B.B.King依然活跃在舞台上

BB King Still Going Strong

B.B.King依然活跃在舞台上

 

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B.B. King doesn't get around as well as he used to these days, but he still puts on a great show. And with the help of a dozen close friends, it gets even better. Listen to "The Thrill Is Gone," featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, and you'll hear a man who, at 80, sounds as thrilling as he did at 18.

 

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For B.B. King there was no better way of celebrating the big 80 than by doing the one thing he's been doing since he was a teenager, playing guitar and singing the blues¹. Recording² his first single in 1949, he was well on his way to becoming one of the world's best-loved entertainers.

 

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Although he's known as the "Ambassador of the Blues," B.B. King's music is universal, as he proves with Van Morrison on "Early In The Morning" from his new album of duets.

 

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At ease playing rock with Roger Daltrey, pop with Sheryl Crow, or R&B with Daryl Hall, B.B. King is in top blues form on "Funny How Time Slips Away," featuring former bandmate Bobby Bland³.

 

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Time may slip away, but B.B. King has made the most of his 60 years in show business. Music awards aside, King is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. He's the owner of a national chain of nightclubs that bears his name. He has a signature line of Gibson guitars named after his own beloved guitar Lucille. And, he recently published his first illustrated⁴ book, The B.B. King Treasures.

 

B.B. King was recently honored at a birthday celebration and fundraiser for the B.B. King Museum and Delta⁵ Interpretive Center, scheduled to open in Indianola, Mississippi, in 2007. In the meantime, fans are enjoying his latest CD, B.B. King & Friends - 80.

 

I’m Doug Levine.

 

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注释：

guitarist [^i5tB:rist] n. 吉他弹奏者

Ambassador of the Blues 蓝调之王

universal [7ju:ni5vE:sEl] adj. 宇宙的，世界的

duet [dju:5et] n. 二重奏

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 摇滚名人堂

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 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。

4 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

5 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。