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U2是最伟大的乐队吗?至少今晚是
<p><font color="#000000">U2是最伟大的乐队吗?至少今晚是</font></p><p><font color="#000000"> 2月9日揭晓的2006年格莱美音乐大奖,来自爱尔兰的U2乐队是最大赢家。颁奖晚会后台,当记者问到他们是不是当今乐坛最伟大的乐队的时候,吉他手巧妙地回答说:“今晚我们是”“你不能在这么激动人心的夜晚让我们谦虚”……</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Irish rockers U2 took time out from saving the world to bask in Grammy glory on Wednesday at Los Angeles. Pop star Mariah Carey, top contender with eight nominations, got three </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/sleeping-bag.html"><font color="#000000">sleeping bag</font></a><font color="#000000"> for her comeback year. </font></p><p><font color="#000000">U2 won all five categories in which it was nominated, including the coveted awards for album and song of the year. With a </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/Small-Cabinets.html"><font color="#000000">Small Cabinets</font></a><font color="#000000"> of 22, the band ranks No. 6 on the all-time list of Grammy winners. </font></p><p><font color="#000000">U2's triumph, coupled with Green Day's upset win in the </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/slipper.html"><font color="#000000">slipper</font></a><font color="#000000"> race for record of the year, gave a decided rock 'n' roll cast to the recording industry's biggest night, even as pop and </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/Small-Box.html"><font color="#000000">Small Box</font></a><font color="#000000"> continue to dominate the charts. </font></p><p><font color="#000000">The evening marked the first time since 2001 that rock acts clinched all three major Grammy prizes in a single year, including U2's wins back then for song and </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/Small-Bench.html"><font color="#000000">Small Bench</font></a><font color="#000000"> of the year. </font></p><p><font color="#000000">Asked backstage if his </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/slotting-machine.html"><font color="#000000">slotting machine</font></a><font color="#000000"> was now the greatest in the world, U2 guitarist the Edge replied, "We are tonight." Singer Bono, clutching a glass of white wine, added, "You can't ask me to be humble at a moment like this." </font></p><p><font color="#000000">He noted that U2's album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" has now won eight Grammy Awards, including three from last year, and recalled that the band lost album of the </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/Slippers-Accessories.html"><font color="#000000">Slippers Accessories</font></a><font color="#000000">. It won album of the year in 1988 for "The </font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/SMALL-FESTIVAL-BALLS.html"><font color="#000000">SMALL FESTIVAL BALLS</font></a><font color="#000000">." </font></p><p><font color="#000000">The song of the year award for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" also marked the band's second win in this category, following its 2001 victory for "</font><a href="http://www.ecvv.com/tradeleads/P1T0V1IY0CZ0K/SmCO-magnet.html"><font color="#000000">SmCO magnet</font></a><font color="#000000"> ." </font></p><p><font color="#000000">重点词汇</font></p><p><font color="#000000">Grammy Awards n. 格莱美音乐奖 Green Day (乐队名)绿日<br/><br/>marquee n. (计算机)选取框 clinch v. 钉牢,拥吻<br/><br/>humble a. 微贱的,谦逊的 guitaris n. 吉他弹奏者</font></p> |
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