VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 28

 

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 28

We’re spotlighting¹ the five most popular songs in the Billboard² Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending Dec. 28, 2013.

Lorde, 17, dips a slot to fifth place with her 4-million-selling breakout hit Royals.The young New Zealander took to the Internet site Reddit last week to answer  listeners’ questions.

She acknowledged looking like Gollum from the Lord of The Rings movies when she performs, but said she concentrates on feeling the music rather than posing.

Lorde hits the stage in New Zealand and Australia in January and February, then kicks off a North American headlining tour in March.

A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera rise four slots to fourth place with Say Something.

Back in September, Aguilera heard the original version featuring just this duo from New York City. She loved it and within a week they were in the studio cutting a new  version together.

Christina hasn’t risen this high in the Hot 100 since 2011, when she and Maroon³ 5 hit number one with Moves Like Jagger.

Holding tight in third place is OneRepublic with Counting Stars. Lead singer Ryan Tedder⁴ worked on Beyonce’s latest album, producing the song XO. He says he didn’t  know about its release until 90 minutes before it hit the market. That album currently rules the Billboard Pop Album chart.

Pitbull and Ke$ha stay within striking distance in second place with Timber. Last week, Ke$ha premiered two new songs on the season finale of her MTV reality show, My  Crazy Beautiful Life. She spoke⁵ about her upcoming third album, calling it “honest” and “fearless.” No word on when we’ll get it, though.

Eminem and Rihanna are your Hot 100 singles champs for a second week with The Monster. Both Eminem and Kanye West passed on opportunites to perform special concerts  during Super Bowl week, with Eminem reportedly asking for a $2 million fee to perform at the NFL owners’ party. That was too much so Janelle Monae is now the  headliner.

Let’s pause to celebrate the holiday season - but remember the charts never sleep!

1 spotlighting   

v.聚光照明( spotlight的现在分词 )；使公众注意，使突出醒目

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2 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。

3 maroon   

v.困住，使（人）处于孤独无助之境；n.逃亡黑奴；孤立的人；酱紫色，褐红色；adj.酱紫色的，褐红色的

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• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks.埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。
• Robinson Crusoe has been marooned on a desert island for 26 years.鲁滨逊在荒岛上被困了26年。

4 tedder   

n.（干草）翻晒者，翻晒机

参考例句：

• Jim Tedder has more. 吉姆？特德将给我们做更多的介绍。 来自互联网
• Jim Tedder tells us more. 吉姆？泰德给我们带来更详细的报道。 来自互联网

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。