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AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Singer Matisyahu Surprises Street Musician in Hawaii


This is What’s Trending Today:


The American singer and songwriter Matisyahu is from New York City.


On a recent trip to Hawaii for a show, he found a street musician who was singing his song “One Day.”


Matisyahu is Jewish 1 and was once a Hasidic Jew. Men who are Hasidic Jews wear simple black and white clothing. They also let hair grow on their face. As a result, Hasidic men have beards.


But in recent years, Matisyahu cut off his beard, and colored his dark hair blond 2. He also started wearing more colorful clothing. So today Matisyahu does not stand out as much in a crowd.


The street musician did not realize the songwriter was standing 3 nearby when he started playing “One Day.”


Music producer Stu Brooks 4, who plays guitar, was with Matisyahu at the time. He recorded the performance on his phone camera and posted it to Facebook.


The video has over 1 million views since July 31.


Matisyahu joins in with the street musician during the performance and seems to be enjoying the sing-along.


“There’ll be no more wars, and our children will play,” are some of the words Matisyahu sings in between drinking sips 6 of coffee.


One person who commented on the video said “…this is beyond amazing. So happy to live on a planet 7 where that moment is possible.”


Another wrote in, asking “what are the chances?”


At the end of the performance, Matisyahu asks the street musician if he knows who wrote the song. The man answers “Matis.” And then Matisyahu points to himself.


The street performer does not recognize him at first, but then says “you look a little different!” The two men laugh and shake hands.


It turns out the singer’s name is Clint Alama, and Matisyahu invited him to a show later that night.


And that’s What’s Trending Today.


Words in This Story


blond – adj. of a yellow or very light brown color


sip 5 – v. to drink (a liquid) slowly by taking only small amounts into your mouth


amazing – adj. causing great surprise or wonder : causing amazement



adj.犹太人的,犹太民族的
  • The coin bears a Jewish symbol.硬币上有犹太标记。
  • They were two Jewish kids;I was friendly with both of them.他们是两个犹太小孩;我同他们都很要好。
adj.金发的;n.白肤碧眼金发的人
  • Her long blond hair spilled down over her shoulders.她那淡黄色的长发披垂在双肩。
  • This blond man delivers newspaper every morning.这个白肤金发碧眼的男人每天早晨送报纸。
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
  • She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
  • Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
n.小口喝,一小口的量( sip的名词复数 )v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的第三人称单数 )
  • You must administer them slowly, allowing the child to swallow between sips. 你应慢慢给药,使小儿在吸吮之间有充分的时间吞咽。 来自辞典例句
  • Emission standards applicable to preexisting stationary sources appear in state implementation plans (SIPs). 在《州实施计划》中出现了固定污染的排放标准。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
n.行星
  • Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
  • Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。
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