时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2005(下)--体育娱乐看台


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George Strait Takes it Home on Somewhere Down in Texas


乔治·斯崔特为家乡带来新专辑《Somewhere Down in Texas》


 


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You'll Be There was the first single released from George Strait's latest album, Somewhere Down in Texas. The track entered Billboard 1's Country chart at Number 30 to become his highest-debuting single ever. It later became Strait's 70th Top 10 hit. Somewhere Down in Texas made its first week entry at Number One on both the Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts, marking the first time in his 25-year-career he's simultaneously 2 debuted 3 in their top spots.


 


Among the highlights on Somewhere Down in Texas are The Seashores of Old Mexico, which Merle Haggard wrote and recorded more than 30 years ago, and Good News, Bad News, a duet George recorded with Country star and fellow Texan Lee Ann Womack.


 


George Strait: I had wanted to sing a song with Lee Ann for a while. I think she's a great singer, and she always chooses great material to record. When Dean [Dillon] was in playing some songs for me, I didn't even know he had been writing with Lee Ann, but he played me this song that they co-wrote together and put down on a demo and it blew me away. So, that kind of did it. I wanted to do it and it turned out great.


 


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George Strait arrived on the Country music scene in 1981. Since then, George has earned the most solo Number One Country singles and Number One Country Albums on the Billboard charts. He also holds the record as the most-nominated artist in the Country Music Association Awards history, with a career total of 73 nominations 4.


 


George was born in Poteet, Texas, and has lived in his home state throughout his entire career. Two songs on his new album mention the Lone 5 Star state, its title track Somewhere Down in Texas and its current single, simply titled Texas.


 


George Strait: Always singing for the great state, for sure. But, you know, you don't want to do a song just because it's got Texas in it. Sometimes that can get a little hokey. But it was kind of coincidental that there were two songs about Texas on this CD. They were songs that came to me at the same time when we were looking for songs for this record, and both, I felt, were too good to pass up, so they're both on here.


 


From Somewhere Down in Texas, here is George Strait with his latest single Texas. I’m Mary Morningstar.


 


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注释:


album [5AlbEm] n. 唱片集


simultaneously [simEl5teiniEsli] adv. 同时地


highlights [5hailaits] n. 集锦


duet [dju:5et] n. 二重唱,二重奏


demo [5demEu] n. 样本唱片


Country Music Association Awards 美国乡村音乐协会大奖


Poteet 普迪特,位于德克萨斯州


the Lone Star state 孤星之州 ,德克萨斯州别名


hokey [5hEuki] adj. 做作的


pass up 拒绝



n.布告板,揭示栏,广告牌
  • 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。
adv.同时发生地,同时进行地
  • The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
  • The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
初次表演,初次登台(debut的过去式与过去分词形式)
  • In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末,全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队,推出。
  • The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名,很快就取得了白金销量。
n.提名,任命( nomination的名词复数 )
  • Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
  • A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
  • She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
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