Unit4
2、Dolly Parton
多莉。帕顿
Dolly Parton was the fourth of twelve children. She was born in a small house near the Little Pigeon River near the tiny town of Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Dolly Rebecca Parton came into the world on January 19th, 1946, and because her family was very poor, the doctor who delivered her, Robert F. Thomas, was paid with a sack of corn. Of course, the doctor did not know that Dolly would write a song about him, or that she would become not only a beautiful woman, a multimillionaire, and a Hollywood star, but perhaps the most famous female country singer of all time.
多莉。帕顿的第四个十二个孩子。她出生在一个小房子附近的小镇附近的小鸽子河蝗虫岭,田纳西州。多莉丽贝卡·帕顿走进世界在1月19日,1946年,由于她的家庭很穷,医生给她,罗伯特·f·托马斯,支付了一袋玉米。当然,医生不知道多莉会对他写一首歌,或者,她不仅会成为一个美丽的女人,一个千万富翁,和好莱坞明星,但也许最著名的女性的乡村歌手。
How did Dolly get from Locust Ridge to Hollywood? It was a result of her natural ability and strong determination. A family member remembers \talking\went to school, Dolly made up songs and stories and asked her mother to write them down so she could remember them.
多莉怎么从蝗虫岭到好莱坞?这是由于她的天生的能力和强大的决心。家庭成员记得“她开始唱歌几乎同一时间她开始说话”。她从一个老曼陀林和两个额外的第一把吉他吉他弦。甚至在她上学之前,多莉由歌曲和故事,问她妈妈写下来,这样她就可以记住它们。
She became a local star at age ten, appearing on a TV show in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1957, she took a long-distance bus to Lake Charles, Louisiana, where she made her first record, \
later, she made her first public appearance at Nashville 's country music hall, but not as a singer: she played the drums with the Sevier High School Marching Band.
她十岁成为当地的一个明星,出现在一个电视节目在诺克斯维尔,田纳西州。1957年,她花了查尔斯湖的长途汽车,路易斯安那州,在那里她发行了她的第一张唱片,“早恋”。一年后,她在纳什维尔后首次公开亮相的年代乡村音乐大厅,但不是作为一个歌手:她的鼓Sevier高中军乐队。
Dolly loved Nashville! However, she was still in high school, so she couldn't go there often. She had to work long and hard before graduating in 1964. The day after the graduation ceremony, she fulfilled her first big dream: \Nashville\arrived she took a bundle of dirty clothes to the local laundry. There she met Carl Dean, a carpenter. Two years later they were married in Georgia. They are still married today.
多莉爱纳什维尔!然而,她还在高中,所以她不能经常去那里。她1964年毕业前长和辛勤工作。毕业典礼后的第二天,她实现了她的第一个大梦想:“我高中毕业在周五晚上和周六早上在纳什维尔”。她的叔叔,乡村歌手巴克欧文斯,给了她一个地方过夜,周六她到达了一堆脏衣服当地洗衣。在那里,她遇到了卡尔迪安,一个木匠。两年后他们结婚了在格鲁吉亚。今天他们还是结婚了。
Dolly began recording more songs, but none of them became popular. Success finally came to her as a songwriter when another singer recorded \and original songwriter, and could find new ways to talk about familiar stories. She sang with a clear, strong, sweet voice. This helped her become popular with people who usually didn't enjoy country music. She also became popular internationally.
多莉开始记录更多的歌曲,但没有流行起来。终于成功当另一个她的作曲的歌手录制“把它推迟到明天”,这是一个打击。多莉是一个新鲜的原
创歌曲,能找到新的方式来谈论熟悉的故事。她唱的清楚,强壮,甜美的声音。这帮助她成为受欢迎的人通常不喜欢乡村音乐。她还在国际上流行起来。
In 1967, she began to write lots of popular songs. She appeared on television shows, and received prizes for her music, all very quickly. Her looks, personality and sense of humor, made her a natural for the movies. In 1980, she appeared in her first movie \the film 's theme song, and it was the most popular song of 1981.
1967年,她开始写大量的流行歌曲。她出现在电视节目,并收到她的音乐奖项,所有很快。她的外表、个性和幽默感,使她成为自然的电影。1980年,她出现在她的第一部电影“朝九晚五”,扮演一个秘书。多莉创作并演唱了电影的主题曲,这首歌是最受欢迎的1981年。
Dolly Parton now owns Dollywood, a large theme park near her hometown; she also bought the local radio station and moved it to Dollywood. She also began a program that promises a college scholarship to every student who graduates from the high schools in her home county.
多莉。帕顿现在拥有Dollywood,家乡附近的一个大型主题公园,她还买了当地的广播电台,移动Dollywood。她也开始一个项目,承诺大学奖学金到每一个学生从高中毕业生在她的家乡。
It's clear why Dolly is still popular after all these years.
很明显,为什么多莉这么多年后仍然是受欢迎的。
3、The Automobile in American Life
汽车在美国生活
The private automobile has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid, convenient transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the suburbs, but it has also led to traffic problems in the city. In addition, the automobile has contributed to the weakening of neighborhood ties by making it easy to keep up friendships at a distance and to enjoy leisure activities far from home.
私人汽车在美国一直发挥了重要作用。事实上,它已成为一个必要和美国的生活方式的重要组成部分。在1986年,百分之六十九的美国家庭拥有至少一辆车,和百分之三十八的人不止一个。通过给工人快速,便捷的交通,汽车释放他们从住的地方附近工作。这鼓励了郊区的发展,但它也导致了城市交通问题。此外,汽车导致邻里关系的弱化,使其容易保持友谊在远处,享受休闲活动远离家乡。
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town frequently for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
农场家庭汽车很有帮助。它已经使他们前往城镇经常为商业和快乐,以及运输孩子遥远的学校。
Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, camping trips, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car (or own one), their parents can't keep an eye on them. If they are immature, they
sometimes become involved in situations that lead to serious trouble. There is even greater danger if the driver (young or old) has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs—or is \breaking other traffic laws. Mothers of victims of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies. They have worked to encourage the government to establish and enforce a national minimum drinking age. They send speakers to schools and to meetings of citizens to impress people with the importance of careful,
responsible driving. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.
家庭生活一直以各种方式的影响。汽车有助于保持家庭一起用于野餐,郊游,野营旅行,和其他共同的经历。然而,当十几岁的孩子有汽车的使用(或自己),他们的父母不能照看他们。如果他们是不成熟的,他们有时参与的情况下,导致严重的麻烦。有更大的危险如果司机(年轻还是年老)饮酒或服用药物或“炫耀”加速或其他违反交通法规。这样的事故的受害者的母亲已经形成了一个组织叫MADD(母亲反对酒后驾车)。这些女人想防止进一步的悲剧。他们一直鼓励政府建立和实施国家最低饮酒年龄。他们给学校和扬声器公民会议给人留下深刻印象的重要性小心,负责开车。学生形成了一个类似的组织,大块漂浮植物(学生反对酒后驾车)中相同的消息传播他们的朋友。
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity as well as a convenience. But for some, it is also a mark of social status, an important middle-class symbol; and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.
对许多美国人来说汽车是必要的,以及一个方便。但对一些人来说,它也是社会地位的标志,一个重要的中产阶级的象征,对年轻人来说,成为一个成人的一个标志。总之,汽车意味着美国人非常。
4、I. M. Pei