美国国家公共电台 NPR--Taylor Swift breaks a record and sweeps Billboard's top ten spots

Taylor Swift breaks a record and sweeps Billboard¹'s top ten spots

Transcript²

Taylor Swift has claimed all of the Billboard Hot 100's top ten spots. She is the first artist to do so in the history of the song chart.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Next week, if you bring up the No. 1 song in the country, it'll be by Taylor Swift.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

If you prefer the No. 2 song in the country, that is also by Taylor Swift.

MART?NEZ: In fact, songs from her album "Midnight" (ph) will make history by capturing the entire top 10 for the next Billboard Hot 100 list.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MIDNIGHT RAIN")

TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) He was sunshine. I was midnight rain. He wanted it comfortable. I wanted that pain.

INSKEEP: Swift is the first artist to score 10 of 10. She's now had so many No. 1 albums that she is in the company of Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen and Drake. Ana Castillejos is a fan.

ANA CASTILLEJOS: I mean, I am over the moon excited, but I knew she could do it.

MART?NEZ: She co-hosts "13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast." Each episode breaks down one song.

CASTILLEJOS: "Midnights" is kind of all-encompassing in that it's almost like a road map, which makes it really, really exciting as a fan to kind of see where she's leading us in all of the different songs.

INSKEEP: A road map in that it refers back to Swift's older material. Castillejos' favorites include "Midnight Rain," which we just heard, and the final track, "Mastermind," which nods to Swift's meticulous³ nature.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MASTERMIND")

SWIFT: (Singing) What if I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me, nothing was going to stop me. I laid the groundwork. And then, just like clockwork, the dominoes cascaded⁴ in a line. What if I told you I'm a mastermind?

CASTILLEJOS: For her to talk about being a mastermind in terms of, like, her relationship - like, I planned this all along, and I got the guy that I've been wanting to date, and now we're together. I - she is a mastermind, and she's a marketing⁵ genius.

MART?NEZ: Taylor Swift once said she worried about aging out of celebrity⁶ as a woman over 30. But Castillejos says Tay can (singing) shake it off.

CASTILLEJOS: She doesn't need to prove herself. Like, we know that she is one of the most incredible and successful artists of our generation.

INSKEEP: And the song "Anti-Hero" is now roughly every third song on the radio when my kids go to school.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ANTI-HERO")

SWIFT: (Singing) It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me. At tea time...

1 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• 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。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 meticulous   

adj.极其仔细的，一丝不苟的

参考例句：

• We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。
• She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。

4 cascaded   

级联的

参考例句：

• His money cascaded away in a couple of years. 他的钱在三两年内便滚滚流失了。
• The water cascaded off the roof in the thunderstorm. 雷雨中水象瀑布一样从屋顶泻下。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

6 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。