Louis Armstrong【路易斯·阿姆斯特朗】

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames.

路易斯·阿姆斯特朗有两个著名的绰号。

Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.

有些人叫他书包嘴。他们说他的嘴巴看起来就像一只巨大的包。

Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.

音乐人常常叫他爵士乐之父，以此表示他在音乐界的影响力的敬重。

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians.

1901年，他出生于新奥尔良，尽管成长在平困之中， 他却和一群伟大的音乐家生活在一起。

Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together."

在他出生前几年，爵士在这座城市里萌芽。阿姆斯特朗总是说：“爵士和我是一起长大的。”

Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet at a boy's home.

在少年感化院学习小号时，阿姆斯特朗就展现出了惊人的音乐天赋。

In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He palyed in parades, clubs, and

on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River.

十八九岁的时候，阿姆斯特朗就开始了自己的音乐家生涯。他在游行队伍中， 在俱乐部里， 也在密西西比河的蒸汽船上表演。

At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.

那时，新奥尔良因爵士乐而闻名，那儿也诞生了许多伟大的音乐家。

Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

阿姆斯特朗从老一辈音乐家那里学到了很多东西，并很快与他们齐名。

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins.

1922年，他前往芝加哥。在那里开始了路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的传奇。

From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.

从那时，一直到生命的尽头，他所到之处，都受到了人们的颂扬和爱戴。

Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

在美国流行音乐方面 ，无人能与阿姆斯特朗相媲美。

His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,

"Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over"

他的小号演奏充满了人性和温情，让很多听众都说：“听爵士乐之父的音乐会让人通体舒畅。”

He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world.

他是爵士乐风格之父，也是世界上最著名，最受人爱戴的音乐家之一。

His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

1971年7月6日，他去世的新闻占据了全世界新闻的头版头条。

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文中单词

单词	释意
respect	n.尊敬；敬重；
influence	n.影响，势力；v.影响
musicians	n.音乐家；乐师
among	prep.在...中间，在...之中
late	adj.已故的；最近的
teens	青少年时期
parades	n.检阅
steamboats	n.汽艇，汽船
celebrated	adj.著名的，有名望的
cornet	n.短号，小号
nickname	n.绰号
humanity	n.人性；人类
equal	adj.相等的；平等的；n.对手
most-admired	adj.大部分的，多数的
headline	n.大字标题；v.给...加标题