泰勒斯威夫特加盟美国好声音

 　　Taylor Swift's voice has been heard around the globe. Now, the 24-year-old singer will share her musical expertise¹ as a celebrity² adviser³ on season 7 of "The Voice," Us Weekly reports.

　　泰勒·斯威夫特的声音已经家喻户晓。而根据美国周刊报道，这位24岁的歌手将在第七季美国好声音中担任名人顾问，分享她的音乐专长。

　　Just as Chris Martin did during season 6 of the hit NBC singing competition show, Swift will mentor⁴ contestants⁵ across all four teams. Working alongside mainstay coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, as well as newcomers Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. "Taylor was an absolute pleasure to work with," a source told Us. "She had great feedback for all the contestants. She made for an amazing mentor."

　　正如克里斯·马汀在第六季NBC重磅歌唱比赛中的表现一样，斯威夫特将作为四支队伍的参赛指导，和常驻导师亚当·列维、布雷克·谢尔顿以及新晋导师格温·史蒂芬妮、法瑞尔·威廉姆斯一起指导学员。“我们很高兴能和泰勒合作，”一位不知名人士透露，“她在参赛者中的口碑非常好，是个很棒的导师。”

　　While Swift will advise across all four teams, each respective team also has their own mentors⁶. Team Adam will get some help from the legendary⁷ soul singer Stevie Wonder while Team Blake will be joined by Little Big Town.Rookie coaches Williams and Stefani may be new to the show but they're veterans in the music industry.

　　斯威夫特负责为所有四支队伍提供建议，而每个队伍又有其单独的导师。亚当队伍中的学员将师从传奇灵魂歌者史提夫·汪达，布雷克则请到了乐队Little Big Town助阵；而威廉姆斯和史蒂芬妮虽说是节目的新晋导师，却也在乐坛久负盛名。

　　Season 7 of "The Voice" kicks off Sept. 22.

　　第七季美国好声音将在9月22日开唱。

1 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

5 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网

7 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。