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
7 Back Problems.
7 后出问题。
9 Three Different Points of View.
9 三相异观.
12 The Silk Road.
12"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, Marina Lu, was a singer.
他的母亲Marina Lu是一名歌手.
His father, Hiao-Tsiun (HYOW- SHUN) Ma, was a violinist and music professor.
他的父亲孝通(英语:HyOW-SHUN (HYOW-SHUN) Ma)是一名小提琴家和音乐教授.
Both of his parents were born in China.
其父母均生于中国.
They moved to France so Hiao-Tsiun could teach at a music school there.
他们搬到了法国,让孝通可以在那里的音乐学校教书.
Then the family moved to New York City when Yo-Yo was seven.
后于耀耀7岁时全家迁入纽约市.
Once there, his father founded the Children’s Orchestra Society to teach classical music to children.
在那里,他的父亲创立了儿童管弦乐会,向儿童传授古典音乐.
Yo-Yo’s parents wanted him to play music from a very young age.
Yo-Yo的父母希望他从很小的时候就开始演奏音乐.
They gave him a violin when he was only three.
他们给了他一把小提琴,当时他只有三岁.
Ma says he sounded terrible and thought he had no talent.
妈妈说他听起来很可怕 觉得自己没有天赋
His older sister, Yeou-Cheng (YOO-CHANG), says he smashed more than one violin in frustration.
他的姐姐Yeou-Cheng(YOO-CHANG)说他在沮丧中击倒了多把小提琴.
He quickly quit playing.
他很快放弃了比赛。
Growing up surrounded by music, though, he didn’t stay away from it for long.
在成长过程中,
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.
Young Yo-Yo saw a double bass and decided he wanted to play it.
年轻 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 small child.
优优的父母认为对一个小孩来说太大了.
Instead, they agreed to let Yo-Yo play the second- biggest stringed instrument— the cello (CHEL-oh).
相反,他们同意让Yo-Yo演奏第二大弦乐器——大提琴(CHEL-OH).
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.
Yeou-Cheng was already a talented violinist when Yo-Yo took up the cello.
柳城出道后已经是一位有才华的小提琴家了.
Their parents pushed both children to play challenging music.
他们的父母将两个孩子推向挑战音乐的演奏.
Yeou-Cheng said her father used to tell her that any difficult task could be broken up into smaller, easier parts.
Yeou-Cheng说,她的父亲曾经告诉她,任何困难的任务都可以被拆分成更小,更容易的部分.
Yo-Yo says their mother taught them to learn the notes so well that they wouldn’t have to think about them.
他们的母亲教他们好好学习笔记,
That way, they could think about the emotion behind the music instead.
这样,他们可以思考 音乐背后的情绪。
A Young Star In 1962, seven-year-old Yo-Yo performed with Leonard Bernstein, America’s most famous conductor.
1962年,7岁 Yo-Yo与美国最出名的指挥家Leonard Bernstein一起演出.
In the audience was President John F.
在观众中是约翰·F总统.
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.
At seven years old, many children are just learning to play their first notes on the recorder.
7岁时,许多孩子正在学习在录音机上演奏他们的第一张音符.
Ma was already one of the most famous cellists in the world, and his sister was a gifted violinist.
马已经是世界上最出名的大提琴家之一,他姐姐是一位有天赋的小提琴家.
However, she stopped her music career once it became clear that Yo-Yo was the star in the family.
然而,她一旦发现优优是家中的明星,便停止了音乐生涯.
Yeou-Cheng is now a medical doctor who also runs the Children’s Orchestra Society her father started.
Yeou-Cheng现在是一位医生,他还管理着她父亲创办的儿童管弦乐协会。
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.
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.
He soon dropped out, however, and switched to Harvard University.
然而他很快就退学了,转学到哈佛大学.
Harvard is one of the best colleges in the United States, but it doesn’t focus on just music.
哈佛是美国最好的学院之一,
Ma didn’t want the cello to be the only thing in his life.
妈妈不希望大提琴成为他生命中唯一的东西。
Before starting at Harvard, Ma played at a summer music festival.
在哈佛大学开始之前 马在夏季音乐节上演奏.
There, he met and fell in love with Jill Hornor, a college student who ran the festival.
在那里,他遇见并爱上了主持节日的大学生吉尔·霍诺.
For the rest of his time in college, he returned to that festival every summer, playing and spending time with Jill.
在大学的余下时间里,他每年都会回到那个节日,和吉尔一起玩并花时间.
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.
To play well, Ma had to be able to sit very straight.
为了发挥好,马必须能够非常地直坐.
Without the surgery, he could have a lifetime of back pain.
没有手术,他可能一生都背痛.
He thought it was worth the risk and had the surgery after graduation.
他认为值得冒这个险,毕业后做了手术.
It was a success, but Ma was in a body cast for six months.
这很成功,但妈在尸体上铸了六个月
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 frustrating time.
这是一个非常令人沮丧的时代。
Yo-Yo Ma was happy to get back to performing after his successful back surgery.
优等马超在成功进行后背外科手术后乐于复出.
However, as soon as the cast came off, Ma was in great demand as a cellist.
然而,一被铸出后,马超作为大提琴家,却受到很大要求.
He began playing all over the world.
他开始在世界各地演奏.
He often booked concerts years in advance.
他经常提前数年预订音乐会.
He started recording albums at age twenty-three and by his early sixties had released more than seventy- five.
他在23岁开始录制专辑,到60多岁时已经发行了超过75张.
He has won fifteen Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling classical artists alive.
他赢得了十五个格莱美奖,是活生生最畅销的古典艺术家之一.
The cello Ma usually plays was made in 1733 and is worth $2.
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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。
President Barack Obama awarded Yo-Yo Ma the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
巴拉克·奥巴马总统于2011年授予马耀耀耀为总统自由勋章.
The award is the highest civilian honor in the United States.
该奖项是美国最高的平民荣誉.
Ma is now widely seen as one of the best musicians in the world.
现在马被广泛视为"世界最佳音乐人"之一.
He has performed at many historic events.
他在许多历史性事件中演出过。
He performed for the Statue of Liberty’s hundredth birthday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the opening of the 2002 Olympic Games, and President Obama’s inauguration.
他为"自由女神"百岁生日,"九一一袭击事件"周年纪念,2002年奥运会开幕,奥巴马总统就职典礼等演出.
He has become a central figure not only to classical music but to all of American culture.
他不仅成为了古典音乐的中心人物,而且成为了美国所有文化的中心人物.
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.
Three Different Points of View Ma’s Chinese heritage, French childhood, and American adulthood are all important to him.
马的中国传统、法国童年、美国成年三大不同观点对他都很重要。
All three cultures have shaped his music.
所有三种文化都塑造了他的音乐.
While he began by playing European classical music, he soon branched out to other kinds of music.
在他开始演奏欧洲古典音乐的同时,他很快分出其他类型的音乐.
Ma has played bluegrass, jazz, South American tango, and traditional music from China, Japan, and Brazil.
马曾出演蓝草,爵士,南美探戈等出道曲目,并出道于中国,日本和巴西等地的传统音乐.
He says that being open to new cultures is important to better understand both music and people.
他说,对新文化开放对更好地理解音乐和人民都很重要。
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.
On most of Ma’s albums, he performs classical music, but he has performed in many other styles as well.
在大部分的马的专辑中,他演奏了古典音乐,但是他也表演了许多其他风格.
He recorded his own versions of songs from Cole Porter’s 1930s Broadway musicals.
他从科尔·波特的1930年代百老汇音乐剧中录制了自己的歌曲版本.
Ma has also recorded John Williams’s themes to Star Wars, E.
马亦将约翰·威廉斯的主题收录到"星球大战"(Star Wars, E.
T.
（字母T）
, and Jurassic Park as well as several movie soundtracks of his own.
还有侏罗纪公园 还有他自己的几条电影音轨
He has recorded with bluegrass and jazz musicians and orchestras all over the world.
他与蓝草和爵士乐演奏家和管弦乐演奏家一起在全世界录制.
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 Because Ma’s blend of backgrounds has always been important to him and his music, he founded the Silk Road Ensemble in 1998.
因为丝绸之路 马相融的背景对他和他的音乐一直很重要,他于1998年创办了"丝绸之路集".
This group is made up of musicians and composers from twenty countries.
这个团体由来自20个国家的音乐家和作曲家组成.
They collaborate on music that draws from traditions all over the world.
他们合作的音乐吸收了世界各地的传统。
The Silk Road was a trade route that ran through Asia hundreds of years ago.
丝绸之路是一条数百年前贯穿亚洲的贸易路线.
It united people across the entire continent.
它使整个大陆的人民团结起来。
Silk Road isn’t just a musical group.
丝绸之路不只是音乐团体。
It’s also a nonprofit organization that uses music and art to connect people from different parts of the world.
它也是一个利用音乐和艺术将世界各地人民联系起来的非营利组织。
When Ma isn’t playing with the group, he helps plan its programs to teach and play music.
当马不跟团体玩时,
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 famous musicians credit hard work or natural talent for their success.
“我是个意外”许多著名音乐家都称赞他们的努力或天赋成功。
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 claims his success is a combination of many things.
他声称他的成功是多种事物的结合.
His parents, teachers, sister, wife, and kids 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 were all experiences that shaped him.
生活在巴黎和纽约,年轻时表演都是塑造他的经验.
If any one of those things had been different, he feels as though he might not have become a world- famous musician.
如果其中的任何一件事是不同的, 他觉得好像他可能没有 成为一个世界著名的音乐家。
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。
Glossary classical (adj.)
词汇古典 (adj.)
of or relating to European music from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; of or relating to traditional Western music, such as symphonies and operas (p.
或与十八世纪和十九世纪的欧洲音乐有关; 或与传统西方音乐有关,如交响曲和歌剧(p.
4) collaborate (v.)
4) 协作(五.
to work with others on a project (p.
与他人合作开展一个项目(第3页)。
14) composers (n.)
14)作曲家 (n.
people who write music (p.
写作音乐的人(p.
14) conductor (n.)
14)导体 (n.
a person who directs or leads an orchestra, choir, or other ensemble (p.
指挥或领导管弦乐队、合唱团或其他综艺节目的人(p.
7) culture (n.)
7) 文化 (n.
the ideas and customs of a certain group of people; a particular society with its own ideas and customs (p.
(一) 某些群体的思想和习俗;
11) ensemble (n.)
11) 综艺 (n.
a group of people, such as actors or musicians, who perform together (p.
一群人,如演员或音乐家,一起表演(p.
14) heritage (n.)
14) 遗产(n.)
a way of life, tradition, or characteristic that is passed down from generation to generation (p.
代相传的生活方式,传统或特征(p.
12) inauguration (n.)
12) 就职典礼 (n.