A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland(平淡乏味的). A Guardian music writer once compared it to “aural wallpaper(听觉壁纸，指背景音乐)”. Which was a little bit rude to wallpaper: there are some very interesting designs out there!(这对壁纸来说有点不公平：壁纸也有不少很有意思的花色呢！)
几周前，你能用来批评艾德·希兰的最狠的话，也不过是说他的音乐有点乏味。《卫报》一位乐评人曾把这种音乐比作“听觉壁纸”。这对壁纸来说其实有点不公平：壁纸也有不少很有意思的花色呢！
I don’t need to tell you what people are saying about Sheeran now, do I? The pop star has been in the news(成为新闻焦点) for days after he apparently crumbled(屈服，崩溃) when billionaire Robert Kraft demanded Macklemore be pulled from(被撤下，被除名) his tour because of the rapper’s pro-Palestine advocacy(倡导，声援).
现在大家怎么说希兰，不用我多说了吧？这位流行歌手已经连续多日登上新闻，起因是亿万富翁罗伯特·克拉夫特要求把马克尔莫尔从巡演中除名，理由是这位说唱歌手支持巴勒斯坦，而希兰显然屈服了。
As if he didn’t already look pathetic enough(仿佛他还不够丢人似的), Sheeran then released a statement throwing Macklemore under the bus(把马克尔莫尔推出去当替罪羊). “After Macklemore’s performances at my New Jersey shows, venues on my upcoming tour dates communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting(马克尔莫尔在我新泽西的演出结束后，我接下来巡演日期的场馆方表示，如果他仍然支持（巴勒斯坦），他们就会取消演出。),” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. Macklemore, he said, had “asked to join my tour last year and I agreed, because I respect him as an artist”. (In other words: “I barely know the guy(我跟这家伙根本不熟)! Macklemore begged to be on my tour and I was kind enough to say yes!’)
希兰本来就够丢人了，结果他又发了一份声明，把马克尔莫尔推出去当替罪羊。他在Instagram上写道：“马克尔莫尔在我新泽西的演出结束后，我接下来巡演日期的场馆方表示，如果他仍然支持（巴勒斯坦），他们就会取消演出。”他还说，马克尔莫尔“去年主动要求加入我的巡演，我同意了，因为我尊重他这位艺术家”。（换句话说：“我跟这家伙根本不熟！是马克尔莫尔求着要上我的巡演，我好心才答应的！”）