VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 4

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 4

Here are the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending April 4, 2015.

There's no clever way to say it: nothing changes this week!

We begin in 5th place where Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney settle in with “FourFiveSeconds.” Last week, Rihanna released a new song; it’s expected to turn up on her eighth studio album, sometime later this year. Rihanna also voices one of the lead characters in the animated² film Home…which topped the weekend box-office list in the United States. It took in $54 million.

If you happen to be in London on June 27, you can catch our next artist in action.

Ellie Goulding spends another week at number 4 with “Love Me Like You Do.” Ellie will be in London’s Hyde Park on June 27, performing at their summer concert series “BarclayCard British Summer Time.” Her co-headliners will be John Newman…and Ellie’s buddy³ Taylor Swift.

Ed Sheeran treads water in 3rd place with “Thinking Out Loud.” He has reportedly collaborated⁴ on an upcoming single with Paul McCartney, who’s all over the place these days. Paul will supply the bass⁵ line and backing vocals⁶ for the song, which also features celebrity⁷ chef Jamie Oliver. The still-untitled song will appear in a viral campaign in early May. It promotes Food Revolution Day, aimed at educating children about food.

We all know “Sugar” is bad for you…except when it comes courtesy of Maroon⁸ 5 and holds steady at number 2. Lead singer Adam Levine is a huge fan of Gwen Stefani… Not only have they worked together on the U.S. edition of The Voice, but Gwen influenced their early sound. Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine tells the Oakland Press that Gwen’s band No Doubt inspired them in the mid-1990s.

Up at number one for a 12th huge week are Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars with “Uptown Funk.” This run is getting downright historical: it's only the 19th song in Hot 100 history to last that long at the top.

Will it reach lucky number 13? Let’s find out! Join us next week for an all-new hit list.

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 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。

3 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

4 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

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 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。

7 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

8 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

参考例句：

• 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。