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Pop star Jay Chou has solidified his status as the king of Mandopop after his new single broke sales records and — quite literally — a Chinese streaming platform this week. Within 25 minutes of its release late Monday night, Chou's piano rock ballad "Won't Cry" — available to download for 3 yuan ($0.42) — had sold over 2 million copies across three streaming platforms. China's dominant music-streaming app, QQ Music, even temporarily crashed because of the spike in traffic from Chou's ravenous fans.

solidify vt. 使固化，使稳固（strengthen）
· Recent findings helped to solidify our position.
最近的发现有助于巩固我们的立场。
status n. 地位
break records: 打破记录
literally adv. 按字面地；（用于强调所说的话）确实地，真正地
· When something is translated literally, it doesn't sound natural.
直译往往听起来不太自然。
· I was literally surprised by the news.
我听到这个消息真的惊呆了。
· They were literally over the moon at the news.
听到这个消息，他们欣喜若狂。
streaming platform: 直播平台
available adj.（日常英语中）有时间，有空的；（新闻英语中）可得到的，可以用的
· Are you available tonight？
今晚有空吗？
· If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
· available to: 可得到的（固定搭配）
· The YL reading courses are available only to members of YLYK.
友邻阅读的课程只对友邻优课会员开放。
dominant adj. 主要的，主导的
crash vi. （电脑等）瘫痪，崩溃
spike n. 激增（increase）
ravenous adj. 狂热的；极其饥饿的（hungry）；渴望的
· I'm absolutely ravenous.
我快饿死了。
· She was ravenous for public attention.
她渴望得到公众的关注。

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