世界名人简介 第19期:罗伯特·艾伦·齐默曼

 Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in 1941 and loved music, especially blues¹, from a young age. He formed several bands and played so loudly at a high school talent show the principal had to cut the microphone off. He switched to folk music because, he said: “The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings."

罗伯特·艾伦·齐默曼出生于1941年，从小他就对音乐展现了极高的热情，特别是布鲁斯。他曾经组建过多只乐队，高中时期，他参加了才艺大赛，他演奏时的声音太大，校长不得不切断麦克风。之后，他转向了民俗音乐，他认为：“民俗中充满了更多的绝望、悲伤、胜利，以及对超自然的信仰，它拥有着更为深邃的情感。

In 1963, he released his second album, “The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan”. It included what became the most famous song of the times, "Blowin' in the Wind". The album made Dylan a legend overnight. The Beatles boughtit and said: "We just played it, just wore it out…it was incredibly original and wonderful.” It inspireda whole generation of musicians.

1963年，他推出了自己的第二张专辑《The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan》。专辑中收录了当时最著名的一首歌曲“Blowin' in the Wind”。这张专辑让他一夜之间成为了不朽的传奇。披头士乐队购买了这张专辑，并称：“我们演奏这些曲目，歌曲就这么创作了出来，都是原创歌曲，太美妙了。”专辑激发了整整一代音乐家。

Dylan continued to have an important impact on the history of rock for many decades. He has received hundreds of awards for his songwriting, recording² and performances. He got a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic³ power”. He still plays 100 dates a year.

十几年来，他对摇滚音乐史仍然起着至关重要的作用。他在创作、录音以及表演上获得了上百种奖项。2008年，他因对流行音乐以及美国文化所产生的深远影响而获得了普利策奖，称他的音乐极富诗意。他每年会演出100天。

There is a debate today about whether or not Dylan should receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Thousands of his fans, as well as literary critics, say his words are as important as those of any previous winners. His songs describe the latter half of the twentieth century and many have become traditional protest songs. Many believe he is the greatest living poet.

如今，就艾伦是否应该获得诺贝尔文学奖仍然争议不断。数千名歌迷以及文学评论家都认为他的歌词比历任获得者一样重要。他的音乐描述了20世纪的后半期，许多也已经成为了传统的抗议歌曲。许多人相信他是当代最伟大的诗人。

1.switch to 转变成

例句：They will be deleted when you switch to the visual editor.

这种注释将在您切换到可视编辑器时被删除。

2.cut off 切断

例句：He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me.

他切下一小片面包递给了我。

3.form a band 组建乐队

例句：Most musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play music.

多数音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢作曲和演奏。

4.talent show 才艺表演

例句：During tryouts for a talent show, the music teacher asked Francisco if he was interested in performing.

音乐老师在一次才艺表演的选拔中问弗朗西斯科是否有兴趣参加表演。

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。