Ella Fitzgerald
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents One Night on Stage.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21). Retrieved of Course One Night on Stage.
4 First Lady of Song.
4,宋国第一夫人.
8 The First Lady’s Early Years.
8 第一夫人的早年.
9 The Lady’s Big Break.
9"女士大休".
13 The Lady on Tour.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-13). The Lady on Tour.
15 The Lady Makes Her Mark.
15"女神造她马克".
16 The Curtains Close.
16 帘相相相近.
22 Glossary.
22 词汇表。
23 Index.
23 指数。
24 One Night on Stage By most accounts of that fateful evening, Ella stood petrified in the spotlight when called to the stage.
24 在舞台上的一夜 大部分关于那个命中注定的夜晚,艾拉在被叫上舞台时在聚光灯下被吓倒了.
She felt sweat beginning to trickle down the side of her face.
她觉得汗水开始流到她脸上
She peered down at her heavy, scuffed work boots.
她低调地看着她 沉重的,袖口的工作靴。
There was no way she could possibly dance the way the Edwards Sisters had only moments before.
她不可能像爱德华斯修女会一样跳舞
The audience began shifting restlessly in their theater seats.
观众开始在他们的剧院座位上静静地转动.
They wanted more, and this big, awkward-looking teenager didn’t seem as though she was going to give it to them.
他们想要更多, 而这个大而尴尬的少年似乎并不像她要给他们。
Ella’s career as a performer began at the Apollo Theater.
艾拉的表演生涯从阿波罗剧院开始.
The contest’s host, Ralph Cooper, hissed from the wings, “Do something!”
比赛的主持人拉尔夫·库珀(Ralph Cooper),从翅膀上大叫"做点什么!
He shook his head in frustration.
他沮丧地摇头。
He felt that his Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City, was going downhill quickly, thanks to this girl.
他觉得他的业余之夜在纽约市的一个街区哈莱姆的阿波罗剧院(Apollo Theater)上迅速下山,多亏了这个女孩.
Then Ella leaned over to Benny Carter, whose famous band was accompanying the talent show contestants on that cold night in 1934.
随后艾拉倾斜给班尼·卡特,他的出名乐队在1934年的寒冷之夜陪伴了才艺表演选手.
“Will you please play ‘Judy’?”
" 请演奏"朱迪"吧? “
she requested.
她请求的。
“Sure, kid.
“当然,孩子。
I don’t see how you’re going to dance to a tune like that, but whatever you say.”
但无论你说什么, “
Taking center stage again, Ella cleared her throat as the music started.
重新登上舞台中心 艾拉在音乐开始的时候就洗清了喉咙
Still nervous, her voice cracked on the very first note.
仍然紧张,她的声音破解 在第一音符。
The audience huffed a collective moan and began booing and yelling for her to get off the stage.
观众呼喊着一个集体呻吟并开始嘘叫并叫喊要她下台.
Ella’s heart was beating so fast that she thought it might explode.
Ella的心跳很快,
Seeing her panic, the band stopped the music and waited.
看到她的恐慌,乐队停止了音乐并等待.
Ella looked at Benny gratefully, took a deep breath, and nodded.
艾拉感激地看着班尼,深呼吸了一下,然后点头.
The music started over.
音乐从头开始
Ella closed her eyes and stopped hearing the boos, focusing only on the sound of her mother’s favorite song.
艾拉闭上了双眼,不再听到嘘声,只关注她母亲最爱的一首歌的声音.
She was back in her kitchen at home.
她回到家里的厨房
Her mother was alive again.
她的母亲又活了下来.
Ella was dancing around the kitchen while her mom sang.
艾拉在厨房里跳舞 而她妈妈唱歌。
When Ella opened her eyes after the last note floated away, the audience was still.
当艾拉在上个音符被浮出水面后睁开眼睛时,观众仍然在.
Ella thought she’d disappointed them.
Ella认为她会让他们失望。
Panic rose up her throat.
恐慌症让她喉咙隆起。
She began to turn and trudge off the stage when one person started to applaud, and then another, and then another.
当一个人开始鼓掌,然后另一个,然后另一个。
Suddenly, thunderous applause erupted throughout the Apollo Theater.
突然,整个阿波罗剧院都爆发出雷鸣般的掌声.
Ella stared blankly at Benny.
爱拉在班尼视而不见
Benny Carter plays his sax.
班尼・卡特演奏他的萨克斯。
“You killed ‘em, kid!
“你杀了他们,孩子!
They want more!
他们想要更多!
Hear that?
听到了吗?
What are you going to give as an encore?”
你准备给什么? “
Before she could answer, he turned away from her and launched his band into “The Object of My Affection.”
在她能够回答之前,他转身离开她,并把他的乐队推出"我的情感对象". “
Without missing a beat, and with a grin that nearly split her face, Ella began to sing again.
没有错过一拍, 和一笑 几乎分裂了她的脸, 艾拉开始再次唱歌。
First Lady of Song Madonna.
宋麦当娜第一夫人.
Britney.
布兰妮
Shakira.
沙kir.
Beyoncé.
碧昂丝.
Like many others, these stars don’t need a last name to be recognized.
这些恒星不需要姓,
Such headliners are often multiple Grammy Award winners and regulars on TV talk shows.
此类头条往往是多位格莱美奖得主和电视脱口秀上的常客.
They make appearances in movies, record album after album, and are sought out by fellow celebrities who want to be like them and steal some of their glory.
他们在电影中出道出道,专辑后再录相册,被想和他们一样出道并窃取自己一些光荣的同名人所追求.
It’s easy to forget the predecessor of them all, a woman who accomplished all of these achievements and more.
很容易忘记她们中的前身,
Winner of 13 Grammy Awards, dominating the music magazine polls as top female vocalist for nearly 40 years, the First Lady of Song is Ms.
十三格莱美奖得主 颁奖典礼 音乐杂志的民意测验 作为顶级女配音演员 长达近40年 宋第一夫人是Ms.
Ella Fitzgerald.
爱拉·菲茨杰拉德
Ella Fitzgerald only a few years after the night at the Apollo Theater Ella’s vocal talent brought her much recognition.
爱拉 菲茨杰拉德在阿波罗剧院艾拉的相声天赋出道后仅仅过了几年,就给她带来了很大的认可.
The First Lady’s Early Years Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia.
第一夫人的早年爱拉 简·菲茨杰拉德于1917年4月25日生于弗吉尼亚州纽波特新闻.
Her parents, William and Temperance (“Tempie”), parted ways soon after her birth.
她的父母威廉和坦佩兰斯(“Tempie”)出生后不久就分道扬镳。
Ella and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York, and eventually lived with Tempie’s new boyfriend, Joe Da Silva.
埃拉和母亲搬到了纽约的扬克斯,最终和滕皮的新男友乔·达·席尔瓦一起生活.
Joe chauffeured part- time, and Tempie worked at a laundromat and catered on the side.
Joe 司机兼职 Tempie在洗衣店工作 并满足侧面。
They had a child, Frances, in 1923.
1923年他们生了个孩子弗朗西丝.
Ella and Frances remained close throughout their lives.
Ella和Frances一生都保持亲近。
Ella decided by the third grade that she wanted to become a professional dancer, and she often entertained people by dancing on street corners.
艾拉被三年级决定想成为职业舞者,她经常通过在街角上跳舞来取悦人.
However, Ella also loved singing.
然而,艾拉也喜欢唱歌.
She made friends at school by giving realistic impersonations of great singers.
她在学校通过给伟大的歌手以现实的假相来交朋友.
Louis Armstrong and Connee Boswell were two of her favorites.
路易·阿姆斯特朗和康内·博斯韦尔是她最喜欢的两人.
When she got a little older, Ella and her friend Charles often snuck off to the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, where they spun the latest dance steps until they had them mastered.
当她长大了一点,艾拉和她的朋友查尔斯经常溜去哈林的萨沃伊舞厅,在那里他们跳出最新的舞步,直到他们掌握了舞步.
By age fifteen, Ella and Charles were performing their routines in clubs all around Yonkers.
15岁时,艾拉和查尔斯在扬克斯周围的俱乐部里表演了他们的常规.
Ella was a paid dancer!
艾拉是个有薪舞者!
But then tragedy struck.
但悲剧降临了
Ella’s life changed dramatically in 1932 when her mother, Tempie, died from a heart attack.
1932年她的母亲坦皮因心脏病发作而去世后,艾拉的生活发生了巨大变化.
A few months later, Joe also suffered a heart attack and died, leaving Ella and Frances to move in with their aunt in Harlem.
几个月后,乔还心脏病发作并逝世,留下埃拉和弗朗西丝与自己在哈莱姆的姨妈一起搬来.
The legendary Savoy Ballroom was the “it” place to be for dancing until 1958, when it closed its doors.
传说中的萨沃伊舞厅是跳舞的“它”的地方,直到1958年才关闭大门。
During this time, Ella’s grades dropped.
在此期间,艾拉的成绩下降.
She missed a great deal of school and spent time on the streets with people who didn’t always obey the law.
她错过了很多学校,
Eventually, Ella was caught skipping school by truancy officers—people whose job it was to make sure kids were attending school.
最终,Ella被逃学官员抓获,这些人的任务是确保儿童上学。
Ella was sent to live at the Riverdale Children’s Association, which had been an orphanage but was made into a reform school.
Ella被送到Riverdale儿童协会居住,该协会曾经是一所孤儿院,但后来成为一所改革学校。
Ella rebelled against the rigid rules of the reform school, and it is suspected she was beaten and abused by her teachers.
埃拉反抗改革学校的僵硬规则,怀疑她被老师殴打和虐待.
She ran away from the school in the fall of 1934.
1934年秋她从学校出走.
As a teenager, Ella lived on the streets.
少年时期,艾拉就住在街头.
She struggled to make a living by earning tips from singing and dancing in an area of Harlem known as “Black Broadway.”
她通过在被称作“Black Broadway”的Harlem地区从歌舞中挣取小费来谋生。 “
Here, all kinds of street entertainment were performed.
在这里,各种街头娱乐表演.
Talent auditions were gaining popularity in Harlem nightclubs at that time.
人才试镜在当时的哈林夜总会正日益受欢迎.
After submitting her name for several contests, Ella was chosen to perform at the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night.
在提交了自己参加多场比赛的名字后,艾拉被选入了阿波罗剧院业余之夜的表演.
The prize was twenty-five dollars.
奖金为25美元.
That night, November 21, 1934, seventeen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald found that her true calling in life was not dancing but singing.
当晚,1934年11月21日,17岁 爱拉 菲茨杰拉德发现她生命中真正的召唤不是跳舞而是唱歌.
The audience loved her, and she loved them.
观众爱她,她也爱他们.
Although she won the Apollo’s Amateur Night, some thought Ella would never make it as a singer.
尽管她赢得了"阿波罗的业余之夜",但有些人认为艾拉永远无法成为歌手.
This was likely because of her appearance.
这可能是因为她的外表。
Not considered pretty like other female singers, Ella was tall for her age and somewhat overweight.
并不像其他女歌手那么漂亮,艾拉年龄很高,有些超重.
She dressed in men’s clothing and work boots, and having spent several months homeless on the street, she wasn’t very clean.
她穿着男子服装和工作靴,
“It isn’t where you came from, but where you’re going that counts.”
“这不是你来自何处, “
Street performers are still common in the streets of New York.
街头表演者在纽约的街道上仍然很常见.
The Lady’s Big Break The first time Chick Webb—an up-and-coming bandleader—was introduced to Ella, he told the man who introduced them, “You’re not putting that on my bandstand!”
女士的大突破 第一次Chick Webb(一位不断升起的乐队队长)被介绍给Ella, 他告诉介绍他们的人说,“你不会把这个放到我的乐队台上!”
When that man, Charles Linton, a member of Webb’s band, threatened to quit if the bandleader refused to hear Ella sing, Webb relented.
当那个男人,韦伯的乐队成员查尔斯·林顿(Charles Linton)威胁说,如果乐队领袖拒绝听到埃拉的歌声,韦伯就会退缩.
He said that Ella could sing with the band during its two-week gig at the Savoy Ballroom.
他说艾拉可以在萨伏依舞厅的两周演出期间与乐队一起演唱.
If the audience didn’t like her, she’d be kicked out of the band with no pay.
若观众不喜欢她,
Of course, the audience loved Ella.
当然,观众喜欢艾拉.
Chick Webb and his band grew to adore her, too.
Chick Webb和他的乐队也开始喜欢她
They called her “Sis” and purchased a room for her to stay in at the Braddock Hotel.
他们称她为“Sis”,并购买了一间房间供她住入布洛克酒店。
Some of her bandmates took on the daunting task of teaching Ella the best way to comb her hair and what types of dresses were appropriate to wear on stage.
她的一些乐队成员承担了教学的艰巨任务 艾拉梳发的最好方法 以及舞台上应该穿什么样的裙子
Once she learned, Ella became one of the best-dressed singers on tour, and she fell in love with shopping for new clothes.
一旦她得知, 艾拉成为巡回演唱会中穿着最美的歌手之一,她爱上了为新衣服而购物.
The Chick Webb Orchestra and Ella began to record songs together on the Decca music label.
"Chick Webb Orchestra"和"Ella"开始一起在Decca音乐标签上收录歌曲.
Some of their songs shot to the tops of the music charts.
他们的一些歌曲被打入了音乐图表的顶峰.
They toured around the country, and Ella eventually took over the band after Chick Webb’s death in 1939.
他们环游全国,最终艾拉在1939年奇克·韦伯去世后接管了乐队.
When the band broke up three years later, Ella continued touring all over the world.
3年后乐队解散后,艾拉继续在世界各地巡演.
A poster for one of Ella’s performances with the Chick Webb Orchestra Do You Know?
一张艾拉与Chick Webb Orchestra的演出海报,
At age 21, Ella got her first big hit with the Chick Webb Orchestra.
21岁时,艾拉在奇克·韦布管弦乐团获得了她的第一个大好成绩.
The playful tune she sung used words from an 1800s nursery rhyme, “ A-Tisket, A-Tasket.”
她所唱的花花巧妙的曲子使用了1800年代苗圃押韵中的词: " A-Tisket, A-Tasket. “
Ella sings with Chick Webb.
艾拉和Chick Webb一起唱歌.
The Lady on Tour It was difficult for black musicians like Ella to travel from city to city because many times they encountered racism.
观光女神 埃尔拉等黑人音乐家因多次遭遇种族主义而难以从城市出行.
For example, Ella was forced to relinquish her seat on an airplane to some white patrons.
例如,艾拉被迫将自己在飞机上的座位让给一些白人赞助人.
This caused the cancellation of one of her engagements in Sydney, Australia.
这导致她在澳大利亚悉尼的一次订婚被取消.
She was unable to get a flight to Australia for three days.
三天来她无法搭上飞往澳大利亚的航班.
It wasn’t the first time, either.
这也不是第一次。
Several years before, Ella had been traveling by train.
几年前,埃拉一直坐火车出行.
After standing on her feet for hours in the colored section of an overcrowded train car, Ella finally spotted a seat in the whites-only section and sat down.
在一辆拥挤不堪的火车车厢的有色地段站了好几个小时后,艾拉终于在只有白人的地段发现了一个座位并坐下来.
She was promptly scolded by the conductor and ordered to leave the section.
她被指挥员迅速骂出,并被命令出行.
This type of racist behavior didn’t faze Ella.
这种种族主义行为并没有引起艾拉的注意。
She enjoyed sharing her music with everyone.
她喜欢和大家分享她的音乐
She had—and still has—fans of every race, age, and background.
她有——而且仍然有—— 每一个种族、年龄和背景的种子。
Ella rose above the adversity and bigotry in the same way that she rose above the difficulties of her youth.
艾拉克服了逆境和偏执,就像她克服了年轻时的困难一样。
The Lady Makes Her Mark In time, Ella became one of the world’s most popular jazz vocalists.
淑女使她的马克 随着时间的推移,艾拉成为了世界上最受欢迎的爵士乐配音演员之一.
She even helped perfect a new form of jazz singing known as “scat.”
她甚至帮助完善了一种被称为"猫"的爵士乐新形式.
Using only her voice, Ella imitated various orchestra instruments.
只用她的声音,埃拉模仿了各种管弦乐器.
She combined this skill with improvised phonetic sounds, like “bo-dube-be” and “rebop.”
她将这种技巧与即兴的口音结合起来,如“bo-dube-be”和“rebop”。 “
Unlike other scat singers, Ella was able to keep her voice perfectly in tune as it fluctuated up and down the musical scales.
与其他花样相去甚远的歌手不同的是,艾拉在音乐天平上下波动时,能够使她的声音完美地保持了曲调.
She had a rare musical ability called “relative pitch.”
她有一种罕见的音乐能力,称为“相对投出”。 “
This is the ability to recognize the precise relationship of every note to any note played and to sing it perfectly in tune every time.
这样能够识别每张音符与所演奏的任何音符的精确关系,并且每次都能完美地唱出音调.
Relative pitch is far more useful than just having “perfect pitch,” which is the ability to identify and sing a single note upon hearing it.
相对的投出远比"完美投出"更有用,这就是在听到后识别并唱出一首音符的能力.
Ella could do amazing things with her extraordinary voice.
艾拉用她非凡的声音可以做出惊人的事情.
The new level of artistry she brought to scat singing earned Ella the respect of other big-name performers, including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, and Mel Torme.
她带给猫儿唱歌的新艺术水平 艾拉尊重其他大名表演者,包括弗兰克·西纳特拉,宾克罗斯比,纳特·金·科尔,路易·阿姆斯特朗,和梅尔·托姆.
Torme, in fact, dubbed her “The High Priestess of Song.”
事实上,Torme称她为“宋高宗女祭司”。
Some of Ella’s biggest fans included celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Peggy Lee.
艾拉的一些最大粉丝包括玛丽莲·门罗和佩吉·李等名人.
Ella singing with Frank Sinatra Peggy Lee Marilyn Monroe Ella records a song with Louis Armstrong.
艾拉与弗兰克·西纳特拉·佩吉·李·玛丽莲·门罗·艾拉一起演唱了一首与路易斯·阿姆斯特朗相伴的歌曲.
In her career, Ella recorded over 200 albums.
在她的职业生涯中,艾拉录制了超过200张专辑.
Phoebe Jacobs, who worked for Peggy Lee and Ella, said that despite her fame, Ella remained a very grounded, casual person.
曾为佩吉·李和艾拉工作的菲比·雅各布斯(Phoebe Jacobs)说,尽管她出名了,艾拉仍然是一个非常有根基,随意的人.
Phoebe often told the story of when she and Ella were in New York City for a television interview, and Phoebe wanted to stop and get something to eat.
菲比经常讲述她和艾拉在纽约市接受电视采访时的故事,菲比想停下来吃点东西.
She told Ella to go on ahead, but Ella was hungry, too.
她告诉艾拉继续前进,但艾拉也饿了.
Phoebe said she was just going to grab a hot dog from a street vendor.
菲比说她正要从街上卖家那里抢一条热狗.
Ella said she’d come along.
Ella说她会一起来。
It was funny that such a huge star would be standing in the sidewalk in her fur coat, eating a hot dog.
有趣的是,这样一个巨大的明星会站在人行道上,穿着她的皮毛外衣,吃热狗.
While they were eating, a man walked up to Ella and told her that she looked just like Ella Fitzgerald.
在他们吃饭的时候,一个男人走到了埃拉,告诉她她长得像埃拉·菲茨杰拉德.
Ella looked the man straight in the eyes and said that people told her that all the time before walking away, hot dog in hand.
艾拉直视了这名男子的眼睛,并说人们在离开前一直告诉她,热狗在手.
A compassionate woman as well, Ella spent much of her time and money helping children whose lives presented them with many disadvantages.
Ella同样是一个富有同情心的妇女,她花费了大部分时间和金钱来帮助那些生活给他们带来许多不利条件的儿童。
She helped open several day programs for children and participated in numerous fundraisers to benefit children.
她帮助开办了数天的儿童方案,并参加了许多为儿童谋福利的筹款活动。
She and her second husband, Ray Brown, even adopted a child of their own, Ray Brown Jr.
她和第二任丈夫雷·布朗甚至收养了自己的孩子"小雷·布朗".
In later years, Ella was very devoted to her granddaughter, Alice.
在后年,艾拉非常致力于她的外孙女爱丽丝.
Michael Heyman talks with Ella Fitzgerald’s son, Ray Brown Jr.
迈克尔·海曼与埃拉·菲茨杰拉德的儿子小雷·布朗会谈.
(right) on Friday, April 25, 1997.
(右)于一九九七年四月二十五日星期五.
A hot dog vendor in New York City.
纽约市的热狗小贩
The Curtains Close Before she died in 1996 at the age of 79, Ella had sold over 40 million records and had performed at Carnegie Hall 26 times.
在她于1996年去世前的"窗帘相近"以79岁起,艾拉已经卖出超过4000万张唱片,并在卡内基音乐厅演出了26次.
She had appeared in movies and guest-starred on numerous television shows.
她曾在多部电视节目中出现在电影和客串节目中。
She was the first black artist to headline at New York’s world- famous Copacabana club.
她是第一位在纽约世界知名的科帕卡巴纳俱乐部上头条的黑人艺术家.
She had been presented with the National Medal of Arts by the president of the United States, and awarded the French equivalent, the Commander of Arts and Letters Award.
她曾被美国总统授予"国家艺术奖章"并被授予法国等同奖项"艺术与信使奖".
She held honorary doctorates in music from prestigious universities such as Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth.
她曾获得耶鲁,普林斯顿,达特茅斯等著名大学的音乐荣誉博士学位.
Ella Fitzgerald, a homeless orphan from Yonkers, proved that humans can overcome adversity.
爱拉 菲茨杰拉德,一个来自扬克的无家可归的孤儿,证明了人类能够克服逆境.
She achieved what few artists have ever done.
她成就了少数艺术家曾经做过的.
She became a legend in her own time.
她成为了自己时代的传奇人物.
Ella’s long-time acquaintance, Phoebe Jacobs, remembered a private party where Ella was singing.
Ella长期熟人Phoebe Jacobs回忆起一个私人聚会,
She said that at one point, Ella asked if anyone had a request.
她说,有一次,埃拉问是否有人提出要求.
A young man asked to hear some rap.
一个年轻人要听饶舌声
The crowd laughed, and Ella snapped right back by telling the man that she’s been rapping since before he was born.
Ella告诉这名男子她从出生前就开始说唱,
Ella started scatting on the spot and the audience loved it.
艾拉开始当场出击,观众也很喜欢.