VOA标准英语2011--Scotty McCreery's Future Career Looks 'Clear As Day'
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)
Scotty McCreery's Future Career Looks 'Clear As Day'
“American Idol” 2011 winner Scotty McCreery has just released his debut 1 album and he's already setting records.
“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 2 200 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 3 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 4 Live Tour,” Scotty returned home to finish his senior year of high school. He says following graduation he plans to attend college while juggling 5 the demands of his music career.
The second single from “Clear As Day” is currently climbing the Country chart. Scotty explains why he decided 6 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 7 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.”
- 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。
- 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。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- The genii will give evidence against those who have worshipped idols. 魔怪将提供证据来反对那些崇拜偶像的人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
- Teenagers are very sequacious and they often emulate the behavior of their idols. 青少年非常盲从，经常模仿他们的偶像的行为。
- 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。