Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma share Polar Music Prize 2012

 　　STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 Swedish Polar Music Prize was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the Chinese American cellist¹ Yo-Yo Ma, the prize committee said in a statement on Tuesday.

　　"For five decades, Paul Simon has built bridges not only over troubled waters but over entire oceans by (re)joining the world's continents with his music," said the prize committee.

　　"Nobody else is more deserving of the epithet² of world-class songwriter," the statement added.

　　Paul Simon, born in 1941, is widely known as half of the American duo "Simon & Garfunkel." He has been recipient³ of many honors and awards, including 12 Grammy Awards in his music career. His representative songs include "Mrs. Robinson", "the sound of silence," "bridge over troubled water," all of which hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts.

　　The other winner of the prize Yo-Yo Ma was commented as "the leading cellist of our time" and "living proof that music is communication, passion and the ability to share experience."

　　"With a cello⁴ and curiosity in his wake, Yo-Yo Ma has in travelling routes like the Silk Road, united people from every continent", said the prize committee.

　　Apart from the performance of classical music, Yo-Yo Ma, born in 1955, is also known for the diverse musical elements in his music, of which the inspiration he has got is from, for example, native Chinese music and the music of the Kalahari bush people in Africa.

　　Dubbed⁵ as Nobel Prize in music, the Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by the Swedish legend Stig Anderson who was the publisher, lyricist and manager of the famous ABBA band.

　　The laureates will receive the prize from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at Stockholm Concert Hall on August 28th. Besides, each recipient will be awarded the prize carrying a million Swedish Kronor (about 140,000 U.S. dollars).

1 cellist   

n.大提琴手

参考例句：

• The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。 来自辞典例句
• World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。 来自互联网

2 epithet   

n.（用于褒贬人物等的）表述形容词，修饰语

参考例句：

• In "Alfred the Great","the Great"is an epithet.“阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。
• It is an epithet that sums up my feelings.这是一个简洁地表达了我思想感情的形容词。

3 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

4 cello   

n.大提琴

参考例句：

• The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
• She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。

5 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》