VOA标准英语2017--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 9
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2017年(12月)
This is the Top Five Countdown! We’re on the march with the five most popular songs in the Billboard 1 Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Dec. 9, 2017.
If you feel your week isn’t complete without a new song in the hit list, then you’ll be happy you joined us today.
Number 5: Ed Sheeran "Perfect"
It happens in fifth place, where Ed Sheeran jumps two slots with "Perfect."
Last week, Ed dropped the remix which features Beyonce. It’s on track to become Ed’s fourth number one single in the U.K., but it didn’t come easily. Ed tells Entertainment Tonight that Beyonce changes her email address weekly, so contacting her wasn’t simple. Once they got together, however, things went smoothly 2: Ed says Beyonce only needed one take to nail her vocal 3 part.
Number 4: Imagine Dragons "Thunder"
Imagine Dragons holds in fourth place with "Thunder." On January 6, the Las Vegas rockers kick off their world tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Other stops on the Asian leg include Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. On January 17, the band will make its second appearance in Shanghai. They first performed there in August 2015.
Number 3: Lil Pump "Gucci Gang"
Lil Pump remains 4 your third-place entry with "Gucci Gang." Lasting 5 a scant 6 two minutes and four seconds, this is the shortest Top 10 single in 42 years. Back in October 1975, Dickie Goodman hit fourth place with "Mr. Jaws," which clocked in at two minutes and three seconds.
Number 2: Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug "Havana"
Also in a holding pattern this week are your second-place artists, Camila Cabello and Young Thug, with "Havana."
Back in May, Camila announced that her debut 7 solo album would be titled "The Hurting, The Healing, The Loving," and arrive this year. Camila later amended 8 that, saying she was still working on material. This week, she went on social media to announce that the album, now titled simply "Camila," will hit the market on January 12.
Number 1: Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage 9 "Rockstar"
Post Malone and 21 Savage remain your countdown champs for a seventh big week with "Rockstar." Last week, Post announced a December 1 release date for his second album, "Beerbongs & Bentleys."
Well, December 1 came and went, with no album to show for it. That same day, Post went on Twitter. He apologized for the delay, saying he’s still working on making it the best album possible. As for when we get it … that’s still up in the air.
- 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 workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
- Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
- The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
- Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。
- Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候，许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。