后街男孩的新对手——'N Sync

　　EMERGING from the depths of Orlando, Fla. -- home also to the group's crosstown rivals the Backstreet Boys -- the five squeaky-clean young lads of 'N Sync seem destined to duplicate the success of musically like-minded performers such as the Spice Girls.

　　**Lad：“小伙子、家伙”。'N Sync 是一个由五个小伙子组成的乐队，他们的穿着相当清爽，完全不象有些另类的乐队——鼻子上穿孔、好好的裤子剪得到处是洞等等这类行经在他们身上是看不到的，"squeaky-clean"指的就是这个意思。
　　**Duplicate：复制、重复、副本。它的近义词copy，同样也有“复制”的意思。'N Sync的表现相当出色，所以有人说他们注定要重演辣妹们当年的风光。

'N Sync INCREDIBLE FEAT -- 2.4 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD IN A WEEK: More than 2.4 million copies of 'N Sync's new album "No Strings Attached" album flew out of stores last week, according to just-released Soundscan figures, marking the first time that any album has sold more than two million copies in a one-week period.

　　**Feat：表演技艺。一周之内专辑销售成绩达到两百四十万，这种成绩不能不说是相当骄人的。

No Strings Attached, of course, also debuts at Number One on the Billboard 200, and is the first album in history to sell more than one million units in a day (on March 21). 'N Sync's opening week more than doubled the previous record set in May 1999 when the group's labelmates, the Backstreet Boys, sold 1.13 million copies of their album “Millennium” in its first week on the market.

　　**Unit：一个单位。'N Sync的新专辑“No Strings Attached”在三月二十一号这天销出了一百万张，这可是唱片销量历史上从来没有过的记录。
　　**Labelmates：Backstreet Boys与'N Sync同属一个唱片公司。虽然Backstreet Boys的最新唱片（Millennium），在99五月时创下一周内创下113万的销售成绩。但跟他们的同门师弟（labelmates）比起来，可就有点黯然失色了。

Meanwhile, 'N Sync's intense promotional schedule presses onward with a performance April 4 on NBC's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and a visit to the Donny and Marie show on April 28. After that, the band will appear on a Snick House concert special airing, April 29 on Nickelodeon.In addition, the five group members appear on five different TV Guide collector's covers this week. The first leg of 'N Sync worldwide tour in support of No Strings Attached will begin May 9 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

　　**First leg：第一段旅程，行程的第一站。'N Sync马上要开始他们的环球演唱会了，五月九号旅程的将始于密西西比洲的Bilox。

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