AS IT IS 2016-02-13 Trending Today: All You Need Is LoveMojis

AS IT IS 2016-02-13 Trending Today: All You Need Is LoveMojis

This is What’s Trending Today….

You probably know the Beatles’ song, “All You Need is Love.”

This weekend, the song might go by another name: “All You Need is LoveMojis.”

A new project between Paul McCartney and the video messaging service Skype made him a trending topic today on social media. The former Beatle has worked with Skype to create music for its new “LoveMojis.”

Mojis are short animated¹ videos that Skype users can send to friends and family members. The new “LoveMojis” are just in time for the Valentine’s Day holiday. And, each one includes new music created by Paul McCartney himself.

One shows a sumo wrestler² dressed like Cupid, complete with a bow-and-arrow. He drops from the sky and this is the sound he makes: (listen to the audio story to hear)

Another one shows two cute owls⁴ on a tree branch. One owl³ creeps closer to cuddle with the other. This is the sound: (listen to the audio story to hear)

Skype officials said of the project: “We’ve coupled original Skype designs with unique musical compositions from Paul so you can always express your love to friends and family around the world, no matter what you’re trying to say.”

On his website, McCartney wrote that the project was “challenging, because you suddenly realize you’ve got to compress a musical interpretation⁵ of an emotion into less than five seconds.”

On social media, people reacted with excitement and humor. Some found it funny that someone as famous as McCartney would make emoji sound effects.

Others wrote about their excitement of using the McCartney LoveMojis this weekend.

What do you think about Skype’s new musical Mojis? Let us know in the Comments Section or on our Facebook page.

Words in This Story

cupid – n. the god of love in ancient Rome

couple – v. to join (two things) together

cute – adj. having a pleasing and usually youthful appearance

cuddle – v. to hold (someone or something) in your arms in order to show affection

sumo wrestling – n. a Japanese form of wrestling that is performed by very large men

composition – n. a written piece of music and especially one that is very long or complex

1 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

2 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

3 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

4 owls   

n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句

5 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。