【轻松英文阅读】美国人演唱的流行乐

 On March 9th, the final round of the TV series ‘Nodo Jiman Za! World!’ was held on Japan’s NTV. In this program amateur¹ singers from around the world sing their hearts out in Japanese before a nationwide audience. And the winner of this year’s final round was Chris Hart from the United States. Chris won the competition singing the SMAP hit, “Yozora no Muko.” After his award winning performance, he sang a duet with the SMAP singer Masahiro Nakai. After their duet, Nakai praised Chris saying, “Your performance was perfect, and I was a little embarrassed to be on stage with you.”

 

Chris started having an interest in Japanese culture and J-Pop when he was 12 years old. At 13 he did a homestay in Japan and became even more enchanted² with the culture. When he turned 24, he decided³ to move to Japan. While working in Japan he uploaded his covers of Japanese pop songs and his original songs to YouTube. Gradually, his videos gained many followers⁴. Now after his win he is in high demand. It will be interesting to see what will happen next for Chris.

 

Please enjoy the video below of Chris singing!

1 amateur   

adj.业余的，非专业的；n.业余爱好者

参考例句：

• He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
• Although Tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

2 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。