Backstreet Boys to earn $350 million on tour
The Backstreet Boys are expected to rake in $350 million from touring alone this year.

The band's fourth album Black & Blue sold five million copies worldwide in its first week of release.

rake in：迅速取得；在去年一年中，后街男孩的世界巡回演唱会大获成功，令人不可思议的收进三亿五千万美元。
touring：巡回演出。

The boys are set to earn $250 million from ticket sales plus a further $100 million from sponsorship.

The current record is held by the Rolling Stones, who earned $345 million on their two-year Bridges To Babylon tour. It kicked off around the release of the album of the same name in 1998.

sponsorship：赞助；在这三亿五千万中，有二亿五千万的门票收入，另有一亿来自赞助。
the Rolling Stones：滚石乐队；目前的巡回演唱会的收入纪录是滚石乐队创造的，这支老牌摇滚乐队1998年的巡回演出的收入为三亿四千五百万美元。