VOA常速英语2019--哈林（纽约黑人住宅区）纪念“摇摆女王”诺玛·米勒（在线收听）

Norma Miller shined with her Lindy Huck moves as seen here in the 1941 movie Hellzapoppin.The swing dance was born in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood and so was Miller.She dazzled audiences during international tours in the 1930s and 40s.But one style fused jazz, tap, breakaway, the Charleston blending African and European dance moves with improvisation.

正如在一九四一年的电影Hellzapoppin中所看到的那样，诺玛·米勒与她的林迪哈克舞步一样闪闪发光。摇摆舞诞生于纽约市哈林区，米勒也出生于此。在二十世纪三十年代和四十年代的国际巡演中，她让观众眼花缭乱。但在风格上融合了爵士、踢踏舞、查尔斯顿舞，混合了非洲和欧洲的舞蹈动作和即兴创作。

I don’t ever remember not being interested in dancing. I’ve danced all my life.I don’t remember if I ever started dancing I always did it.Her career spans decades. Miller worked as a choreographer, television actor, comedian and author.

我不记得我对跳舞不感兴趣。我一生都在跳舞。我不记得我是否曾经开始跳舞，我总是这样在跳。她的事业跨越几十年。米勒曾担任舞蹈指导、电视演员、喜剧演员和作家。

Here are she’s performing in 2018 at the age of 98.She died in May at 99.Friends, colleagues and fans gathered at this Harlan church to remember the woman known as the Queen of Swing.

这是她在二零一八年九十八岁时的表演。她于5月去世，享年99岁。朋友、同事和粉丝们聚集在哈兰教堂，纪念这位被称为“摇摆女王”的女子。

Oh my gosh, bigger than life, very real, hysterical but hard-working, very serious about her craft.She loved the music. She loved to make people laugh. So all you can do is celebrate the life here so we’re not sad.

哦，我的天啊，比生命更伟大，非常真实，歇斯底里但勤奋，对她的跳舞技巧非常认真。她喜欢音乐。她喜欢逗人发笑。所以你能做的就是庆祝这里的生活，这样我们就不会悲伤。

As a girl, Miller lived with her mother right across the street of the legendary Savoy Ballroom.She danced for money on street corners and sunny walks and her talented soon bought her a job with a famed swing dance move Whities and Indie hoppers.

还是女孩时，米勒和她的母亲就住在传说中的萨沃伊舞厅的对面。她在街角和阳光明媚的人行道上跳舞赚钱，她的才华很快为她赢得了一份著名的摇摆舞和独立舞者的工作。

Later she joined efforts against segregation at nightclubs and casinos where black entertainers do big crowds at top venues.She was the first black act to play in places like Las Vegas and Miami Beach.

后来，她加入了反对在夜总会和赌场实行种族隔离的行动。在这些地方，黑人艺人会在顶级场所举行大型集会。她是第一个在拉斯维加斯和迈阿密海滩等地演出的黑人演员。

In terms of life values and Standards, she was very focused and clear with what she wanted in her life,and she didn’t allow herself to get distracted, and people of that generation knew how to, I say it as,they did not like the social political condition of America define their humanity.

在生活价值观和标准方面，她非常专注，明确自己想要的生活，她不会让自己分心，那一代人知道如何，我这么说，因为他们不喜欢美国的社会政治条件来定义他们的人性。

Norma would say if you don’t have a horse then ride a cow.She’d figure out a way to do something, one way or the other and she did it with Love.She overcame everything with love.

诺玛会说，如果你没有马，那就骑牛吧。她会想办法做某件事，不管怎样，她都带着爱去做。她用爱战胜了一切。

I say believe in each other, love one another because you must replace hate with love.Listen as you make your bed so will you lie.This is what you do before you die.Before I died there’s just one thing, I’ll do my thing and swing baby,swing, keep on swinging.The last survivor of the original Lindy hoppers, before until her very last days.

我说彼此相信，彼此相爱，因为你必须用爱来取代恨。当你铺床的时候，你要倾听，这样你才会躺下。这是你死前要做的事。在我死之前，只有一件事，我会做我的事，摇摆，宝贝，摇摆，继续摇摆。最初林迪舞者,最后的幸存者，直到她生命的最后一天。