VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 21
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2015年(三月)
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 21
We’re setting free the five most popular songs in the Billboard 1 Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending March 21, 2015.
It had to happen: just when we were getting comfortable with one new title per week, the machinery 2 breaks down. It’s the same old songs this time around - luckily, they’re pretty good songs!
Let’s start in fifth place, where Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney tread water with “FourFiveSeconds.” Rihanna made fashion history this week…by becoming the first black woman to represent the French fashion house Dior. Women’s Wear Daily reports that Rihanna will appear in a video and print campaign, appearing this North American spring. She’s already promoted Balmain fashions, and was named a creative director for Puma 3 shoes.
Staying put in fourth place is Ellie Goulding (Golding) with “Love Me Like You Do.” which has topped charts from Australia to Finland. Here in the States, Ellie joined The Voice as a musical advisor 4 on Adam Levine’s team. Adam says she’s easy to talk to and had a big influence on his team.
Speaking of Adam Levine, he and the rest of Maroon 5 5 hang onto third place with “Sugar.” Adam Levine and his crew have been pumping out hits since 2002…but did you know they’ve been around considerably 6 longer? The group formed in 1994 as Kara’s Flowers, and released one album, The Fourth World, in 1997. Four years later, they regrouped, re-named themselves, and the rest is chart history.
Up in second place is Ed Sheeran, who this week proved he’s one of the nicest guys in pop music. I’ll fill you in after “Thinking Out Loud.”
On March 15, Joe Irvine, a contestant 7 on the New Zealand X Factor, was bullied 8 unmercifully by judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon. They lost their jobs…and Joe got a nice tweet from Ed. He said “don’t worry about what anyone else says. Enjoy yourself with it, that’s what singing is about.”
Up at number one, it’s Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars for a 10th big week with “Uptown Funk.” It’s only the 29th song in Hot 100 history to last that long at the top…and the chart has been around since 1958!
Can they make it 11 weeks? We’ll find out next time.
- 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。
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
- The police and the volunteers combed the forest for the lost puma from the zoo.警察和志愿者们在森林里到处寻找动物园迷失的美洲狮。
- A businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- 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。
- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
- The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
- The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。