时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2015年VOA慢速英语(十)月


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Adele Announces New Album on Social Media 阿黛尔宣布在社交媒体发布新专辑


Adele will release her latest album "25" on November 20, she announced Thursday on her Instagram page.


It is Adele’s first album since 2011.


"25" is inspired by Adele’s life. "Turning 25 was a turning point for me," Adele wrote in her Twitter post. She said she thought she was between childhood and adulthood 1. She decided 2 to leave behind bad things from her past.


"Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk."


After Adele’s announcements appeared on Twitter and Instagram, fans flooded her social media pages with praise. Here is what Adele’s fans wrote on Twitter and Instagram:


Break from Music


“25” will be "a make-up record," Adele said. She also posted that she hopes to correct mistakes she made in the past.


Adele’s last album, "21," won numerous awards, including several Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal 3 Album and others. 


Health issues forced Adele to take the long break from music. In 2011, the singer had throat surgery at a hospital in Boston. In 2012, she had a son. Adele tweeted to explain her time away from making music. "I’m sorry it took so long,” she wrote, “but you know, life happened."


Adele’s fans were happy to hear her new music. She released part of a new single in a YouTube video. The song talks about healing. They say that time’s supposed to heal ya / But I ain’t* done much healing.


Adele’s supporters hope that she has good health, and that she continues to make beautiful music. They hope to hear more from her by the end of November.


Words in This Story


inspire – v.  to make (someone) want to do something; to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create


adolescent – n. a young person who is developing into an adult


junk – n. old things that have been thrown away or that have little value


teeter – v. to move in an unsteady way back and forth 4 or from side to side (often used figuratively)


turning point – n. a time when an important change happens


make-up – n. a special test for a student who has missed or failed a previous test (In this case, Adele is talking about a record, not a test).?


ain’t – contraction 5 am not (Ain't is usually regarded as an error, but it is common in the very informal speech of some people and it is also used in informal and humorous phrases.)



1 adulthood
n.成年,成人期
  • Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
  • Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
2 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 vocal
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
4 forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
5 contraction
n.缩略词,缩写式,害病
  • The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
  • The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。
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