周杰伦新专辑《太阳之子》来了
LearnAndRecord约 11 分钟周杰伦最新专辑《太阳之子》即将在3月25日全球数字发行。
🤔️小作业：
1. What can be inferred about Jay Chou's approach to creating this album?
A. He followed a strict schedule to ensure the album was completed within years.
B. He prioritized speed and efficiency over artistic inspiration during the recording process.
C. He allowed the creative process to unfold naturally without time pressure.
D. He collaborated extensively with other artists like Jacky Cheung to write the songs.
无注释原文：
Mandopop star Jay Chou to release new album on Mar 25
From: CNA
Mandopop star Jay Chou will release his 16th studio album, Children Of The Sun, on Mar 25.
The upcoming record marks Chou's first full-length album in more than three years. It will feature 12 new songs, along with a bonus track titled Christmas Star, bringing the total to 13 tracks.
The title track comes with a nearly seven-minute cinematic music video that combines animation and large-scale visual elements. The video is set to premiere in theatres on Mar 24 where media and fans will be invited to experience the project ahead of the album's official release.
The title Children Of The Sun comes from a personal anecdote involving fellow Mandopop legend Jacky Cheung.
During Chou's 2023 concerts in Hong Kong, Cheung jokingly gave him the nickname after noticing that rainy weather before his shows would clear just in time for each performance. Cheung later sent Chou a handwritten note and mangoes with the phrase.
Chou said that the gesture “brought sunshine to his heart”, and jokingly said he would “claim the title”. The name eventually became the inspiration for the album's title.
Leading up to the release, Chou will drop a series of teasers from now until Mar 23, offering previews of the album's sound and visuals. Each song will explore different artistic styles, while capturing the idea of “sunlight” in various forms across the album.
Chou shared that the album came together gradually as he "slowed down [his] pace of life", explaining that he preferred to write and record when inspiration struck rather than rushing the process.
“Just because my last album was in 2022 doesn't mean I spent three or four years writing this one,” he shared with fans on social media.
Children Of The Sun will be released worldwide across all digital platforms on Mar 25, with a global physical release set to follow on Apr 10 through Universal Music Group.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Mandopop star Jay Chou to release new album on Mar 25
From: CNA
Mandopop star Jay Chou will release his 16th studio album, Children Of The Sun, on Mar 25.
华语流行乐坛巨星周杰伦（Jay Chou）将于3月25日发行其第16张录音室专辑《太阳之子》。
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. 华语流行音乐（Mandarin popular music，简称：Mandopop），指现代标准汉语的流行音乐，为中文流行音乐的子类别之一，也是以中文为载体的流行音乐中第一个成形的子类别。（Wikipedia）
The upcoming record marks Chou's first full-length album in more than three years. It will feature 12 new songs, along with a bonus track titled Christmas Star, bringing the total to 13 tracks.
这张即将发行的专辑是周杰伦三年多来推出的首张完整专辑。专辑将收录12首全新歌曲，并额外附赠一首名为《圣诞星》的曲目，总计13首作品。
feature
feature 1）作名词，原意表示“特色；特征；特点，功能”，英文解释为“something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing”，此前在iOS 14来了!文中就出现了多次的feature，介绍iOS 14各种新功能，新特点，举个🌰：Which features do you look for when choosing a car? 你挑选轿车时要着重哪些特点？
2）feature = feature film表示“（电影）故事片，正片”，英文解释为“a film that is usually 90 or more minutes long”
3）feature作动词，表示“以…为特色；由…主演；以…为主要组成”，英文解释为“to include a particular person or thing as a special feature”，作动词往往可以理解为“有...”（功能/特色），举个🌰：Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks. 小册子列举的多家旅馆都有周末假日特别优待。The film features Cary Grant as a professor. 这部电影由卡里·格兰特饰演一位教授。
📍在英文歌中会经常看到这种说法，xxxa feat. xxxb，此处feat.实际上就是feature的缩写，大概意思是歌曲中穿插另外一个人的演唱或表演，xxxa和xxxb共同演绎，合作演出。据百度百科，feat.的是后面这个歌手（或者组合）他在这首单曲里面或者这张专辑里面并不是主角，前面那个人才是这首歌的灵魂或者主人。
bonus
bonus /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ 表示“奖金；红利；津贴”，英文解释为“an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work as well as the money you were expecting”如：a productivity bonus 生产效益奖金。
也可以表示“意外收获；另外的优点；额外的好处”，英文解释为“a pleasant extra thing”举个🌰：I love the job, and it's an added bonus that it's so close to home. 我喜欢这份工作，它还有个优点是离家很近。
track
track /træk/ 作名词，表示“（录制在CD、唱片或磁带上的）一首歌曲；一首乐曲”，英文解释为“A track is one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD, record, or tape.”
也可表示“音轨，声道”，英文解释为“a part of a magnetic strip onto which sound can be recorded, with several tracks on one magnetic strip”举个🌰：I only like two of the ten tracks on this CD. 我只喜欢这张CD上的10首歌曲中的2首。
📍周末多睡2小时抑郁风险降低48%文中提到，作动词，1）表示“跟踪，追踪”，英文解释为“to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere, or by using electronic equipment”
2）表示“追踪，记录…的进展”，英文解释为“to record the progress or development of something over a period”举个🌰：We continued tracking the plane on our radar. 我们继续用雷达追踪那架飞机。
🎬 电影《博物馆奇妙夜3》（Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb）中的台词提到：You're sort of set up to track my phone? You track my phone? 你装定位追踪我的手机？你竟然追踪我的手机？
The title track comes with a nearly seven-minute cinematic music video that combines animation and large-scale visual elements. The video is set to premiere in theatres on Mar 24 where media and fans will be invited to experience the project ahead of the album's official release.
专辑同名主打歌将配有一支近七分钟、极具电影感的MV，融合动画与大规模视觉特效。该MV定于3月24日在影院首映，届时将邀请媒体与歌迷在专辑正式发行前抢先欣赏。
title track
title track /ˈtaɪ.təl ˌtræk/ 表示“（曲名与与唱片标题一样的）标题歌曲，标题音乐”，英文解释为“the piece of music on an album that has the same name as the album itself”
cinematic
cinematic /ˌsɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/ 表示“电影的，影片的”，英文解释为“relating to the cinema”举个🌰：The cinematic effects in her films are clearly borrowed from the great film-makers of the past. 她影片中的那些电影制作效果显然是从以前的电影大师那里借鉴来的。
animation
表示“动画；动画片”，英文解释为“moving images created from drawings, models, etc. that are photographed or created by a computer”
📍类似的： anime表示“（日本的）动画片”，英文解释为“Japanese films made using characters and images that are drawn rather than real, or one of these films”
📍有个说法叫：ACG指的就是Animation（动画）、Comics（漫画）与Games（游戏）的首字母缩写。
premiere
premiere /ˈprem.i.eər/ /prɪˈmɪr/ 可以作动词和名词，表示“首映，首演，首次上演/映”，英文解释为“the first public performance of a play or any other type of entertainment”
📍这里要注意的是这个词去掉末尾的 e 就变成了 premier，另外，premier作为形容词则表示“首位的，首要的”（best or most important），举个🌰：He's one of the nation's premier scientists. 他是该国最重要的科学家之一。
The title Children Of The Sun comes from a personal anecdote involving fellow Mandopop legend Jacky Cheung.
专辑名《太阳之子》的灵感，源于周杰伦与另一位华语乐坛传奇人物张学友（Jacky Cheung）之间的一段趣闻。
anecdote
anecdote /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/ 表示“（尤指关于某人的）趣闻，轶事”，英文解释为“a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done”举个🌰：He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a teacher. 他讲了一两件他当老师时发生的趣事。
legend
legend /ˈledʒ.ənd/ 1）表示“传说；传奇故事”，英文解释为“a story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; this type of story”
2）表示“（尤指某领域中的）传奇人物”，英文解释为“a very famous person, especially in a particular field, who is admired by other people”，如：a jazz/tennis legend 爵士乐/网球的传奇人物。
3）表示“（对图画、地图、硬币等的）说明，图例”，英文解释为“the words written on or next to a picture, map, coin, etc. that explain what it is about or what the symbols on it mean”
During Chou's 2023 concerts in Hong Kong, Cheung jokingly gave him the nickname after noticing that rainy weather before his shows would clear just in time for each performance. Cheung later sent Chou a handwritten note and mangoes with the phrase.
在周杰伦2023年于香港举办演唱会期间，张学友注意到，周杰伦每场演出前即便下雨，也总能在开演时雨过天晴，便戏称他为“太阳之子”。后来，张学友还给周杰伦寄去了一张手写卡片和一些芒果，上面都写着“太阳之子”四个字。
nickname
nickname /ˈnɪk.neɪm/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“给…起绰号”，英文解释为“to give a nickname to sb/sth”举个🌰：LR was nicknamed ‘Lu Rou’. LR外号叫“卤肉”。
Chou said that the gesture “brought sunshine to his heart”, and jokingly said he would “claim the title”. The name eventually became the inspiration for the album's title.
周杰伦表示，这份心意“让他的心里充满了阳光”，并笑称自己要“收下这个称号”。最终，这个昵称便成为了他新专辑标题的灵感来源。
Leading up to the release, Chou will drop a series of teasers from now until Mar 23, offering previews of the album's sound and visuals. Each song will explore different artistic styles, while capturing the idea of “sunlight” in various forms across the album.
在专辑正式发行前，周杰伦将从即日起至3月23日陆续发布一系列预告，抢先曝光专辑的音乐与视觉风格。专辑中的每首歌曲都将尝试不同的艺术风格，并以多样化的形式来诠释“阳光”这一核心概念。
teaser
teaser词典里的意思是“前导广告，悬念式广告（含蓄而引人好奇）”，英文解释为“an advertisement for a product that does not mention the name of the product or say much about it but is intended to make people interested and likely to pay attention to later advertisements”。此处指的是“预告”，“预热”片。
📍类似的还有一个词trailer /ˈtreɪlə/，表示“（电影或电视节目的）预告片”，英文解释为“a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it”
Chou shared that the album came together gradually as he "slowed down [his] pace of life", explaining that he preferred to write and record when inspiration struck rather than rushing the process.
周杰伦透露，这张专辑是在他“放慢生活节奏”的过程中逐渐打磨而成的。他解释道，自己更倾向于在有创作灵感时进行写歌和录音，而不是为了赶进度而仓促完成。
“Just because my last album was in 2022 doesn't mean I spent three or four years writing this one,” he shared with fans on social media.
“不能因为我上一张专辑发行于2022年，就认为我花了三四年时间来创作这一张，”他在社交媒体上对粉丝们分享道。
Children Of The Sun will be released worldwide across all digital platforms on Mar 25, with a global physical release set to follow on Apr 10 through Universal Music Group.
《太阳之子》将于3月25日在全球各大数字音乐平台同步上线，实体专辑则定于4月10日由环球音乐集团在全球发行。
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