2007年VOA标准英语-World Bids Final Farewell to Italian Tenor Pava
时间：2019-01-06 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（九月）
Modena
08 September 2007
The world bid a final farewell to opera star Luciano Pavarotti at a music-filled funeral in his hometown of Modena. Mourners gave a final standing 1 ovation 2 to the great tenor 3 as a recording 4 of Pavarotti singing with his father was played at the close of the service. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Modena.
To the music of Verdi's Ave Maria, Bulgarian-born soprano Raina Kabaivanska opened the funeral service for her longtime friend and colleague Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of Modena.
Modena's Archbishop Benito Cocchi blesses Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's coffin during his funeral in Modena's Cathedral, 08 Sep 2007
Archbishop Benito Cocchi read a message of condolence from Pope Benedict. In it, the pope said Pavarotti had "honored the divine gift of music through his extraordinary interpretative talent."
Pavarotti's white maple 6 casket was covered in sunflowers - his favorite - and laid before the altar. Since his death on Thursday, some 100,000 people of all ages have filed past his coffin in the cathedral, paying last respects to the maestro.
Music resounded 7 throughout the service. Tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus."
Family members, close friends as well as dignitaries and celebrities 8 attended the invitation-only service. Among those attending were Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, U2 lead singer Bono, and film director Franco Zeffirelli.
Across Italy admirers watched the service live on television, and thousands of ordinary citizens gathered in the square outside the cathedral and followed the service on a giant screen.
One admirer outside the church said Pavarotti would never die.
The coffin of Luciano Pavarotti is carried out Modena's Romanesque cathedral, 08 Sep 2007
He said he is convinced that Pavarotti is not dead because he will continue to live with his voice, with his songs, and he will always remain in our hearts.
Applause broke out as the casket was carried outside the church as loudspeakers amplified 9 a recording of Pavarotti singing arias 10 by Verdi.
As a special honor for a man of humble 11 origins who became Italy's greatest cultural ambassador, an airforce team flew over the cathedral, streaking 12 the sky in the white, red and green colors of the Italian flag.
The tenor was taken to a cemetery 13 near Modena, where members of his family are also buried.
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
- The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
- 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。
- When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
- The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
- Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
- The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
- Laughter resounded through the house. 笑声在屋里回荡。
- The echo resounded back to us. 回声传回到我们的耳中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
- He amplified on his remarks with drawings and figures. 他用图表详细地解释了他的话。
- He amplified the whole course of the incident. 他详述了事件的全过程。
- Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage? 你能听出这段管弦乐曲里有歌剧式的咏叹调吗？ 来自辞典例句
- The actions are large and colour, there are arias and recitatives. 动作夸张而华美，有唱段也有宣叙部。 来自辞典例句
- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
- Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网