唱紅 Mickey 的 Toni Basil 是80年代很有代表性的 one-hit wonder
這首歌爆紅之後，也就成為該歌手的絕響﹝一曲歌后﹞
二十五年後的今天，它依然是啦啦隊比賽不可缺少的歌曲
這首歌+MV，配合文章閱讀，呈現出流行音樂史的一個切面
除了懷舊的感覺， 還饒富樂趣
Mickey 文章閱讀
Mickey 習題解答
A. Translate the following terms and phrases into English:1 | 單曲 | single | 2 | 排行榜 | charts | 3 | 口耳相傳 | (by) word of mouth | 4 | 新浪潮 | new wave | 5 | ...有幾分道理 | there's some truth to N | 6 | 音樂錄影帶 | music video | 7 | 與...很合適 | fit well with | 8 | 與...相較 | in comparison to/with | 9 | 與...形成對比 | contrast against | 10 | 無法... | there's no Ving |
B. Find synonyms from the context:1 | hit | In 1982 the single Mickey from the album
reached #2 on the charts in the UK.
A few months later Mickey hit #1
on the US charts. | 2 | labeled | Mickey is usually classified as Pop-Rock,
though some modern day critics might
feel apt to label it “new wave bubble gum
fluff music of the time.” | 3 | written | Mickey was composed by the songwriting
and record producing team of Mike Chapman
and Nicky Chinn. | 4 | memorable | Or more likely, the very catchy and
memorable Toni Basil vocals… |
C. Paraphrase the underlined parts:1 | looking
down
on | …people who feel the necessity to label
it as such, as a form of degrading it,
are the same people who seem to think
there's something wrong with music
being fun. | 2 | popular | Together they wrote over 40 hit songs
in their career. | 3 | team | The video for Mickey featured Toni Basil
dressed as a high school cheerleader
accompanied by her cheerleading squad. | 4 | regard | Some might consider this a bad thing,
but as for the rest of us, we embrace it! |
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