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60页1 高高级级英英语语(上)(上) Lesson one Rock Superstars:what Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and our Society? 1.1.摇滚乐是表现青少年叛逆精神的音乐摇滚乐是表现青少年叛逆精神的音乐Rock is the music of teenage rebellion. 2.2.知其崇拜何人便可知其人知其崇拜何人便可知其人By a man's heroes ye shall know him 3.3.芝加哥圆形剧场拥挤、闷热,变成了摇滚的殿堂芝加哥圆形剧场拥挤、闷热,变成了摇滚的殿堂the Chicago Amphitheater was packed,sweltering,rocking. 4.4.舞台上,滚石乐队的米克舞台上,滚石乐队的米克··贾格尔正唱着贾格尔正唱着《《午夜漫步人午夜漫步人》》 Onstage,Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was singing“Midnight Rambler” . 5.5.贾格尔贾格尔…………抓起一个半加仑的水罐,顺着舞台前沿边跑边把水洒向前几排汀抓起一个半加仑的水罐,顺着舞台前沿边跑边把水洒向前几排汀 流浃背的歌迷们。
流浃背的歌迷们Jagger.grabs a half-gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform,sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners. 6.6.歌迷们蜂拥而随,渴望沾上几滴洗礼的圣水歌迷们蜂拥而随,渴望沾上几滴洗礼的圣水They surge to follow him,eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops. 7.7.在首都中心剧场,约在首都中心剧场,约 1.41.4 万名歌迷尖叫着拥向台前万名歌迷尖叫着拥向台前…………Some 14,000 screaming fans were crunching up to the front of the stage at Capital Center. 8.8.炎国的鬼怪歌土爱利斯炎国的鬼怪歌土爱利斯··库珀的表演接近尾声库珀的表演接近尾声Alice Cooper America'S singing ghoul,was ending his act. 9.9.鲍勃鲍勃··狄伦和他的乐队正在为音乐会上要用的乐器调音。
狄伦和他的乐队正在为音乐会上要用的乐器调音Bob Dylan and The Band Were tuning for a concert. 10.10.这就是朝圣这就是朝圣…………我应该跪着爬进去我应该跪着爬进去 This is Pilgrimage.I ought to be crawling on my knees. 11.11.你如何看待这种赞美和英雄崇拜呢?你如何看待这种赞美和英雄崇拜呢? How do you feel about all this adulation and hero worship? 12.12.当米克当米克··贾格尔的崇拜者把他视作大太教或神时,你是赞成还是反对呢?贾格尔的崇拜者把他视作大太教或神时,你是赞成还是反对呢? When Mick Jagger’s fans look at him as a high priest or a god,are you with them or against them? 13.13.你是否赞同克里斯你是否赞同克里斯··辛格对鲍勃辛格对鲍勃··狄伦的近乎宗教般的崇敬?狄伦的近乎宗教般的崇敬? 2 Do you share Chris Singer’s almost religious reverence for Bob Dylan? 14.14.你是否认为艾利斯你是否认为艾利斯··库珀的表演令人厌恶而拒绝接受呢?库珀的表演令人厌恶而拒绝接受呢? Do you reject Alice Cooper as sick? 15.15.或者,你会不会因为舞台上这个怪异的小丑表达出了你内心最狂野手的幻想或者,你会不会因为舞台上这个怪异的小丑表达出了你内心最狂野手的幻想 而莫名其妙地被吸引?而莫名其妙地被吸引?Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown,perhaps because he acts out your wildest fantasies? 16.16.一些社会学家认为,你对这些问题的回答,很能说明你在想什么,你所在的一些社会学家认为,你对这些问题的回答,很能说明你在想什么,你所在的 社会在想什么社会在想什么————换句话说,可以说明你和你所在社会的立场。
换句话说,可以说明你和你所在社会的立场Some sociologists say that your answers to them could explain a lot about what you are thinking and about what your society is thinking-in other words, about where you and your society are. 17.17.霍罗威茨把摇滚乐的舞台视为某种辩论的论坛,一个各种思想交锋的场所霍罗威茨把摇滚乐的舞台视为某种辩论的论坛,一个各种思想交锋的场所 Horowitz sees the rock music arena as a sort of debating forum,a place where ideas clash and crash. 18.18.他认为这是一个美国社会努力地定义和重新定义其情感和信仰的地方他认为这是一个美国社会努力地定义和重新定义其情感和信仰的地方He sees it as a place where American society struggles to define and redefine its feelings and beliefs. 19.19.只有他们才能把创造与夸张、理智与动作、文字与声音、音乐和政治融为一只有他们才能把创造与夸张、理智与动作、文字与声音、音乐和政治融为一 体。
体It is they alone who combine invention and exaggeration, reason and motion, word and sound, music and politics. 20.20.与其说摇滚乐是一种音乐推动力,不如说它是一种社会心理的表现与其说摇滚乐是一种音乐推动力,不如说它是一种社会心理的表现 Rock music.is really a sociological expression rather than a musical force. 2I.2I.就连艾尔维斯就连艾尔维斯··普雷斯利也并非真正是一种伟大的音乐力量普雷斯利也并非真正是一种伟大的音乐力量 Even Elvis Presley wasn't really a great musical force. 22.22.艾尔维斯只不过是体现了艾尔维斯只不过是体现了 5050 年代青少年那种心灰意冷的精神状态年代青少年那种心灰意冷的精神状态It's just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s. 23.23.报纸写社论批判他,电视网也封杀他。
报纸写社论批判他,电视网也封杀他Newspapers editorialized against him,and TV networks banned him. 24.24.当他在埃德当他在埃德··沙利文的星期日晚问的综艺节日里出现在于百万人面前时,一沙利文的星期日晚问的综艺节日里出现在于百万人面前时,一 场场““辩论辩论””就此展开就此展开When he appeared on the Ed. Sullivan Sunday night variety show in front of millions, a kind of“debate”took place. 3 25.25.大多数成斫观众眉头紧锁,表示反对,而大多数年轻观众鼓掌称赞大多数成斫观众眉头紧锁,表示反对,而大多数年轻观众鼓掌称赞Most of the older viewers frowned, while most of the younger viewers applauded. 26.26.他唱出了变革和老一代人的困惑他唱出了变革和老一代人的困惑He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. 27.27.甲壳虫乐队运用其幽默专长,或许还借助毒品的一点麻醉,倡导和平与虔诚。
甲壳虫乐队运用其幽默专长,或许还借助毒品的一点麻醉,倡导和平与虔诚 The Beatles.urged peace and piety, with humor and maybe a little help from drugs. 28.28.素以傲慢不羁、街头打架而闻名的滚石乐队的成员们大唱革命之歌素以傲慢不羁、街头打架而闻名的滚石乐队的成员们大唱革命之歌The Rolling Stones, arrogant street-fighting men.demanded revolution. 29.29.杰斐逊飞机乐队的杰斐逊飞机乐队的《《我们能够联合我们能够联合》》和和《《志愿者(有了一场革命)志愿者(有了一场革命) 》》这两首这两首 歌更是激进青年的进一步的革命宣言歌更是激进青年的进一步的革命宣言The Jefferson Airplane's “We Can Be Together“ and “Volunteers ( Got a Revolution)” were two further statements of radical youth. 30.30.但政治并非是但政治并非是 6060 年低硬摇滚乐所辩论的唯一主题。
年低硬摇滚乐所辩论的唯一主题But politics wasn't the only subject debated in the hard rock of the sixties. 31.31.詹妮斯詹妮斯··乔普林用歌声表达自己的忧愁乔普林用歌声表达自己的忧愁 Janis Jophin sang of her sadness. 32.32.甲壳虫乐队揭示了爱与恨之间的一系列的感情甲壳虫乐队揭示了爱与恨之间的一系列的感情The Beatles showed there were a range of emotions between love and hate. 33.33.之后,之后, ““乐队乐队””乐团把乡村音乐和西部音乐所表达的较为传统的观念与硬摇乐团把乡村音乐和西部音乐所表达的较为传统的观念与硬摇 滚乐较为激进的滚乐较为激进的““都市都市””观念结合在了一起观念结合在了一起Then came The Band,mixing the more traditional ideas of country and western music into the more radical“city“ ideas of the hard rock. 34.34.这这··乡村音乐的成分乡村音乐的成分…………帮助听众表达了一种帮助听众表达了一种““摆脱这一切摆脱这一切”” 、、 ““重返过去时重返过去时 光光””的强烈愿望。
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