新西兰英语 819 Young New Zealand singer top in US
英语课
A 16-year old singer, Lorde, is number one on the US Billboard 1 Top 100 with her song ‘Royals’. She is the youngest singer to get to number one since 1987. She is also the first New Zealand solo 2 artist to reach number one.
Her first album, “Pure Heroine” was on sale at the end of September. She writes her own lyrics 3 and music. Her song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is on the soundtrack for the movie “Hunger Games: Catching 4 Fire.”
Her real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor but her stage name is Lorde. She is in Year 12 in a school on the North Shore in Auckland but is travelling in the US and Canada for a few weeks. She said her head is so full of music at the moment that she can’t think about school. She will be 17 in November.
When she was only 12 years old she sang in a school talent show. Someone sent a video of her performance to Universal Music company in Auckland. The company took an interest in her and helped her develop her talent. At 13 she was writing her own songs and Universal signed a contract with her.
Her songs have strong messages. ‘Royals’ is about not wanting to be a royal or rich person but being happy with what she’s got.
My friends and I we’ve cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows
That we’re fine with this, we didn’t come from money
Vocabulary
heroine – female hero
lyrics – words
talent – ability
1 billboard
n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌
- 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 solo
n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演
- Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
- There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。
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