英語名人堂：鮑勃·馬力

鮑勃·馬利(Bob Marley)，1945年2月6日生于生于牙買加圣安妮，1981年5月11日逝世，牙買加唱作歌手，雷鬼樂鼻祖，拉斯塔法教徒。 1960年，馬利開始了演唱生涯，1964年組建了“Wailing Wailers“(哭泣著的哭泣者)樂隊(duì)。1971年，樂隊(duì)推出了專輯《Catch A Fire》(引火燒身)。1981年，馬利病逝后精選集《Legend》(1984)截止到2011年是雷鬼樂界最暢銷的專輯，全球銷量達(dá)到兩千萬[1] 。 1990年，馬利的生日被定為牙買加法定假日[2] 。2010年，獲選美國CNN 近50年“世界五大指標(biāo)音樂人” Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley is the greatest ever reggae singer. He spread reggae and his message of love and unity1 to a worldwide audience. His live performances were legendary2 for their passion and energy. Marley’s album ‘Exodus’ was voted by ‘Time’ magazine as the best of the 20th Century. The BBC declared his song ‘One Love’ as the song of the millennium3. Marley was born in 1945 in a small village in Jamaica to a white father and black mother. The racist4 bullying5 he received as a child had an impact on his songwriting. He left school at the age of 14 to make music. He met members of his future band The Wailers at a jam session. It took several years before they became famous. The Wailers' first album ‘Catch a Fire’ was released in 1973 and sold well. Another album followed a year later which included the song ‘I Shot The Sheriff’. Eric Clapton’s cover of the song in 1974 brought Marley a lot of global attention. In 1975, Marley released his breakthrough song ‘No Woman, No Cry’, still regarded as a classic today. Marley left Jamaica for England in 1976 to record his ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ albums. He toured the world and performed to campaign against apartheid in South Africa and to celebrate Zimbabwe’s independence. He died of cancer in 1981, aged6 36. He was given a state funeral in Jamaica according to the Rastafari tradition. He continues to be an important influence on today’s music. 1 unity n.團(tuán)結(jié)，聯(lián)合，統(tǒng)一;和睦，協(xié)調(diào) 參考例句： When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所謂團(tuán)結(jié)，并非一團(tuán)和氣。 We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敵當(dāng)前，我們必須加強(qiáng)團(tuán)結(jié)。 2 legendary adj.傳奇(中)的，聞名遐邇的;n.傳奇(文學(xué)) 參考例句： Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.傳奇故事是由父母傳給孩子們的。 Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奧狄修斯是傳說中的希臘英雄。 3 millennium n.一千年，千禧年;太平盛世 參考例句： The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒計(jì)時(shí)迎接新千年的到來。 We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我們靜候著時(shí)鐘滴答走過千年的最后幾秒鐘。 4 racist n.種族主義者，種族主義分子 參考例句： a series of racist attacks 一連串的種族襲擊行為 His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的講話以民族主義為幌子宣揚(yáng)種族主義思想。 5 bullying v.恐嚇，威逼( bully的現(xiàn)在分詞 );豪;跋扈 參考例句： Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐嚇案件都沒有人告發(fā)。 All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情況都將受到嚴(yán)肅處理。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 6 aged adj.年老的，陳年的 參考例句： He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點(diǎn)了。 He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而記憶力還好。