鮑伯•狄倫:重量級的創作型歌手
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Bob Dylan: An Influential American Singer-Songwriter |
Have you ever heard of Bob Dylan? He is a famous American singer-songwriter and musician. For over 50 years he has influenced popular music. He composes melodies and sings his own lyrics. His instruments are a guitar, keyboard, and harmonica. He is nicknamed "the Bard," "the Voice of a Generation," and "the Voice of Protest."
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你有沒有聽到過鮑伯•狄倫這個名字?他是位著名的美國創作型歌手和音樂家,影響過去50多年來的流行樂壇。他自編曲調,唱自己寫的歌詞。他會的樂器有吉他、電子琴和口琴。鮑伯•狄倫有「吟遊詩人」、「時代之聲」以及「抗議之聲」的綽號。 |
Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941, in Minnesota. His birth name was Robert Allen Zimmerman. In high school he formed several rock bands. While attending the University of Minnesota, he shifted his interest to American folk music. During his college days, he performed at coffeehouses. In 1961 he dropped out of college and went to New York. In 1962 he legally changed his name to Bob Dylan. He performed in Greenwich Village and gained many fans while singing in folk clubs. |
1941年5月24日,鮑伯•狄倫生於美國明尼蘇達州。他的本名叫做羅伯•愛倫•茲默曼。他讀高中的時候成立了幾個搖滾樂團。進入明尼蘇達大學後,他將興趣轉移到美國的民俗音樂上。他大學時期曾在一些咖啡廳裡表演。1961年,鮑伯•狄倫從大學輟學後,便轉赴紐約發展。1962年時,他正式改名為鮑伯•狄倫。他曾在格林威治村表演,在民歌俱樂部裡演唱,贏得了眾多歌迷。 |
Bob Dylan has both personalized and enlarged many types of music. His music includes elements of folk, blues, jazz, swing, gospel, country, rockabilly, and rock and roll. By recording music with Nashville artists, he helped to create country-rock. He is also interested in English, Scottish, and Irish folk music. His songs introduce listeners around the world to the many types of American music. |
鮑伯•狄倫廣泛採用多種曲風,並由此創造出獨樹一格的音樂。在他的音樂裡有各種音樂成分,有民俗音樂、藍調音樂、爵士樂、搖擺舞音樂、福音音樂、鄉村音樂、鄉村搖滾和搖滾樂。藉著與田納西州那什維爾市的藝人們合作錄製音樂,他促進了鄉村搖滾樂的誕生。他同時也對英格蘭、蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭的民俗音樂具有濃厚的興趣。他的歌曲向全球的聽眾介紹了各種風格的美國音樂。 |
Over the last five decades, he has received widespread recognition for his music. His honors include Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards. He is in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bob Dylan's wide diversity in music styles and lyrics has been both strongly praised and criticized. His poetic lyrics are regarded as an influential form of English literature.
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在過去的五十年中,鮑伯•狄倫的音樂受到廣泛的肯定。他得過的獎項有葛萊美獎、金球獎以及奧斯卡金像獎。他登上過那什維爾歌曲創作名人堂、創作者名人堂以及搖滾樂名人堂。鮑伯•狄倫多元的曲風和歌詞同時受到強烈的褒貶。他那如詩作一般的歌詞,也被視為一種頗具影響力的英語文學形式。 |
Bob Dylan has maintained his abilities to challenge, surprise, and entertain audiences everywhere. If you listen to his songs, you, too, might become one of his fans.
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鮑伯•狄倫始終具有挑戰的能力,以及給各方聽眾驚喜和娛樂的能力。如果你聽他的歌,你可能也會成為他歌迷群的一員。 |