《小苹果》在全美音乐奖 广告时间遇尴尬

 　　China's Internet singing sensation¹ Chopsticks Brothers performed their viral hit Little Apple at the 2014 American Music Awards.

　　中国网络爆红歌手筷子兄弟在2014全美音乐奖现场表演他们的主打歌曲《小苹果》。

　　Chopsticks Brothers – which consists of director Xiao Yang and musician Wang Taili - played a middle-aged² singing duo in the film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon. In the film, they sang Little Apple when they auditioned³ for an American music talent show and received a thumbs-up from the judges.

　　筷子兄弟由导演肖央和音乐人王太利组成。他们在电影《老男孩——猛龙过江》中扮演中年歌唱组合。影片中他们在美国音乐选秀节目评委面前唱起《小苹果》，并获得好评。

　　Now, life is following art.

　　如今，故事成真。

　　At AMA, an awards that show second only to the Grammys in prestige⁴, they join renowned⁵ singers including Taylor Swift and One Direction to deliver a night of sensational⁶ music to the world.

　　全美音乐奖是仅此于格莱美的重要奖项。筷子兄弟和泰勒斯威夫特、单向组合等知名歌手一起为全世界献上音乐盛宴。

　　"I did not expect the plot in our film to come true in real life," Xiao Yang said during an interview. "It seems unreal. We've worked on music for so long and after all these years, this is another story of dreams coming true for 'old boys'," said Wang Taili.

　　王太利在接受采访时说，“我没想过电影里的故事情节会成真。这太不可思议了。我们做音乐这么多年，这是老男孩另一个梦想成真的故事。”

　　This is the first time a Chinese "god" song (a term for songs that go viral on the Internet) will be showcased on the global stage.

　　这是中国神曲首次在世界舞台上演出。

　　Little Apple has taken China's Internet by storm. Its MP3 received 579 million hits and the music video has been played 823 million times on China's major music and video streaming sites.

　　《小苹果》在中国网络上爆红。在中国主要在线音乐和视频网站上，它的MP3被点击了5亿7千9百万次，MV则播放了8亿2千3百万次。

　　According to Southern.com, the song has been played to at least 500 million listeners worldwide.

　　Southern.com表示，全世界至少5亿人听过这首歌。

　　American Music Awards are awarded based on viewers' votes. South Korean singer Psy's Gangnam Style, which broke YouTube's most viewed video record, owes its global success to AMA.

　　全美音乐奖由观众评选决定。韩国歌手鸟叔就曾在现场演唱打破Youtube播放记录的《江南Style》。

1 sensation   

n.感觉，感知力，激动，轰动

参考例句：

• He lost all sensation in his legs through cramp.他的腿部因抽筋而失去知觉。
• Seeing him again after so many years was a strange sensation.那么多年以后又见到他，是一种不可思议的感觉。

2 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

3 auditioned   

vi.试听（audition的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• What is that, from some script you auditioned for in the '40s? 什么玩意儿是你40年代试的那些剧本吗？ 来自电影对白

4 prestige   

n.声望，威望，威信

参考例句：

• Their products enjoy ever higher prestige in the world market.他们的产品在世界市场上享有越来越高的声誉。
• He has high prestige among the masses.他在群众中威信很高。

5 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

6 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。