时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2008年2月


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British pop star Amy Winehouse led the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, winning five of the music industry's top honors. The singer was absent from the ceremony, but took part by satellite from London.


 


英国通俗歌星艾米.怀恩豪斯星期天在洛杉矶格莱美音乐奖颁奖典礼上一举夺得五项大奖。怀恩豪斯没有亲身出席,从伦敦通过卫星连线参加了典礼。



Winehouse won Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal 1 Performance for "Rehab," a track from Back to Black, which was named best pop vocal album.


 


怀恩豪斯夺得格莱美年度最佳唱片奖和年度最佳歌曲奖,还因为歌曲“新生”(Rehab)获得最佳通俗声乐表扬奖,又以“回到黑暗”(Back to Black)原声带获得最佳通俗声乐专辑奖。



She was also named Best New Artist.


 


此外,怀恩豪斯还荣获最佳新艺术家称号。



The 24-year-old singer recently entered a drug rehabilitation 2 program and did not come to Los Angeles. American officials initially 3 refused her a work visa. They reversed the decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the long trek 4 from England, so she appeared on the Grammy broadcast by satellite from a London studio. She seemed shocked as her Grammy wins were announced and dedicated 5 one to her mother, father, and her incarcerated 6 husband, who is in prison following a pub brawl 7.


 


今年24岁的怀恩豪斯最近开始戒毒,因此没能亲自前来洛杉矶。美国官员起初拒绝发给她工作签证。他们后来改变了决定,但为时已晚,怀恩豪斯无法从英国及时赶到。她只好从伦敦一家演播室通过卫星参加了格莱美颁奖仪式。当宣布她获奖时,她似乎有些吃惊。她将一个大奖献给父母和因为在酒吧吵架而坐牢的丈夫。



Carrie Underwood, a Grammy winner for Best Female Vocal Country Performance for "Before He Cheats," said backstage in Los Angeles the British singer deserves the honors.


 


凯莉.安德伍德以“Before He Cheats”单曲赢得格莱美最佳乡村女声表演奖。她在洛杉矶颁奖典礼后台说,怀恩豪斯获奖当之无愧:



"Tonight's about music, you know, and I think she's very talented, very creative and definitely deserves accolades," Underwood said.


 


安德伍德说:“今晚是颁音乐奖,我认为她很有天赋,极富创造力,完全有资格获奖”。



Winehouse lost the nomination 8 for album of the year to Herbie Hancock, which surprised the audience and the veteran jazz pianist. He was honored for the album River: The Joni Letters, his all-star tribute to the singer Joni Mitchell.


 


怀恩豪斯未能获得年度最佳专辑奖,而是由何比.汉考克获得。汉考克获奖让观众感到吃惊,也让这位年长爵士钢琴家吃惊不小。汉考克的获奖专辑叫“River: The Joni Letters”,是专门献给歌星琼妮.蜜雪儿的作品。



Hancock noted 9 it has been 43 years since a jazz musician won the Grammy for Best Album.


 


汉考克说,已经有43年没有爵士音乐家获得过格莱美最佳专辑奖了



"This is a new day that proves the impossible can be made possible," Hancock said.


 


“这是不可能成为可能的又一天”。



Backstage, country musician Vince Gill said the win did not surprise him.


 


乡村乐手文斯.基尔在后台说,汉考克获奖,他一点也不感到惊讶。



"Herbie Hancock is by far the best musician out of all of us, put together," Gill said.


 


基尔说:“迄今为止我们中间所有人加在一起,都比不上何比.汉考克。”



Gill won the Grammy for Best Country Album for These Days, but lost to Hancock for Best Album. The country star said the nominees 10 in that key category included a mix of genres 11, with recordings 12 by Kanye West, Amy Winehouse and the Foo Fighters.



"There was a jazz guy, there was a hillbilly guy, there was a rapper, there was a pop singer and a rock and roll band," said Gill. "It doesn't get any more diverse than that. I'm just thrilled to death to be a part of it."



Kanye West earned Grammys for Best Rap Album for Graduation and Best Rap Vocal Performance for the track "Stronger." He also won Best Rap Song for ''Good Life'' and Best Rap Performance by a duo or group for his collaboration 13 with Common on ''Southside.''


 


坎耶.维斯特以“毕业”(Graduation)获得格莱美最佳说唱专辑奖,并以“更坚强”(Stronger)原声获得最佳说唱声乐表演奖。他还以“美好人生”(Good Life)夺得最佳说唱歌曲奖,并以同康芒在“南区”(Southside)中的二重唱或者合唱获得最佳说唱表演奖。



The rapper offered an emotional tribute to his mother, who died unexpectedly last year at the age of 58.


 


“南区”说唱是维斯特献给去年突然去世的母亲的作品,母亲终年58岁。



The Foo Fighters won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for "The Pretender," and Best Rock Album for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.


 


喷火战机乐队以“伪装者”(Pretender)获得最佳硬摇滚表演奖,并以“回声、沉默、耐心和优雅”(Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace)专辑获得最佳摇滚专辑奖。



Presidential hopeful Barack Obama earned a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of his book The Audacity 14 of Hope.


 


美国总统候选人巴拉克.奥巴马以配音版新书“无畏的希望”获得格莱美最佳朗读专辑奖。



Fifteen young musicians got the chance to perform in the broadcast with the rock band Foo Fighters, and 28-year-old Anne Marie Calhoun, a violinist, was the featured performer.



"They're just the perfect rock bank," she said. "They're fun, they're goofy, they're kind. They're everything that you would want them to be."



This 50th Grammy presentation featured performances by rising stars and veterans, often paired in duets. They included Tina Turner, who performed a medley 15 of her hits with Beyonce.


 


第五十届格莱美颁奖还伴有新老歌星表演,以二重唱表演为主。歌星包括蒂娜.特纳,她同歌星碧昂斯合唱由自己唱红的一些歌曲的混合曲。



adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
n.康复,悔过自新,修复,复兴,复职,复位
  • He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
  • No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
adv.最初,开始
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行;n.长途艰苦的旅行
  • We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
  • It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
钳闭的
  • They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. 战争期间,他们被关在狱中。 来自辞典例句
  • I don't want to worry them by being incarcerated. 我不想让他们知道我被拘禁的事情。 来自电影对白
n.大声争吵,喧嚷;v.吵架,对骂
  • They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
  • I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。
n.提名,任命,提名权
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
adj.著名的,知名的
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
n.被提名者,被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
  • She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
  • A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格( genre的名词复数 )
  • Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
  • But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆,古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
n.记录( recording的名词复数 );录音;录像;唱片
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
n.合作,协作;勾结
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
n.大胆,卤莽,无礼
  • He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
  • He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。
n.混合
  • Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
  • China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。