FANTASY
While Tommy would never relinquish¹ control over my life, at a certain point he did beginto make concessions² when it came to the production of the music. He always respected meas a songwriter; he was a music man and knew good lyrics³ and melody structure.
However, not only was I outgrowing⁴ some of the producers he had attached to me, so wasthe music industry. I always resisted their push to make me fit in a neat mainstream⁵ “adultcontemporary” category. Adult contemporary was what he knew, it was what his guysknew, and I really knew it too. I could write big pop hits like “Hero.” I could writeBroadway-style tunes⁶. Whatever the occasion required, I could make it happen. But Iwanted to make more of my own music with a more modern sound. They kept trying tosmooth me out while I just wanted to get a little more rough. I wanted to add dynamicsand broaden my reach. And, of course, there was a racial and cultural dimension that camewith integrating hip- hop⁷ — it was a Black art form. Unlike jazz (which Tommyappreciated) or gospel, hip-hop was radical⁸, raw, and in your face. It was not designed tomake middle-aged⁹ white men feel cool. Hip-hop didn’t really need his kind of “hit maker”
anymore, and I think it threatened him by endangering his power. And yet he couldn’tdeny the evidence. My instincts were making hits. So he stopped fighting me so much onthe samples, artists, and producers I wanted to work with.
I knew hip- hop added exciting, young energy to almost any other sound if donecorrectly. I knew Puff

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1 relinquish
v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手
参考例句：
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。 They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

2 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

3 lyrics
n.歌词
参考例句：
music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲 The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

4 outgrowing
长[发展] 得超过（某物）的范围( outgrow的现在分词 )； 长[发展]得不能再要（某物）； 长得比…快； 生长速度超过
参考例句：
Vibrant colors last year around without wilting, watering, or outgrowing their pots early, quantities are limited. 它高贵优雅，不容易萎蔫，不用经常浇水，也不会长出花盆之外。

5 mainstream
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。 Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

6 tunes
n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调
参考例句：
a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦 When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hop
n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过
参考例句：
The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。 How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

8 radical
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。 She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

9 middle-aged
adj.中年的
参考例句：
I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。 The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

10 puff
n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气
参考例句：
He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。 They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

11 bastard
n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子
参考例句：
He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。 There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

12 clan
n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派
参考例句：
She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。 The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

13 smuggle
vt.私运；vi.走私
参考例句：
Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。 She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

14 swooped
俯冲，猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。 The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来，并把它杀死。

15 recording
n.录音，记录
参考例句：
How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？ I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

16 outfitted
v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
They outfitted for the long journey. 他们为远途旅行准备装束。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 They outfitted him with artificial legs. 他们为他安了假腿。 来自辞典例句

17 outfit
n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装
参考例句：
Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。 His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

18 pajamas
n.睡衣裤
参考例句：
At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。 He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

19 sterility
n.不生育，不结果，贫瘠，消毒，无菌
参考例句：
A major barrier to interspecific hybridization is sterility in the F1 progeny.种间杂交的主要障碍是F1代的不育性。 Sterility is some permanent factor preventing procreation.不育是阻碍生殖的一种永久性因素。

20 squeal
v.发出长而尖的声音；n.长而尖的声音
参考例句：
The children gave a squeal of fright.孩子们发出惊吓的尖叫声。 There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.小汽车突然停下来时，车闸发出尖叫声。

21 liar
n.说谎的人
参考例句：
I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！ She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

22 brilliance
n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智
参考例句：
I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。 The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

23 scorched
烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦
参考例句：
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。 The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

24 pristine
adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的
参考例句：
He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。 He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

25 craving
n.渴望,热望
参考例句：
a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力 She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

26 giggles
n.咯咯的笑( giggle的名词复数 )；傻笑；玩笑；the giggles 止不住的格格笑v.咯咯地笑( giggle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Her nervous giggles annoyed me. 她神经质的傻笑把我惹火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》 I had to rush to the loo to avoid an attack of hysterical giggles. 我不得不冲向卫生间，以免遭到别人的疯狂嘲笑。 来自辞典例句

27 whooping
发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的
参考例句：
Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。 Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

28 blurted
v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。 He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 galaxy
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。 The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

30 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

31 bust
vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部
参考例句：
I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。 She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

32 vocals
（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。 Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

33 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

34 overcast
adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天
参考例句：
The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。 The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。

35 dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。 The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

36 flask
n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱
参考例句：
There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。 He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。

37 engraved
v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）
参考例句：
The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。 It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》

38 grills
n.烤架( grill的名词复数 )；（一盘）烤肉；格板；烧烤餐馆v.烧烤( grill的第三人称单数 )；拷问，盘问
参考例句：
Backyard barbecue grills could be proscribed. 里弄烤肉店会被勒令停业的。 来自辞典例句 Both side inlets have horizontal grills and incorporate impressive fog lamps. 两侧进气口的水平烤架并纳入令人印象深刻的雾灯。 来自互联网

39 wig
n.假发
参考例句：
The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。 He disguised himself with a wig and false beard.他用假发和假胡须来乔装。

40 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

41 wreck
n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难
参考例句：
Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。 No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

42 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

43 elongated
v.延长，加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Modigliani's women have strangely elongated faces. 莫迪里阿尼画中的妇女都长着奇长无比的脸。 A piece of rubber can be elongated by streching. 一块橡皮可以拉长。 来自《用法词典》

44 baggy
adj.膨胀如袋的，宽松下垂的
参考例句：
My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash.我的T恤越洗越大了。 Baggy pants are meant to be stylish,not offensive.松松垮垮的裤子意味着时髦，而不是无礼。

45 props
小道具； 支柱( prop的名词复数 )； 支持者； 道具； （橄榄球中的）支柱前锋
参考例句：
Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。 The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。

46 debut
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。 The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

47 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

48 daydream
v.做白日梦，幻想
参考例句：
Boys and girls daydream about what they want to be.孩子们遐想着他们将来要干什么。 He drifted off into another daydream.他飘飘然又做了一个白日梦。

49 certified
a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的
参考例句：
Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。 The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

50 collaborator
n.合作者，协作者
参考例句：
I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。 His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。

51 memorable
adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的
参考例句：
This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。 The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

52 chic
n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的
参考例句：
She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。 The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

53 trench
n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕
参考例句：
The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。 The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

54 shrine
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。 They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

55 auditorium
n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂
参考例句：
The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。 The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

56 ensemble
n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果
参考例句：
We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。 It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

57 tinted
adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜 a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法

58 glided
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔
参考例句：
The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。 They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

59 propped
支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。 This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

60 stunned
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。 The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

61 nervously
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

62 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
参考例句：
The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。 Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

63 ballads
民歌，民谣，特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 )； 讴
参考例句：
She belted out ballads and hillbilly songs one after another all evening. 她整晚一个接一个地大唱民谣和乡村小调。 She taught him to read and even to sing two or three little ballads,accompanying him on her old piano. 她教他读书，还教他唱两三首民谣，弹着她的旧钢琴为他伴奏。

64 collaborating
合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国
参考例句：
Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。 He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

65 suffocating
a.使人窒息的
参考例句：
After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。 That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。

66 anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼
参考例句：
She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。 The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

67 spoof
n.诳骗，愚弄，戏弄
参考例句：
The show was a spoof of college life.那戏是对大学生活的讽刺。 That is Tim Robbins's spoof documentary about a presidential campaign.那是蒂姆·罗宾斯关于总统选举的讽刺纪录片。

68 wading
（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。 The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

69 blister
n.水疱；(油漆等的)气泡；v.(使)起泡
参考例句：
I got a huge blister on my foot and I couldn't run any farther.我脚上长了一个大水泡，没办法继续跑。 I have a blister on my heel because my shoe is too tight.鞋子太紧了，我脚后跟起了个泡。

70 eyebrows
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。 His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

71 weirdly
古怪地
参考例句：
Another special characteristic of Kweilin is its weirdly-shaped mountain grottoes. 桂林的另一特点是其形态怪异的岩洞。 The country was weirdly transformed. 地势古怪地变了样。

72 lipstick
n.口红，唇膏
参考例句：
Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。 Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

73 cockroach
n.蟑螂
参考例句：
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。 She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。

74 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。 Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

75 sarcastic
adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的
参考例句：
I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。 She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

76 crave
vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求
参考例句：
Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。 You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

77 satchel
n.(皮或帆布的)书包
参考例句：
The school boy opened the door and flung his satchel in.那个男学生打开门，把他的书包甩了进去。 She opened her satchel and took out her father's gloves.打开书箱，取出了她父亲的手套来。

78 segregation
n.隔离，种族隔离
参考例句：
Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。 They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

79 defunct
adj.死亡的；已倒闭的
参考例句：
The scheme for building an airport seems to be completely defunct now.建造新机场的计划看来整个完蛋了。 This schema object is defunct.No modifications are allowed until it is made active again.此架构对象不起作用。在重新激活之前，不能进行任何改动。

80 residual
adj.复播复映追加时间；存留下来的，剩余的
参考例句：
There are still a few residual problems with the computer program.电脑程序还有一些残留问题。 The resulting residual chromatism is known as secondary spectrum.所得到的剩余色差叫做二次光谱。

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