VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Oct. 11

 

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Oct. 11

For this week's Top Five Countdown, we’re blasting off with the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending October 11, 2014.

For the fourth consecutive² week, the women hold all the cards.   Let’s open in fifth place, where Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj sink two slots with “Bang Bang.”

Rebounding³ a notch⁴ to fourth place are Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora with “Black Widow.” Co-writing this song is none other than Katy Perry. Katy was also going to sing, but couldn’t find time in her busy schedule…hence the presence of Rita Ora.

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 11

1. "All About That Bass⁵" Meghan Trainor

 2. "Shake It Off" Taylor Swift

 3. "Anaconda" Nicki Minaj

 4. "Black Widow" Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora

 5. "Bang, Bang" Jesse J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

Also rising a slot this week is Nicki Minaj, back in third place with “Anaconda,”from her upcoming album The Pinkprint.  Rapper Missy Elliott originally recorded this song in 2012, but decided⁶ to shelve it. Nicki pounced⁷, and here she is with another hit. In case you hadn’t heard, the video for “Anaconda” grabbed 19.6 million views in its first 24 hours on VEVO…breaking Miley Cyrus’ old record of 19.3 million for “We Can’t Stop.”

Holding in second place is Taylor Swift with “Shake It Off.”  While you’re shaking, you can also smell good, because Taylor just released her fourth signature fragrance⁸. Titled “Incredible Things,” it hit the U.S. market on October 1.

The incredible Meghan Trainor stretches her championship run to four weeks with “All About That Bass.”Meghan, 20, has been writing songs since she was 11. Her parents even built her a recording⁹ studio, where she worked on songs between attending music festivals. Obviously, all that hard work has paid off.

Can Meghan make it five weeks at number one? Will we ever see another man in the mix? Come back next week for all the answers.

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 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 rebounding   

蹦跳运动

参考例句：

• The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
• The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。

4 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

5 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

6 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。

7 pounced   

v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。