VOA慢速英语--马友友将在第一次世界大战100周年纪念活动中表演
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月
Yo-Yo Ma to Perform at World War I 100th Anniversary Event
French officials say famed musician Yo-Yo Ma will perform at the Arc 1 de Triomphe in Paris in a World War I anniversary event.
The war ended 100 years ago on November 11, 1918. More than 16 million people were killed, 9 million of them soldiers.
The fighting lasted almost four years, four months. At the time of the fighting, World War I was often spoken of as “the war to end all wars.” Now, it is often called “The Great War.”
Joseph Zimet is director of France’s First World War Centenary Mission. He says Ma will lead a field of "great international artists" during the November 11 ceremony close to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Chinese-American artist Ma, who received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom back in 2010, was born in Paris in 1955.
A group of young musicians, called The European Union Youth Orchestra 2, has also been invited to perform. They will play Ravel's “Bolero” at the event.
Beninese artist Angelique Kidjo is to sing in honor of the colonial 3 troops who fought for France during the war.
I’m Dorothy Gundy.
Words in This Story
centenary - adj. the 100th anniversary of something
mission - n. a project or operation
- The sun appears to move in an arc across the sky.太阳看起来在天空中以弧形运行。
- The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.彩虹在昏暗的天空划出了一道圆弧。