VOA慢速英语文本：《今日美国》第24课.doc

1、英语翻议讲解：1.honor vt.尊敬,授予荣誉,承兑,实践2.debut n.法（演员、运动员）首次亮相；初次登台（或上场） 例句：She made her debut album in 1973. 她在1973年推出她的第一套唱片集。3.instant a.紧迫的;立即的;本月的;已配制好的时刻;瞬息,霎时例句：The writers deb ut novel was an instant success. 这位作家的首部长篇小说很快就获得了巨大的成功。4.notable a.值得注意的,显著的,善理家的例句：His father was a notable architect. 他的父

2、亲是一个着名的建筑师。1.In fact, he is one of only a few entertainers ever to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony award.to have won an Oscar不定式做后置定语，修饰entertainers。2.He is known for his sometimes shocking humor that makes fun of people and situations.make fun of嘲笑,嘲弄,取笑例句：He liked to make fun of th

3、e way that she walked. 他喜欢取笑她走路的样子。 Its cruel to make fun of a cripple. 取笑瘸子是残忍的。肯尼迪中心荣誉奖（Kennedy Center Honors）用以表彰终身为美国文化作出贡献的杰出人士，也称为肯尼迪中心终身成就奖。该奖项于1978年开始每年在美国华盛顿肯尼迪艺术中心颁发。 每年年初，肯尼迪艺术中心理事会提交一份候获选人名单，其中包括全球知名的艺术家而以前落选的候选人。这些艺术家终身致力于美国和全球文化，领域包括音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、歌剧、电影和电视。之后从每一个艺术分支选出一名代表者，由委员会在年中的时候宣布。每年的1

4、2月的第一个周末举行颁奖典礼，这是一场没有界线，没有失望，没有竞争的艺术界盛会。 英语听力原文：VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And Im Barbara Klein. Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington honors performers for their lifetime of work. This year the Kennedy

5、Center will honor Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen.(MUSIC)Grace BumbryOpera singer Grace Bumbry earned starring roles as a soprano and mezzo-soprano in some of the worlds most famous opera houses. Her warm voice and wide range brought roles including Carme

6、n, Salome, Aida, Tosca, Medea and Bess.She was born in nineteen thirty-seven in Saint Louis, Missouri. At seventeen, she won her first big competition. The prize was a scholarship to a local music school.But the school would not let her attend classes with other students because she was African-Amer

7、ican. The school offered her private lessons instead. Her parents refused.Grace Bumbry went on to study music at Boston University and Northwestern University. She also studied at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.In nineteen sixty, at the age of twenty-three, she made her i

8、nternational debut at the Paris Opera. She appeared as Amneris in Verdis Aida. Her performance is said to have made her an instant star.In nineteen sixty-one, Grace Bumbry became the first black singer ever to perform at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. Again, some people objected because of her ra

9、ce. In the end, her performance as Venus was a great success.The seventy-two year old singer is retired now from opera. But she continues to sing in concert and teaches students around the world.ROBERT DE NIRO IN RAGING BULL:Robert De NiroSome people arent that lucky. Like the one that Marlon Brando

10、 played in, On The Waterfront. An up-and-comer whos now a down- and-outer. Do you remember that scene in the back of the car with his brother Charlie a small time racket guy? And it went something like this.It wasnt him Charlie, it was you. You remember that night at the Garden. You came down in my

11、dressing room and you said, Kid, this aint your night. Were going for the price on Wilson? Remember that? This aint your night? My night. I couldve taken Wilson apart that night. So what happens? He gets a title shot outdoors in the ballpark, and what do I get, a one-way ticket to Palookaville. I wa

12、s never no good after that night, Charley. It was like a peak you reach, and then its downhill.Robert De Niro won an Academy Award for best actor for the nineteen eighty movie Raging Bull. He played boxing champion Jake La Motta. The movie is a good example of how far the actor will go to perfect a

13、role. To prepare for Raging Bull he gained twenty-seven kilos and became a boxer.He also won an Oscar for best supporting actor. He played the young Vito Corleone in the second Godfather movie in nineteen seventy-four.Robert De Niro has appeared in more than seventy films. He has also produced and d

14、irected several movies, including Everybodys Fine, released this year. He was born in New York City in nineteen forty-three.Mel BrooksMel Brooks is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, director and composer. He has a long list of credits from television, film and stage. In fact, he is one of only a

15、few entertainers ever to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony award.Mel Brooks began doing live comedy acts in the early nineteen fifties. He later wrote for TV comedy shows before making his mark on the Hollywood film industry. His awards include a best writing Oscar for the nineteen six

16、ty-eight movie The Producers.Other notable early films included Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, both from nineteen seventy-four.(SOUND FROM YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN)The American Film Institute has a list of the one hundred funniest movies. Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles and The Producers are

17、all listed among the top twenty. In recent years a musical play based on The Producers became a big hit.Mel Brooks was born in nineteen twenty-six in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his sometimes shocking humor that makes fun of people and situations.Dave BrubeckThe Library of Congress calls jaz

18、z pianist and composer Dave Brubeck a living legend.The nineteen fifty-nine album Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet was the first jazz album to sell more than one million copies. It includes the well known Take Five, written by Paul Desmond.Dave Brubeck was born in Concord, California, in ninetee

19、n twenty. He began piano lessons at the age of four. By fourteen he was performing in local bands.During World War Two, Dave Brubeck, who is white, formed one of the first racially mixed bands in the Army. After leaving the Army he studied with the French composer Darius Milhaud.Dave Brubeck formed

20、his first quartet in nineteen fifty-one. The groups unusual mix of jazz and classical styles earned praise around the world. Since then Dave Brubeck has had many different quartets and produced many different works, including two ballets and a musical.His best known jazz works include In Your Own Sw

21、eet Way, The Duke and Blue Rondo a La Turk.Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen has sold more than one hundred twenty million albums. Most of his songs tell stories about American life. Many are about his life growing up in the state of New Jersey, where he was born in nineteen forty-nine.His first so

22、ng to enjoy widespread success was Born to Run. It was the title song from his nineteen seventy-five album.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a list of the five hundred songs that shaped rock and roll. Born to Run is number twenty-one on the list. Also listed are Thunder Road, which was on the same

23、album, and Born in the U.S.A.The nineteen eighty-four album Born in the U.S.A. has sold more than fifteen million copies in the United States alone. It is considered one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time.Bruce Springsteen is also known for his live performances. He and his E Street Ba

24、nd remain one of the top selling acts in the world.Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, Robert De Niro and Grace Bumbry will be honored at the Kennedy Center on December sixth.Our program was written by June Simms and produced by Caty Weaver. Im Steve Ember.And Im Barbara Klein. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()