VOA标准英语2016--Top 5 Songs For Week Ending June 4

Top 5 Songs For Week Ending June 4

These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending June 4, 2016.

In and out, here and then gone…the musical deck really gets shuffled² in this week’s lineup.

Number 5: Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign "Work From Home" 

It all starts in fifth place, where Fifth Harmony re-enters with “Work From Home” featuring Ty Dolla $ign.

They came together on the set of the X Factor TV show…when head honcho Simon Cowell decided³ they’d work better as a group than as individual competitors. We could be talking about One Direction, but no: in fact, that’s how Fifth Harmony also got together. Their formation dates to July 27, 2012, which is why they titled their new sophomore⁴ album 7/27.

Number 4: Lukas Graham "7 Years"

Lukas Graham spends another week in fourth place with “7 Years.”

Band leader Lukas Graham Forchhammer says he had a rough childhood in Denmark. He grew up in what he described as a hippie-style commune in Copenhagen, to which drug dealers⁵ flocked. He says many of his friends grew up carrying guns and selling drugs. Lukas escaped through music. He began writing songs in his teens and formed his group in 2010.

Number 3: Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop The Feeling"

Justin Timberlake loses his singles crown in third place with “Can’t Stop The Feeling,” but his co-writer Max Martin just keeps on winning. 

Justin co-wrote the song with Swedish pop mastermind Max Martin. Max now has 22 number one singles in the United States, putting him third on the all-time list behind Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

Number 2: Desiigner "Panda" 

Desiigner rebounds⁶ a notch⁷ to second place with his former champ “Panda.” On May 26, the 19-year-old rapper announced his debut⁸ album. Titled The Life Of Desiigner, it currently carries no release date. He says it’s finished, and he’s already working on a second set.

Number 1: Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance" 

The rapper known as Drake is back atop the Hot 100, as “One Dance” rebounds one slot. What does Drake’s dad think of his new album? 

Three weeks ago, Drake joked that his father, drummer Dennis Graham, hadn’t yet heard his new Views album, as he was busy in China. On May 25, Dennis set the record straight on Instagram: not only had he heard Views before the rest of us, he bought it the day after it dropped…from China.

Will Drake make it three weeks at the top? We’ll find out in seven days!

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 shuffled   

v.洗（纸牌）( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 )；拖着脚步走；粗心地做；摆脱尘世的烦恼

参考例句：

• He shuffled across the room to the window. 他拖着脚走到房间那头的窗户跟前。
• Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them. 西蒙笨拙地拖着脚朝他们走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

5 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

6 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

7 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。

8 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。