Yo-Yo Ma
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents An Early Start.
目录 A 早期开始。
4 A Young Star.
4个年轻之星
8 Back Problems.
8后出问题.
11 Three Different Points of View.
11 三相异观.
13 The Silk Road.
13"丝绸之路".
14 “I’m an Accident”.
14 " 我是意外事故 " 。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 An Early Start Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 in Paris, France, into a musical family.
16 早期开始 哟哟 马于1955年生于法国巴黎,进入音乐家庭.
His mother was a singer, and his father played the violin and taught music.
他的母亲是一名歌手,他的父亲演奏了小提琴并教授了音乐.
His older sister, Yeou-Cheng (YOO- CHANG), had also played the violin since she was a small child.
他的姐姐叶同城(YOO-CHANG)自幼也出演了小提琴.
Yo-Yo’s parents were both born in China.
耀耀的父母均生于中国.
They moved to France so his father could teach at a music school there.
他们搬到了法国 所以他的父亲可以在那里的音乐学校教书。
When Yo-Yo was seven, the family moved to New York City.
尤氏7岁时,全家搬到了纽约市.
Once there, Yo-Yo’s father founded the Children’s Orchestra Society to teach classical music to kids.
一到这里 耀耀的父亲创办了"儿童管弦乐会",向孩子们传授古典音乐.
Yo-Yo’s parents gave him a violin when he was only three.
耀耀的父母在他才三岁时就给了他一把小提琴.
Ma says he sounded terrible and thought he wasn’t any good.
妈妈说他听起来糟透了,
Yeou-Cheng says he smashed more than one violin in frustration.
叶城说他在挫折中击倒了多把小提琴.
He quickly quit playing.
他很快放弃了比赛。
Yo-Yo (age six) and Yeou-Cheng Ma (age ten) play for members of the Denver Symphony Orchestra during a practice break in 1961.
尤-尤(6岁)和叶-琴马(10岁)在1961年练习休息期间为丹佛交响乐团成员出演.
Yo-Yo didn’t stay away from music for long.
Yo-Yo没有长期远离音乐。
A year later, his parents took him to a concert in Paris.
一年后,他的父母带他去巴黎的音乐会.
Yo-Yo saw a double bass and decided he wanted to play it.
悠悠看到一双贝斯后决定自己想演奏.
A double bass is about 6 feet (1.
双贝斯约6英尺(1分).
8 m) tall.
8米)高.
Yo-Yo’s parents thought it was much too large for a four-year-old.
优婆塞优婆塞优婆塞优婆塞优婆夷认为对四小龄童来说太大了.
Instead, they got him the second-biggest stringed instrument—the cello (CHEL-oh).
相反,他们得到了他第二大弦乐器——大提琴(CHEL-OH).
The Mas pushed both of their children to play difficult music.
马斯人将两个孩子推向了演奏困难的音乐.
Their father said that any task could be broken up into smaller, easier parts.
他们的父亲说,任何任务都可以分成更小,更容易的部分.
Their mother taught them to learn the notes so well that they wouldn’t have to think about them.
他们的母亲教他们如何学习笔记,
That way, they could think about the feelings behind the music instead.
这样,他们就可以思考音乐背后的感受。
A Young Star In 1962, seven-year-old Yo-Yo performed for President John F.
1962年,7岁 优优为总统约翰·F出演.
Kennedy.
肯尼迪。 肯尼迪。
The following year, Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng played together on TV for millions of people.
次年,于同和于同城在电视上为上百万人出演.
Most children that age are playing their first notes on the recorder.
大部分年龄的孩子都在录音机上播放他们的第一张音符.
Ma was already one of the most famous musicians in the world.
马已经是世界上最有名的音乐家之一.
Yo-Yo Ma was already performing with many of the world’s major orchestras by the time he became an adult.
马悠悠在成年时已经与多家世界主要管弦乐团出演.
At fifteen, Ma graduated early from high school.
15岁时,马从高中早期毕业.
For college, he chose Juilliard, one of the best music schools in the world.
对于大学,他选择了朱利亚德,这是世界上最好的音乐学校之一.
Soon, however, he switched to a college where he could study other things besides music.
然而很快,他转学到一所大学,在那里除了音乐之外,还可以学习其他的东西.
Yo-Yo didn’t want the cello to be the only thing in his life.
Yo-Yo不希望大提琴成为他一生中唯一的东西。
Yo-Yo Ma’s wife, Jill Hornor, and children, Emily and Nicholas, accompanied him to Sweden in 2012 when he was awarded a Polar Music Prize for his work.
尤-尤·马的妻子吉尔·霍诺和孩子们艾米莉和尼古拉斯于2012年陪同他去瑞典,当时他因作品被授予极地音乐奖.
Before Ma started at his new school, he played at a summer music festival.
在马从他的新学校开始之前,他在夏季音乐节上演奏.
There, he met and fell in love with Jill Hornor.
在那里,他遇见并爱上了吉尔·霍诺.
She was a college student who ran the festival.
她是一个大学生 谁管理节日。
He went back to that festival every summer, playing music and spending time with Jill.
他每年夏天都回到那个节日,演奏音乐并花时间和吉尔在一起.
They later married and had two children.
他们后来结婚并生了两个孩子.
Yo-Yo Ma struggled with back problems as a young man.
优婆塞女青年时因背部出问题而挣扎.
Back Problems As soon as Ma graduated, he had to stop playing cello.
后面的问题 马一毕业就不得不停止打大提琴.
He had back surgery to correct scoliosis, a condition that makes the spine curve the wrong way.
他做了背部手术来纠正骨质疏松症,这种病症使得脊椎弯曲的方式是错误的.
The surgery was risky.
手术很冒险
If it went wrong, he might never be able to play the cello again.
如果出事了,他可能再也打不动大提琴了.
Without the surgery, however, Ma could have a lifetime of back pain.
但是,没有手术, 妈妈可能一辈子都背痛
He thought it was worth the risk and had the surgery.
他认为这值得冒险 并做了手术。
It was a success, but Yo-Yo was in a body cast for six months.
虽然成功,但悠悠却被活活埋了半年.
He was unable to move around, much less play the cello.
他无法移动 更别提大提琴了
It was a very hard time.
当时很艰难
Yo-Yo Ma performs with the Silk Road Ensemble and dancer Charles “Lil Buck” Riley in 2011.
2011年由尤-尤·马与"丝绸之路集聚"和舞蹈家查尔斯·"利尔·巴克"·莱利出演.
However, as soon as the cast was off, Ma began playing all over the world.
然而,一关了演员后,马开始在世界各地出演.
He started recording albums at age twenty-three.
他23岁开始录制专辑.
He has now made more than seventy-five albums and is one of the best-selling classical artists alive.
他现在已经制作了超过75张专辑,并且是活生生地畅销的古典艺术家之一.
The cello Ma plays was made in 1733 and is worth $2.
大提琴马戏作于1733年,价值2美元.
5 million.
五百万块
In 1999, he left it in a taxicab by accident.
1999年,他意外地把它留在了一辆出租车上.
After the driver returned it, Ma recorded a message that played in every taxi in New York.
司机归还后,马录下一条在纽约每辆出租车上都播放的留言.
It reminded people not to leave things behind at the end of their ride.
它提醒人们不要在旅程结束时留下东西。
Yo-Yo Ma performs with pop musician Sting during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
马瑜在犹他州盐湖城举行的2002年冬季奥林匹克运动会开幕式上与流行音乐人斯丁一起表演.
Three Different Points of View Chinese, French, and American ideas have all shaped Ma’s music.
在中国、法国和美国三个不同的观点点,
Although he started off playing European classical music, he soon branched out to other kinds of music.
尽管他开始出演欧洲古典音乐,他很快分道扬镳地走向了其他类型的音乐.
Ma has played bluegrass, Argentine tango, jazz, and traditional music from China, Japan, and Brazil.
马曾出演蓝草,阿根廷探戈,爵士乐等从中国,日本和巴西出道的传统音乐.
He has also played songs from Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks.
他还演奏了百老汇音乐剧和电影音轨的歌曲.
He says that being open to new ideas is important to better understand both music and people.
他说,对新思想持开放态度,对于更好地理解音乐和人们都很重要.
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble perform in Central Park in New York City in 2011.
2011年由于同马同丝绸之路集團在纽约市中央公园出道.
The Silk Road In 1998, Ma decided he needed a musical group that reflected his mix of cultures.
丝绸之路 1998年,马决定他需要一个反映他各种文化组合的音乐团体.
He founded the Silk Road Ensemble.
他创办了"丝绸之路会".
The group is made up of musicians and composers from twenty countries.
该小组由来自20个国家的音乐家和作曲家组成.
They work together to make music that draws from traditions all over the world.
他们合作制作出取自世界各地传统的音乐.
The Silk Road was a trade route that stretched across Asia hundreds of years ago.
丝绸之路是一条数百年前横跨亚洲的贸易路线.
It helped spread ideas all around the continent.
它有助于在整个大陆传播思想。
Yo-Yo Ma prepares to perform in Germany in 2001.
马悠悠准备于2001年在德国出演.
“I’m an Accident” Many musicians say their success came from hard work or natural talent.
我是一个意外。 许多音乐家说,他们的成功来自勤劳或天赋。
Yo-Yo Ma says he has no idea why he became one of the world’s most popular musicians.
马悠悠表示,他不知道为什么他成为了世界上最受欢迎的音乐家之一.
“I’m an accident,” he once said.
他说:“我是意外,
He says his success comes from many things.
他说他的成功来自于很多事情。
His parents, teachers, sister, wife, and children have all helped him.
他的父母,老师,妹妹,妻子,孩子都帮助他.
Living in Paris and New York and performing at a young age all shaped him.
住在巴黎和纽约 年轻时表演都塑造了他
If any of those things had been different, he feels that he might not have become a world-famous musician.
如果这些东西有什么不同,他觉得自己可能没有成为出名的世界音乐家.
If he hadn’t seen that giant double bass as a four-year-old, his whole life would have been different.
他的一生会有所不同。