. Now, she’s also removed her catalog from streaming services in China.

That’s all for now, but who knows what next week will bring? Join us in seven days and we’ll find out together.

1 trotting   

小跑，急走( trot的现在分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
• Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳，小马开始慢跑起来。

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 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 maroon   

v.困住，使（人）处于孤独无助之境；n.逃亡黑奴；孤立的人；酱紫色，褐红色；adj.酱紫色的，褐红色的

参考例句：

• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks.埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。
• Robinson Crusoe has been marooned on a desert island for 26 years.鲁滨逊在荒岛上被困了26年。

5 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

6 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

7 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

8 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

9 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》