时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:2014年VOA慢速英语(九)月


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Lorde Releases Single for 'Hunger Games' Soundtrack


Welcome to American Mosaic 1 from VOA Learning English. I’m Caty Weaver 2


Moviegoers now have less than a month to wait for the release of the third Hunger Games movie.  “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part One,” will open in theaters across the United States on November 21st. 


The soundtrack that goes along with the film will be released a few days before that.  Seventeen-year-old New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde is leading the project.  On Monday, she released its first single, “Yellow Flicker 3 Beat.”


Lorde has expressed great excitement over her part in the creation of the film. She said she “jumped at the chance” although she knew the project would not be easy. She said she knew she would be inspired by the movie’s story and characters.


This first single shows that Lorde was moved by the Hunger Games hero, Katniss Everdeen. In the first movie of the series, Katniss wears a dress from which fire rises when she turns around. She became known as “the girl on fire.”


The song “Yellow Flicker Beat” captures that image of Katniss. The song goes: My blood is a flood of rubies 4, precious stones / It keeps my veins 5 hot, the fires find a home in me / I move through town, I'm quiet like a fire.


It is not known who, other than Lorde, might appear on the soundtrack to “Mockingjay - Part One.”  The first movie included a shared song from Taylor Swift and the band, the Civil Wars.  It is called “Safe and Sound.”


The music for the second Hunger Games movie, “Catching Fire,” turned into a hit soundtrack. The British group Coldplay wrote and performed the song “Atlas.”


The soundtrack for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part One” will be released November 18th. 



1 mosaic
n./adj.镶嵌细工的,镶嵌工艺品的,嵌花式的
  • The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
  • The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。
2 weaver
n.织布工;编织者
  • She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快,而且布的质量很好。
  • The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。
3 flicker
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现
  • There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
  • At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时,光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现,几乎并不灿烂。
4 rubies
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色
  • a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
  • The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
5 veins
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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