时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2010年(一月)


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Former Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney have reunited.  Well, at least for a couple of songs on Ringo's latest album, "Y Not." 


It seems like old times when you hear Ringo Starr playing drums and Paul McCartney on the bass 1 for Ringo's "Peace Dream."  The tune 2 has another Beatles connection; it was inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 "bed-in" for peace during their honeymoon 3 at a hotel in Amsterdam.  McCartney also sings harmony on the Ringo Starr original, "Walk With You."


Like Ringo's previous star-studded solo albums, his 10-song collection "Y Not" unites an impressive list of musical collaborators.  In addition to McCartney, the album features vocalists Ben Harper, Richard Marx and Joss Stone, blues-rock veteran Edgar Winter on saxophones and vocals 4, and guitarists Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and Billy Squier.


Born and raised Richard Starkey in an inner-city section of Liverpool, England, known as "The Dingle," Ringo sings about his working-class upbringing on the track "The Other Side Of Liverpool."  In it, he describes the city, which was also home to his three Beatles bandmates, as "cold and damp … only way out of there, drums, guitar and amp."


In support of "Y Not," Ringo and the current edition of his All-Starr Band launch their 2010 tour in Niagara Falls, Canada, on June 24.  Ringo will celebrate his 70th birthday with a concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on July 7.



1 bass
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴
  • He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
  • The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
2 tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
3 honeymoon
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
  • While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
  • The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
4 vocals
(乐曲中的)歌唱部份,声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )
  • Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外,也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
  • Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线,较懒惰的鼓,饮小提琴,棒的钢琴和无比的声音。
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