VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending November 30
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2013年(十一月)
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending November 30
On this week's Top Five Countdown, we’re exploring the five most popular songs in the Billboard 1 Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 30, 2013.
f one characteristic distinguishes this week’s lineup, it’s this: out of six featured artists, four are female. It’s a woman’s world in the current Top Five.
It all starts in fifth place, where Katy Perry dips a slot with “Roar.” Katy’s gearing up for her next world tour. Last week, she took to Twitter to announce the dates of her upcoming Prismatic World Tour - which kicks off on May 7 in Belfast. Icona Pop will be her opening act on the British leg. Meanwhile, if you’re in London next week, you can catch Katy on December 7 at the Jingle 2 Bell Ball at The O2.
Taking Katy Perry’s place at number four is Avicii with “Wake Me Up!” This song has hit number one in more than 20 countries worldwide including Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Slovakia, the U.K., and his homeland - Sweden. Here in the States, it hasn’t gone beyond fourth place…yet.
Holding at number three is Miley Cyrus with "Wrecking 3 Ball". She took over MTV on her 21st birthday. That’s a major birthday in the United States, as it represents the legal drinking age. On November 23, Miley took over MTV for an eight-hour birthday celebration. The programming included highlights from her time on the network, along with clips of her favorite MTV shows. Miley ended the weekend by performing on November 24 at the American Music Awards.
Holding in second place are Eminem and Rihanna with “The Monster.” Eminem just lost a piece of his childhood. On November 20, the state of Michigan demolished 4 the rapper's childhood home, after a recent fire damaged the top floor. The boarded-up bungalow 5 in Detroit appeared on two Eminem album covers: 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP, and his brand-new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Go ahead and give Lorde eight solid weeks at number one with “Royals" which has sold three million copies in the United States. Last week, Lorde was back home in the Southern Hemisphere for the New Zealand Music Awards, where she grabbed four trophies 6, including Single Of The Year.
Will Eminem and Rihanna dethrone Lorde next week? There’s only one way to find out: join us in seven days for another chart survey.
- 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。
- The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
- The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。
- He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句
- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。
- A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
- The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子，搬进了小平房。