英语听力精选进阶版 6205
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
A Song for the Victims 为受难者献上的一首歌
Singers and bands from around the world have been gathering 1 in London to record a charity single in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster.
Artists like Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle have donated their time and talent in order to record a cover version of REM’s classic track Everybody Hurts.
The project has been organised by music mogul Simon Cowell, the mastermind behind recent TV talent shows such as the X Factor, America’s Got Talent and Pop Idol 2.
Cowell has assembled talent from his stable of X Factor winners alongside established acts such as Take That to record the song, the proceeds of which will be divided between a UK newspaper’s Haitian fund and the Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella organisation 3 made up of 13 of the UK’s leading aid agencies.
Music fans who want to see their favourite artists gathered in one place for the recording 4 of the single will be sadly disappointed however.
That’s because the performers are recording only a line or two of the song which will then be stitched together digitally to complete the track.
It’s all a far cry from the early days of charity singles when singers would huddle 5 round a microphone, giving a live performance.
Other famous faces have also been doing their bit for the Haitian victims.
The British band Radiohead raised more than $500,000 (3m yuan) for the appeal by performing a special gig in Los Angeles.
Hollywood actor George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon has so far raised $61m (414m yuan) thanks to celebrities 6 like Madonna and Jay Z.
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake on 12 January killed as many as 200,000 people and has left an estimated 1.5 million people homeless.
Glossary 词汇表
in aid of 为了帮助（或救济）…
donated 捐赠
cover version 翻唱版本
track 歌曲
music mogul 音乐界巨头
mastermind 策划
stable 马棚，这里指同一机构下的（成员）
established acts 已经有一定地位的演唱队
proceeds 收入
fund 基金
umbrella organisation 伞式组织
aid agencies 援助、救援机构
stitched together 连接在一起
far cry 差远了
huddle round 挤作一团
doing their bit 出一份力
raised 募集了
appeal 呼吁，恳求
gig 演出
telethon 马拉松式电视节目
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
- Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。
- The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
- His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- They like living in a huddle.他们喜欢杂居在一起。
- The cold wind made the boy huddle inside his coat.寒风使这个男孩卷缩在他的外衣里。
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目