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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames.

路易斯·阿姆斯特朗有兩個著名的綽號。

Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.

有些人叫他書包嘴。他們說他的嘴巴看起來就像一只巨大的包。

Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.

音樂人常常叫他爵士樂之父，以此表示他在音樂界的影響力的敬重。

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians.

1901年，他出生于新奧爾良，盡管成長在平困之中， 他卻和一群偉大的音樂家生活在一起。

Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together."

在他出生前幾年，爵士在這座城市里萌芽。阿姆斯特朗總是說：“爵士和我是一起長大的。”

Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet at a boy's home.

在少年感化院學(xué)習(xí)小號時，阿姆斯特朗就展現(xiàn)出了驚人的音樂天賦。

In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He palyed in parades, clubs, and?

on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River.

十八九歲的時候，阿姆斯特朗就開始了自己的音樂家生涯。他在游行隊伍中， 在俱樂部里， 也在密西西比河的蒸汽船上表演。

At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.

那時，新奧爾良因爵士樂而聞名，那兒也誕生了許多偉大的音樂家。

Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

阿姆斯特朗從老一輩音樂家那里學(xué)到了很多東西，并很快與他們齊名。

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins.

1922年，他前往芝加哥。在那里開始了路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的傳奇。

From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.

從那時，一直到生命的盡頭，他所到之處，都受到了人們的頌揚和愛戴。

Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

在美國流行音樂方面 ，無人能與阿姆斯特朗相媲美。

His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,

"Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over"

他的小號演奏充滿了人性和溫情，讓很多聽眾都說：“聽爵士樂之父的音樂會讓人通體舒暢。”

He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world.

他是爵士樂風(fēng)格之父，也是世界上最著名，最受人愛戴的音樂家之一。

His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

1971年7月6日，他去世的新聞?wù)紦?jù)了全世界新聞的頭版頭條。

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2007年陜西省高考英語試題

文中單詞

單詞	釋意
respect	n.尊敬；敬重；
influence	n.影響，勢力；v.影響
musicians	n.音樂家；樂師
among	prep.在...中間，在...之中
late	adj.已故的；最近的
teens	青少年時期
parades	n.檢閱
steamboats	n.汽艇，汽船
celebrated	adj.著名的，有名望的
cornet	n.短號，小號
nickname	n.綽號
humanity	n.人性；人類
equal	adj.相等的；平等的；n.對手
most-admired	adj.大部分的，多數(shù)的
headline	n.大字標(biāo)題；v.給...加標(biāo)題

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