VOA英语听力每日一练1(11月13日)

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2012:03:31 18:06:47
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　　"American Idol" 2011 winner Scotty McCreery has just released his debut album and he’s already setting records.
　　（导入语：2011“美国偶像”冠军麦克里最近才发了自己的首张个人专辑，但是我们毫不意外地发现他已在开始创下新的记录了。）
　　"Clear As Day" is the debut album by Country singer Scotty McCreery. With first-week sales totaling close to 197,000 copies, he became this year’s first new Country artist to debut at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. Scotty was only 17 years old when "Clear As Day" was released, making him the youngest male in history to enter at the top of the all-genre chart with a debut album.
　　The North Carolina native turned 18 just five days after "Clear As Day" hit the market. He celebrated both events with a free hometown concert attended by nearly 15,000 fans.
　　Scotty’s deep voice has brought him comparisons to Josh Turner and Randy Travis. Drawing from a wide range of musical influences that include George Strait, Jamey Johnson, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash, Scotty feels that "Clear As Day" contains a good mix of contemporary and traditional styles.
　　And, he says the songs are a true representation of his life and values.
　　"I wouldn’t cut a song that’s not me, you know. That’s what I really wanted to accomplish on this album," he said. "Create something that really showed who I am as a person and I think every single song on this album speaks a little bit about me."
　　"I Love You This Big" was the lead single from "Clear As Day." The song opened at Number 32 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, which was the highest debut entry for a new artist since 1984.
　　After wrapping up the "American Idols Live Tour," Scotty returned home to finish his senior year of high school. He says following graduation he plans to attend college while juggling the demands of his music career.
　　The second single from "Clear As Day" is currently climbing the Country chart. Scotty explains why he decided to record the track.
　　"’The Trouble With Girls,’ my second single, it’s probably one of my favorites on the album," he said. "It’s got a haunting melody, and I found myself, the day after I heard the demo, singing it in my head. The lyrics to it, they’re sweet. The girls want to hear it and the guys are feeling it, so I figured it would be a good one to put on the album."
　　 “一目了然”是乡村歌手麦克里的首张个人专辑，专辑第一周的销量接近197，000册，毋庸置疑，他成为今年第一个初次登上最畅销200首音乐排行榜的新的乡村歌手。当“一目了然”专辑发行时，麦克里只有17岁。凭借自己的首张专辑，麦克里成为了历史上进入全类型排行榜前列年龄最小的男歌手。
　　在“一目了然”专辑大获成功5天后，麦克里在北卡罗莱纳州当地度过了自己的18岁生日。为了庆祝自己生日和自己唱片的大卖，他举行了一个接近15，000歌迷参加的自由的家乡音乐会。
　　麦克里低沉的声音被很多人拿来与乔什·特纳和兰迪·特莱维斯作比较。受到很多音乐家的影响，如乔治·史崔特、杰梅·约翰逊、梅尔·哈加德、约翰尼·卡什，麦克里认为“一目了然”专辑是现代和传统风格音乐很好的混合。
　　麦克里还说道他的音乐就是他生活和价值观最真实的写照。
　　“我不会将体现我自己的歌删去，这是我想在这张专辑中完成的事情。创造一些能真正展现我作为一个真实人的感受，这张专辑的每一首歌都有一点我的踪影。”
　　“我爱你这么多”是专辑“一目了然”中的主打歌，该歌曲在乡村歌曲热门排行榜上位居32位，这是至1984年以来个人首张专辑取得的最好成绩。
　　在完成“美国偶像巡回表演”后，麦克里返回家继续完成高三年级的学业。他说高中毕业之后他计划在满足他音乐事业要求的同时要继续上大学。
　　新专辑第二波主打歌目前也正在大势宣传中。麦克里解释了他为什么决定收录本首歌曲的原因。
　　“第二波主打歌‘有了女人麻烦多’可能是这张专辑中我最喜欢的一首歌了，这首歌的旋律一直萦绕在我心里难以忘怀。在我听了样本带的第二天，我发现自己脑子里想到的还是这首歌的旋律。这首歌的歌词写的很甜蜜，女孩们都想要听这样的话，男孩们也能深刻地体会到。所以我认为专辑里面放上这首歌是很棒的。”

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