美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-6-26

 

AZUZ: An internationally famous musician suddenly passed away yesterday. The artist known as Prince, whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson, died at his home in Minnesota. He was 57 years old.

国际知名的音乐家昨天突然去世。被称为内尔森(Prince)，全名为普林斯·罗杰斯·内尔森，在他的家乡明尼阿波利斯市去世，终年57岁。

Prince pioneered what`s known as the Minneapolis sound. It`s described as a mixture of synthpop and new wave. Some of his music was controversial and contributed to the creation of parental¹ advisory² labels on albums.

内尔森开创了所谓的明尼阿波利斯之音。它被看作是合成流行音乐与新浪潮音乐的结合体。他的一些音乐是有争议的并导致专辑被贴上由家长指导的标签。

Over the course of his career which spanned from the 1970s until now, Prince won seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for 30. The musician had cancelled a concert earlier this month after saying he wasn`t feeling well.

他的职业生涯贯穿二十世纪七十年代至今。内尔森赢得了七个格莱美奖并被提名30次。由于他身体状况不佳，本月早些时候已经取消两场音乐会。

1 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

2 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。