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smash hit: n. 非常受欢迎的东西(十分流行的歌曲)
send-off theme 送别主题
switched: adj. 转换的
dyslexia: [ dis'leksiE] n. 阅读障碍
band: n. 带子,队,乐队
debut: [ 'debju;'deibju: ] n. 初次登场
album: n. 集邮本,照相簿,唱片簿
Vancouver: [ vAn 'ku:vE] n. 温哥华市(温哥华)
Warner Brothers Records 华纳兄弟唱片公司
commercially-viable 有商业价值的
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Daniel Powter's smash hit , Bad Day,was downloaded 1. 5-million times to become the best-selling digital single for the first capital half of 2006. The song reached the Top 5 in several European countries before catching the attention of pop radio in the U. S. While being used as the center of thing send-off theme for finalist finalists song on the American idol Idol talent competition,Bad Day spent five weeks at Number One on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Daniel Powter grew up in Canada,where he began playing the violin at age four. In his teens,he switched to piano,and later studied music in college. He dropped out of college after only two years because of difficulties brought on by dyslexia dislike Siya. Instead of school,Daniel spent his time writing songs and singing with his band in small local clubs.
Daniel wrote all of the songs on his self title self-titled debut album,and spent less than 6,000 to record the project in his band curb Vancouver apartment. He eventually caught the attention of executives at Warner Brothers' Brothers records Records. Daniel Powder Powter says heard what he was surprised that the label found his music commercially-viable.
Daniel's first album establish so has sold closed close to two-million-copies worldwide. He kicked off his first U. S. concert tour on July 17,and has just released the album's second single.
My Translation
Daniel Powter's smash hit, "Bad Day", was downloaded 1.5-million times to become the best-selling digital single for the first half of 2006. The song reached the Top 5 in several European countries before catching the attention of pop radio in the U.S. While being used as the send-off theme for finalists on the "American Idol" talent competition, "Bad Day" spent five weeks at Number One on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
丹尼尔•鲍德的热销单曲“Bad Day”已被下载150多万次，是2006上半年度最畅销的网络单曲。该单曲在引起美国流行音乐电台注意之前就已经挤入了数个欧洲国家的音乐排行榜前5名。“Bad Day”这首在“美国偶像”才艺决赛中以送别为主题的参赛歌曲，在Billboard Hot 100单曲榜上连续5周蝉联冠军。
Daniel Powter grew up in Canada, where he began playing the violin at age four. In his teens, he switched to piano, and later studied music in college. He dropped out of college after only two years because of difficulties brought on by dyslexia. Instead of school, Daniel spent his time writing songs and singing with his band in small local clubs.
丹尼尔•鲍德生长在加拿大，4岁开始学习小提琴。十多岁转学钢琴，之后在大学学习音乐。由于诵读困难，两年后不得不辍学。离开学校后，丹尼尔开始写歌，并和他的乐队一起在当地的小酒吧演唱。
Daniel wrote all of the songs on his self-titled debut album, and spent less than $6,000 to record the project in his Vancouver apartment. He eventually caught the attention of executives at Warner Brothers Records. Powter says he was surprised that the label found his music commercially-viable.
丹尼尔首张个人专辑的歌曲都是由他自己创作的，并在他温哥华的公寓仅花了不到6000美元就完成了录制。 终于，他引起了华纳兄弟唱片公司经纪人的关注。鲍德说他也没想到他们发现自己的音乐有商业价值。
Daniel's first album has sold close to two-million-copies worldwide. He kicked off his first U.S. concert tour on July 17, and has just released the album's second single.
丹尼尔首张专辑在全球的销量接近200万张。在7月17日，他举行了他的首次美国巡回演唱会，并发行了专辑的第二首单曲。
