VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 7

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 7

We’re uncovering the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending March 7, 2015.

We’re settling into a comfortable routine in which one new song appears every week. We can live with that…how about you?

Hozier is starting to slip on the Top Five, as his triple-platinum smash “Take Me To Church” drops two slots to number five. He’s following it with a new single, “Someone New,” which features actress Natalie Dormer in the video. You’ve seen her in several big movies and TV series, including Game Of Thrones. She plays Margaery Tyrell.

Maroon² 5 rebounds³ a slot to fourth place with “Sugar.” Adam Levine and company are on the North American leg of a world tour, which sees them on the road well into September. Joining them through mid-June is MAGIC! You probably remember them from last year, when they topped the chart for six weeks with “Rude.”

Here’s your new entry: Ellie Goulding jumps three slots to third place with “Love Me Like You Do" from the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack. Not only has it topped the singles chart for a fourth week in the U.K., it broke the streaming record previously⁴ held by “Uptown Funk.” Well done, Ellie.

Ed Sheeran remains⁵ stuck in the runner-up slot with “Thinking Out Loud.” On March 23, Ed will be among several star acts premiering new videos at the YouTube Music Awards. After taking a year off, the ceremony returns with a revised format⁶: it gets back to basics by treating us to nine videos from the award winners.

Up at number one we have Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars…that makes eight weeks and counting for “Uptown Funk.” Or should we say the award-winning “Uptown Funk?”  On February 25, Mark collected a BRIT Award for Best British Single. He says it was a pleasant surprise, because he didn’t think the song was released during the eligibility⁷ period. It was…and he’s the champ.

Who will rule the roost next week? Join us in seven days and we'll tell all.

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 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。

3 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

7 eligibility   

n.合格，资格

参考例句：

• What are the eligibility requirements? 病人被选参加试验的要求是什么？ 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
• Eligibility for HINARI access is based on gross national income (GNI). 进入HINARI获取计划是依据国民总收入来评定的。