VOA标准英语2010年-Country Music Well Represented With Gr

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be presented on January 31 in Los Angeles, California. 

The Zac Brown Band received three Grammy Award nominations², including Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals⁴ for its 2008 Number One debut⁵ single, "Chicken Fried."  Their latest release, "The Foundation," is a contender for Best Country Album, a category the group shares with George Strait, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack.

The Zac Brown Band is also nominated for the all-genre Best New Artist trophy⁶.  Only two other Country artists have won the Best New Artist Grammy, LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and Carrie Underwood in 2007. 

The Zac Brown Band, Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum will represent the Country field by performing live on the three-hour Grammy telecast.

Lee Ann Womack's 2009 hit, "Solitary⁷ Thinkin'," earned the Texas native a Grammy nod for Best Female Country Vocal³ Performance.  She faces strong competition in that category from Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.  "Solitary Thinkin'" is from Lee Ann Womack's Grammy-nominated album, "Call Me Crazy."  From that same album, "Everything But Quits," her duet with George Strait, is a finalist in the Best Country Collaboration⁸ With Vocals category.

Keith Urban could add three Grammy Awards to his mantle⁹.  "Sweet Thing" brought him a nomination¹ for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, a category he won in 2005 and 2007.  The other Best Male Country Vocal nominees¹⁰ include Trace Adkins, George Strait, Jamey Johnson and Billy Currington.

Billy Currington's Number One song, "People Are Crazy," gave songwriters Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song.  They face the writers of Trace Adkins' "All I Ask For Anymore," Jamey Johnson's "High Cost Of Living," Lady Antebellum's "I Run To You" and Taylor Swift's "White Horse."

Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' CD

Continuing her hot streak¹¹ from 2009, Taylor Swift received more Grammy nominations than any other Country artist.  Five of Taylor's eight nods appear in pop and all-genre categories.  Her multi-platinum CD, "Fearless", is up against popular releases by The Dave Matthews Band, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and the Black Eyed Peas for the Best Album win.  Taylor's other non-Country nominations are in the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals categories.  Her Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song nominations are for the track, "White Horse." 

 

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

3 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

4 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

7 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

9 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

10 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

11 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？