VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs For Week Ending April 14

 

We're airborne with the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 14, 2018.

If you liked last week's lineup, you'll like our new one ... we do get a bit of shuffling² just for variety's sake.

Number 5: Ed Sheeran "Perfect" 

Ed Sheeran drops two slots to fifth place with his four-times-platinum ex-champ "Perfect." Ed's security guard Kev has a new Instagram feed, and has racked up 185,000 followers³ in his first two days. He posts funny and embarrassing photos of Ed, in his words, "to keep him in line."

He also likes to mock Ed's photographer, Zakary Walters, for having more followers. If you'd like to see some samples, go to our Facebook page, VOA1TheHits.

Number 4: Post Malone Featuring Ty Dolla $ign "Psycho" 

Rebounding⁴ a slot to fourth place are Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign with "Psycho." For months, we've been anticipating Post's sophomore⁵ album "Beerbongs & Bentleys." Now, we have a release date: April 27.

Post dropped the news April 5, while also giving fans a video of his new song "Stay." Post performed the acoustic⁶ ballad⁷ on the Nashville stop of his Bud Light Dive Bar Tour.

Number 3: Bruno Mars & Cardi B "Finesse⁸"

Bruno Mars and Cardi B are back in third place with "Finesse," but that's not the big news this week. On April 7, Cardi performed on Saturday Night Live — and officially announced her pregnancy⁹. While we don't yet know the due date, U.S. media outlets¹⁰ are speculating it will happen sometime this North American summer.

While Cardi has already canceled two European festival appearances, she says her other shows — including a September tour with Bruno Mars — are still on her schedule.

Number 2: Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "Meant To Be" 

If Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line are "Meant To Be" champions, it won't happen this week: They hold in the runner-up slot.

Beyond the charts, Bebe has announced the release date for her first full-length album. Titled "Expectations," it's available for pre-order this week, ahead of a June 22 release.

Number 1: Drake "God's Plan" 

Drake enters the land of double digits¹¹, as "God's Plan" racks up a 10th week atop the Hot 100. He now has two 10-week chart champs, following "One Dance" in 2016.

This week, Drake dropped the video for a new song, "Nice For What." The clip features several female stars from Hollywood, and you can see it on our Facebook page, VOA1TheHits.

That's it for now, but the chart never sleeps! Join us next week for a new lineup.

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 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

4 rebounding   

蹦跳运动

参考例句：

• The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
• The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。

5 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。

6 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。

7 ballad   

n.歌谣，民谣，流行爱情歌曲

参考例句：

• This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
• This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。

8 finesse   

n.精密技巧，灵巧，手腕

参考例句：

• It was a disappointing performance which lacked finesse.那场演出缺乏技巧，令人失望。
• Lillian Hellman's plays are marked by insight and finesse.莉莲.赫尔曼的巨作以富有洞察力和写作技巧著称。

9 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

10 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》