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98度乐队是近年来的一个十分优秀的R&B组合,他们凭借着精湛的合唱与驾驭各类型歌曲的高超技巧,吸引了许多人的注意。98度有一个简单的成功哲学：不屈不挠、努力、坚持信念就能达成心愿!
Since 1997 the Ohio foursome 98°—Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey—have belted their way into the soft hearts of countless fans.
98°’s combination of laid-on-thick ballads1 like “Never Giving Up” and “Yesterday’s Letter” and boy-next-door good looks has proved to be a foolproof formula for teen-sensation success, but make no mistake—98°are no pre-assembled studio product.
They got their start years ago, when Jeff Timmons moved from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to form a singing group and pursue a musical career. Jeff’s friend suggested Nick Lachey and Justin Jeffre, two of his former classmates at the Cincinnati School For Creative And Performing Arts. Nick eventually recruited2 his brother Drew, who impulsively left his steady job as an emergency medical technician in Brooklyn to move to L.A. and become the fourth and final member of 98°.
The four fledgling3 future stars got their big break when they attempted to sneak backstage at a Boyz II Men concert. They didn’t succeed, but a local radio station covering the concert asked them to sing live on the air. Paris D’Jon, Montell Jordan’s manager, was present during the impromptu4 broadcast and liked what he heard; he took 98°under his mighty wing and gave them the opening-act spot on Montell Jordan’s national tour. Several major labels soon came, and 98°decided to go with Motown. Various big-time producers and composers worked on 98°’s self-titled debut, only further ensuring the group’s mainstream pop success.
来自俄亥俄州的98度乐队共有四名成员：贾斯汀•杰夫里，杰夫•蒂蒙斯及尼克、德鲁•拉奇兄弟。自1997年跃入乐坛，他们就赢得了一大群歌迷死心塌地的拥护。
98度演绎的诸如《永不放弃》和《昨日的信件》的歌曲风格以及邻家男孩的外表也许是他们吸引年轻人的最简单的模式，但也别错怪了他们，98度乐队并不是预先包装好的音像制品。
98度的创始人是杰夫•蒂蒙斯，多年前他从辛辛那提来到洛杉矶，开始组队，同时也开始了梦想的追逐。杰夫的朋友向他推荐了两位老同学尼克•拉奇和贾斯汀•杰夫，他们都在辛辛那提学院学习创造表演艺术专业。尼克后来邀请他的兄弟德鲁加入98度，当时他正在布鲁克林的一家医院里从事紧急医药技术员的工作。不久他辞去工作到了洛杉矶，成为98度乐队的最后一名成员。
这四个初出茅庐的明日之星在男孩•男人乐队的演出后台获得了一次大好契机。当地一家广播电台在报道此次音乐会时邀请他们实时演唱。在那次即席表演中，蒙泰尔•乔登的经纪人帕里斯•迪乔恩十分欣赏他们的音乐，随后便安排他们与蒙泰尔•乔登一起全国巡演。这四个大男孩果然不负众望，并得到了底特律唱片公司的出片机会。众多一流制片人及作曲家参与了他们首张专辑的制作，这更进一步地推动了这个团队在流行乐坛的成功。
1．ballad [5bAlEd] n. 叙事歌；情歌
2．recruit [rI5kru:t] v. 征募；招收
3．fledgling [5fledVlIN] adj. 年轻的；无经验的
4．impromptu [Im5prmptju:] adj. 即兴的；即席的
Since 1997 the Ohio foursome 98°—Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey—have belted their way into the soft hearts of countless fans.
98°’s combination of laid-on-thick ballads1 like “Never Giving Up” and “Yesterday’s Letter” and boy-next-door good looks has proved to be a foolproof formula for teen-sensation success, but make no mistake—98°are no pre-assembled studio product.
They got their start years ago, when Jeff Timmons moved from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to form a singing group and pursue a musical career. Jeff’s friend suggested Nick Lachey and Justin Jeffre, two of his former classmates at the Cincinnati School For Creative And Performing Arts. Nick eventually recruited2 his brother Drew, who impulsively left his steady job as an emergency medical technician in Brooklyn to move to L.A. and become the fourth and final member of 98°.
The four fledgling3 future stars got their big break when they attempted to sneak backstage at a Boyz II Men concert. They didn’t succeed, but a local radio station covering the concert asked them to sing live on the air. Paris D’Jon, Montell Jordan’s manager, was present during the impromptu4 broadcast and liked what he heard; he took 98°under his mighty wing and gave them the opening-act spot on Montell Jordan’s national tour. Several major labels soon came, and 98°decided to go with Motown. Various big-time producers and composers worked on 98°’s self-titled debut, only further ensuring the group’s mainstream pop success.
来自俄亥俄州的98度乐队共有四名成员：贾斯汀•杰夫里，杰夫•蒂蒙斯及尼克、德鲁•拉奇兄弟。自1997年跃入乐坛，他们就赢得了一大群歌迷死心塌地的拥护。
98度演绎的诸如《永不放弃》和《昨日的信件》的歌曲风格以及邻家男孩的外表也许是他们吸引年轻人的最简单的模式，但也别错怪了他们，98度乐队并不是预先包装好的音像制品。
98度的创始人是杰夫•蒂蒙斯，多年前他从辛辛那提来到洛杉矶，开始组队，同时也开始了梦想的追逐。杰夫的朋友向他推荐了两位老同学尼克•拉奇和贾斯汀•杰夫，他们都在辛辛那提学院学习创造表演艺术专业。尼克后来邀请他的兄弟德鲁加入98度，当时他正在布鲁克林的一家医院里从事紧急医药技术员的工作。不久他辞去工作到了洛杉矶，成为98度乐队的最后一名成员。
这四个初出茅庐的明日之星在男孩•男人乐队的演出后台获得了一次大好契机。当地一家广播电台在报道此次音乐会时邀请他们实时演唱。在那次即席表演中，蒙泰尔•乔登的经纪人帕里斯•迪乔恩十分欣赏他们的音乐，随后便安排他们与蒙泰尔•乔登一起全国巡演。这四个大男孩果然不负众望，并得到了底特律唱片公司的出片机会。众多一流制片人及作曲家参与了他们首张专辑的制作，这更进一步地推动了这个团队在流行乐坛的成功。
1．ballad [5bAlEd] n. 叙事歌；情歌
2．recruit [rI5kru:t] v. 征募；招收
3．fledgling [5fledVlIN] adj. 年轻的；无经验的
4．impromptu [Im5prmptju:] adj. 即兴的；即席的