VOA标准英语2012--Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(五月)
Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues 1 Festival
Blues fans from around the world will descend 2 upon Grant Park in downtown Chicago for three free days of acoustic 3 and electric blues by mostly-hometown musicians. You can count on the city’s very own Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials to showcase their new album, Jump Start” with tunes 4 like “World Of Love.
The weekend’s offerings will salute 5 some of Chicago’s blues legends. On tap are tributes to vocalist Koko Taylor, singer and guitarist David “Honeyboy” Edwards and guitarist Hubert Sumlin. There will also be a celebration of Muddy Waters’ disciples 6 Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and George “Mojo” Buford.
Waters’ son Mud Morganfield will lead the all-star tribute to some of his dad's best-known band members who passed away in 2011.
Also scheduled on one of five festival stages are: a “Blues in the Schools” concert; panel discussions on legendary 7 bluesmen Howlin’ Wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins; five bands competing in the “Chicago Blues Challenge”; esteemed 8 guitarists Lurrie Bell and Joe Louis Walker; and blues and gospel singer Mavis Staples 9. Staples, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with The Staples Singers, won a Grammy Award in 2011 for her album You Are Not Alone.
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
- I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
- We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
- The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
- Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。
- a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
- When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
- The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
- Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。