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【背景】

后街男孩 （英文：Backstreet Boys，缩写：BSB）是一支美国流行乐组合，1993年于美国佛罗里达州奥兰多市成立，其成员分别为：尼克·卡特（Nickolas Gene Carter）、霍伊·多罗夫（Howie Dorough）、布莱恩·利特尔（Brian Littrell）、Alexander James McLean（亚历山大·詹姆斯·迈克林）和成立之初五位（凯文·理查德森已退出）成员都不过十几岁。至今为止他们已经在美国销售了3800万张唱片，全球销量近9000万张，是自1990年代中期来最受欢迎的男生组合。由于他们在美国当时是较早的一个男孩团体，所以被誉为“男孩团体皇上皇”。

【原文】

If you have an album coming out the next day, the last thing you wanna hear is one of your members has swine flu. But that’s exactly what happen to the Backstreet Boys.

“Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with the swine flu.”
A day before their 7th studio album 'this is us' hits store shelves, Brian Littrell was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus. He is on the mend and it’s yet another chapter in the ping-pong career of a vocal group that’s seen its share of ups and downs.

"Who’s the best player?" "Ah..." "You think you are, I hear." “I am.” “Are you really?” “yeah”

(Please don't change the way you are), but as we discovered while they were recording, Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean are still fiercely competitive.
"We can’t always please every critic. You're gonna have some that are more into rock music that shouldn't be probably critiquing us, you know, coming to our shows”, “But you know, a guilty pleasure, guilty pleasure is listening and falling in love with the Backstreet Boys’ songs.”

(…hear you say. I want it that way. Tell me why) They’ve sold more than 100 million albums worldwide as balladeers , but the new CD delivers a batch of club-ready dance tunes.

(I heard the loudest noise) “You guys still have the moves”, “Well, that’s why we…” “Let’s see them(发音发成'em), come on.” “Ok, no” The four have also sidestepped some personal obstacles. McLean’s rehab, Carter’s family issues, the premature birth of Dorough’s baby and Littrell’s son being diagnosed with Kawasaki Syndrome.

“Yeah, we’ve been through a lot, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

Through it all, the Backstreet Boys have become the backstreet men.

“You guys have been around for 16 years. I can’t believe it’s been that long since the Backstreet Boys have been together.”

“It’s been great, it’s a great run and we can't wait to do another 16 and more.”

“You're really gonna get out there and give the Stones a run for their money?”

“Oh, yeah”

“Why not?” “We will be the pop stones if you want us to be …this time ….”

“Gotta be 32 years together.”

词汇讲解

1. Brian Littrell was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus He is on the mend
on the mend：康复中的

如：The patient is on the mend.
病人病情好转。

2. vocal group乐队
如：最佳演唱团体（top vocal group）

BSB is one of the toppest vocal groups.
后街男孩是最受欢迎的团体之一。

3. ups and downs 盛衰,沉浮

如：Life is full of ups and downs.
人生有得意时也有失意时。

4. still fiercely competitive
fiercely 强烈地;极度地

如：They argued him down fiercely.
他们狠狠地驳得他哑口无言。

5. The four have also sidestepped some personal obstacles

sidestep 回避;避免

如： As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back, walking to sidestep him--and any air he might be breathing.
当我走近那个人时，我转身离他远一点，不想闻到他呼出来的空气。