Prima Ballerina
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A National Treasure.
目录 A 国宝.
4 Early Years.
早年4岁.
5 New York: A Star Is Born.
5 纽约:一星出世.
8 Chicago: Master Teacher.
8 芝加哥:师傅.
13 Legacy.
13 遗事.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A National Treasure Maria Tallchief holds a special place in dance history.
16 A National Treasure Maria Tallheap在舞蹈史上占有特殊地位.
She was the first American prima ballerina, or leading female ballet dancer.
她是第一位美国初等芭蕾舞演员,或女芭蕾舞女主角.
Maria Tallchief lived at a time when all the famous ballet dancers were from Europe.
玛丽亚·塔克西(Maria Tallheap)所活的时代,所有出名的芭蕾舞者都是来自欧洲.
Because of her talent and hard work, she became American ballet’s first shining star.
由于她的才华和辛勤工作,她成为了美国芭蕾舞的第一个闪耀出星.
She also helped ballet become popular in the United States.
她还帮助芭蕾舞在美国流行.
Her story begins on a Native American reservation in Oklahoma.
她的故事开始于俄克拉荷马州的美国原住民保留地.
President Clinton awards Maria Tallchief the National Medal of Arts.
克林顿总统奖 国家艺术奖章的玛丽亚·高尔盖德.
Early Years Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief was born on January 24, 1925, in Fairfax, Oklahoma.
伊丽莎白早年 1925年1月24日,玛丽·塔克·科克生于俄克拉荷马州费尔法克斯.
As a child, she was called Betty Marie.
小时候,她被叫作"贝蒂·玛丽".
Her father was Native American, from the Osage (OH-sayj) tribe, and her mother was white.
她的父亲是美洲原住民,来自Osage(OH-sayj)部落,她的母亲是白人.
The family lived on the Osage reservation—land set aside for the Osage people.
家庭住在奥萨奇保留地上,这是留给奥萨奇人的土地。
When Betty Marie’s father was young, he became rich because oil was found on the reservation.
贝蒂·玛丽的父亲年轻时,因为保留地上发现了石油而变得富有.
As a child, Betty Marie was quiet and shy.
童年时,贝蒂·玛丽很安静而害羞.
Betty Marie had a younger sister named Marjorie.
贝蒂·玛丽有一个妹妹叫马乔里.
Their mother saw that the sisters had a gift with music.
他们的母亲看到姐妹们有音乐天赋.
Both girls took piano and dance lessons from an early age.
两个女孩都从小学习了钢琴和舞蹈课程.
In 1933, at the age of eight, Betty Marie and her family moved to Los Angeles.
1933年,8岁时,贝蒂·玛丽和家人搬到了洛杉矶.
There was more opportunity for the girls to study dance in California.
女孩们有更多的机会去加州学习舞蹈.
They found a dance school even before buying a house.
他们在买房子之前就找到了一所舞蹈学校.
The girls studied ballet, tumbling, tap dancing, and Spanish dancing.
女孩们学习了芭蕾、打倒、踢踏舞和西班牙舞蹈。
Marjorie’s twin sons watch as the sisters dance together in 1956.
Marjorie的双子在1956年看着姐妹们一起跳舞.
Betty Marie (left) and Marjorie (right) pose with their mother in 1930.
贝蒂·玛丽(左)和马乔(右)于1930年与母亲相会.
At age twelve, Betty Marie decided to stop piano lessons and just study ballet.
12岁时,贝蒂·玛丽决定停止钢琴课,只学习芭蕾.
Soon after, she became a student of Madame Nijinska (nuh-JIN-skuh), her first important ballet teacher.
不久后,她成为了第一位重要的芭蕾教师尼金斯卡夫人(英语:Nijinska (nuh-JIN-skuh))的学生.
Betty Marie studied with her from 1937 until 1942.
贝蒂·玛丽从1937年一直与她一起学习到1942年.
During that time, Betty Marie learned to dance with power, grace, and feeling.
在此期间,贝蒂·玛丽学会了用力量,优雅和感觉来跳舞.
By the time she finished high school in 1942, she knew that ballet was the right path for her.
在她于1942年完成高中学业时,她已经知道芭蕾舞对她来说是正确的道路.
Vaslav Nijinsky (left) and his sister Bronislava Nijinska (right) were among the twentieth century’s greatest dancers.
Vaslav Nijinsky(左)和他姐姐Bronislava Nijinska(右)是二十世纪最伟大的舞者之一。
New York: A Star Is Born In 1938, a Russian ballet company performed all over the United States.
纽约:明星诞生 1938年,一家俄罗斯芭蕾舞公司在美国各地演出.
They were based in New York City.
他们的总部位于纽约市.
When they came to Los Angeles, Betty Marie saw great ballet for the first time.
当他们来到洛杉矶时,贝蒂·玛丽第一次看到了伟大的芭蕾.
She became even more excited about ballet as a career.
她对芭蕾作为事业更加兴奋.
Betty Marie moved to New York after finishing high school.
贝蒂·玛丽高中毕业后搬到了纽约.
She got a job with the Russian ballet company she had seen and changed her name to Maria Tallchief.
她在她所看到的俄罗斯芭蕾舞公司找到了一份工作并更名为"玛丽亚·塔克西".
Tallchief prepares to dance onstage in The Song of Norway (1944).
大头巾准备在舞台上跳舞 在挪威之歌(1944年).
Two years after Tallchief joined the dance company, a man named George Balanchine started working with them.
在Tallheap加入舞蹈公司两年后,一个叫George Balanchine的人开始与他们合作.
Balanchine was a gifted choreographer.
巴拉辛是一位天赋的舞蹈家.
He had a special talent for making works of art with ballet.
他拥有与芭蕾一起创作艺术作品的特殊天赋.
His art came to life with Tallchief’s dancing.
他的艺术随着高尔帕的起舞而生还.
Tallchief and Balanchine practice his choreography.
高头和Balanchine练习他的舞蹈.
In 1948, Balanchine started a new ballet company—the New York City Ballet.
1948年,Balanchine创办了一家新的芭蕾舞公司——纽约市芭蕾舞团.
Tallchief joined the company and helped make it a success.
高克西加入公司,帮助成功.
She became famous when she danced the lead role in Balanchine’s ballet Firebird.
她在Balanchine的芭蕾舞"火鸟"中出演主角后出名.
Tallchief became the first American prima ballerina.
高帕成为了第一位美国初等芭蕾舞演员.
Tallchief wrote about her Firebird performance: “The city center sounded like a stadium.
Tallhead写道她的Firebird表演:“市中心听起来像体育场。
after somebody’s made a touchdown.”
在有人触地得分之后, “
Balanchine created some of his most beautiful ballets for Tallchief.
巴兰辛为高尔西佩创作了自己最美丽的芭蕾.
She was the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the White Swan in Swan Lake.
她是"胡桃花"中的"糖花仙子"和"天鹅湖"中的"白天鹅".
While Tallchief was with the New York City Ballet, she danced with them in nineteen other countries.
在高尔基佩与纽约市芭蕾舞团一起时,她与他们在另外19个国家跳舞.
She also danced on television and in a movie.
她还在电视和电影上跳舞.
Tallchief dances with her partner in Swan Lake.
大头巾与她的搭档 在天鹅湖跳舞。
Wherever Tallchief danced, people celebrated her.
高头舞的地方,人们庆祝她。
They admired the feeling she put into her ballet dancing.
他们很欣赏她跳芭蕾舞的感觉
She danced in a grand yet free way that set her apart from other ballerinas.
她跳起舞来大而自由 让她和其他芭蕾舞演员不同
The White Swan in Swan Lake is also called the Swan Princess or the Queen of the Swans.
天鹅湖中的"白天鹅"也叫"天鹅公主"或"天鹅之后".
Chicago: Master Teacher In 1965, at age forty-one, Tallchief grew tired from all her hard work.
芝加哥:师傅 1965年,41岁时,高尔克西从她所有的辛勤劳动中变得疲惫.
Nine years earlier, she had married Henry Paschen, and they had a daughter together.
九年前,她已经和亨利·帕申结婚,两人育有一女.
Tallchief stopped dancing and moved to Chicago to be with them.
大头巾停止了舞蹈,并搬到芝加哥和他们在一起.
From 1975 to 1987, Tallchief was the creative director of two ballet companies in Chicago.
从1975年到1987年,塔克谢普出任了芝加哥两所芭蕾舞公司的创意总监.