英语名人堂：玛雅·安吉罗
玛雅·安吉罗(Maya Angelou),1928年4月4日出生于美国密苏里州圣·路易斯市。美国黑人作家、诗人、剧作家、编辑、演员、导演和教师。在贫民窟的匮乏生活中长大的安吉罗曾当过厨师、电车售票员、女招待和舞蹈演员。随后的几十年她成为一位成功的歌手、演员、剧作家和导演，广泛涉足于戏剧、电影、音乐等领域，同时还是一位活跃的人权作家，一位非凡的女性。安吉罗是当代美国黑人女诗人中的杰出代表，她的诗歌创作从20世纪70年代延续到现在，迄今为止她已经出版了十几部诗集，并获得了多项大奖。她的诗歌代表着鲜明的民族主义立场、“黑色权力”（为黑人种族争取自由和平等）以及黑人妇女的觉醒。她是好莱坞第一位非裔女编剧，在卡特和福特两人政府内任职。
Maya Angelou is part of the fabric 1 of modern America. She has told her story of being a key part of the civil rights movement through poetry, novels and film. She is best known for her six autobiographies 2, most notably 3 ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’. In 1993, President Bill Clinton asked her to recite one of her poems at his inauguration 4.
Angelou was born in Missouri in 1928 into a deeply segregated 5 society. Her parent’s divorce meant she was sent back and forth 6 between her mother and grandmother. Her mother’s boyfriend raped 7 her when she was eight. His later murder left Angelou mute for five years. She studied drama and literature at school, and three weeks after graduating, gave birth to her son.
Angelou struggled to survive for many years. She experienced poverty, crime, prostitution and her son being kidnapped. She won a scholarship to study dance. Her career as a singer and dancer took off. She moved to New York and acted in Broadway plays. She also met Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and became active in the civil rights movement.
Angelou became, and is to this day, a prolific 8 writer. She also toured the USA giving lectures, appeared in TV series and wrote songs. Her screenplay, ‘Georgia, Georgia’ was the first written by a black woman to be made into a movie. Angelou has been highly honored for her significant cultural contributions and has over 30 honorary degrees. She is an American legend.
- The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
- I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
- The series was based on the autobiographies of the author. 这部连续剧是根据那位作家的自传拍摄的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There are some songs and, recently, a few autobiographies about peasant experience. 有些歌曲描述了农民的经验，最近还出了几本自传。 来自互联网
- Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
- A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
- The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
- Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
- a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
- The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。