时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:2017年VOA慢速英语(十一)月


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London Show Looks Back at Prince’s Career


An exhibit in London is offering music lovers a chance to see over 200 items once owned by the recording 1 artist known as Prince.


The show is called “My Name is Prince.” It follows his long career in the music industry.


Among the personal possessions are special made-to-order guitars, notepads of handwritten song lyrics 2 and some of the clothing Prince wore in his music videos and films.


The musician died of an accidental drug overdose of powerful painkilling 3 drugs in 2016. He was only 57 years old.


But organizers said he had played a part in making preparations for the exhibition.


Angie Marchese is director of archives at Paisley Park, Prince’s home and production house in the American state of Minnesota. She said, “Prince started planning back in the early 2000s to open Paisley Park up for tours – literally 4 writing the first script.”


Marchese added that organizers hoped to give visitors a chance to see more of the musician’s private side.


“Who he was as the friend, the bandmate, the brother. We hope to kind of tell a little bit of that story as well,” she said.


Among the items on display is the purple suit that Prince wore on the cover of his 1984 album “Purple Rain.” His famous “cloud” guitar and a large collection of high-heeled shoes are also part of the show.


The exhibit can be seen at The O2 Arena 5 in South-East London. In 2007, he performed 21 times in the arena. A total of about 450,000 people attended those performances.


The exhibition has the approval of Prince’s surviving relatives. His sister, Tyka Nelson, had an emotional experience on her first visit.


“I didn’t make it 10-15 steps before I started crying and had to go back out,” she said. “It was hard.”


Prince sold over 100 million records during a 40-year career. He won seven Grammy Awards from the recording industry. He also won an Academy Award for writing the music heard in his 1984 film “Purple Rain.”


The exhibition continues until January 7, 2018.


I’m Jonathan Evans.


Words in this Story


exhibition – n. an event at which objects such as works of art are put out in a public space for people to look at; a public show of something


lyrics – n. the words of a song


overdose – n. an unusually large amount of something


archives – n. a place where historical materials are kept


tour – n. a series of related performances or appearances


display – n. a setting or presentation of something



n.录音,记录
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
n.歌词
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
[医]止痛的
  • Painkilling drugs were not enough to relieve her suffering. 止痛药不能缓解她的痛苦。 来自互联网
  • The effect of the painkilling drug didn't wear off for several hours. 止痛药的药效好几个锺头之仍未消失。 来自互联网
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
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