6-9 艾莉森·克劳斯：你才是挚爱

Alisan Krauss: You Are a True Love

 

Born July 23, 1971, Alison Krauss were encouraged by her parents to play instruments at an early age. She earned her initial acclaim¹ as an instrumentalist, but soon it was her voice that captivated everyone's attention.

　　

Rounder Records signed Krauss when she was 14. As her career has progressed, she has developed her skills as a producer, arranger and finder of great songs. After launching her recording² career with the 1987 album, Too Late to Cry, Krauss introduced her band, Union Station, on the 1989 release Two Highways. They made bluegrass¹ sales history with the 1995 release of Now That I've Found You: A Collection which achieved double platinum³. Her next three projects, including 1999’s pop-flavored solo album Forget About It, were each certified⁴² gold³ for sales of 500,000 copies. The band’s 2002 concert album, Live, was certified platinum.

 

In addition to collaborating⁵ with high profile artists for special projects, Krauss has been in high demand for film soundtracks. Most notable is her involvement in the soundtrack for the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Krauss has also contributed music to other film and TV shows. Krauss collaborated⁶ with rock musician Sting for You Will Be My Ain⁴ True Love, one of two tracks she recorded for the 2003 film, Cold Mountain. The song garnered⁵ an Oscar nomination⁸. As of 2004, Krauss has won 17 Grammys.

 

注释：

1.bluegrass [5blu:7^rB:s] n. 蓝草音乐（源出美国南部的传统乡村音乐，常用弦乐器演奏，由B.Monroe所创）

2.certify⁹ [5sE:tifai] vt. 证实；证明……合格；保证……的价值

3.gold [^Euld] a. 有资格得金唱片奖的；金唱片奖的

4.ain [ein] a.〈苏格兰〉自己的

5.garner⁷ [5^B:nE] vt. 获得，得到

艾莉森·克劳斯：你才是挚爱

 

艾莉森·克劳斯出生于1971年7月23日，从小她的父母就鼓励她学习乐器。克劳斯最初是以乐器演奏而赢得赞誉的，但很快她的嗓音引起了众人的关注。

 

Rounder唱片公司在克劳斯14岁时与她签约。随着事业的发展，她作为好歌的制作人、编排人和发掘人的技能日趋成熟。1987年，她以专辑《哭泣无济于事》开始了音乐生涯；1989年，她将她的联合车站乐队借专辑《两条高速公路》推了出来。1995年乐队发行专辑《我终于找到了你》，创造了蓝草音乐销量的历史，达到双白金销量。她以后的3个专辑，包括1999年带有流行风格的独唱专辑《忘了它》，销量都达到了黄金档50万张。乐队2002年现场演唱专辑《现场》达到白金销量。

 

除了与知名艺术家合作制作特别专辑外，克劳斯经常被邀参加电影配乐。最值得关注的是她参加了2000年电影《兄弟》插曲的录制工作。其他电影和电视剧的配乐她也多有参与。在2003年的电影《冷山》中，克劳斯与摇滚音乐家斯汀合作录制了插曲《你会成为我的挚爱》，克劳斯还为该片演唱了另一首插曲。《你会成为我的挚爱》获得奥斯卡奖提名。到2004年，克劳斯共赢得了17项格莱美奖。

 

 

1 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

4 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

5 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

6 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

7 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

8 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

9 certify   

vt.证明，证实；发证书(或执照)给

参考例句：

• I can certify to his good character.我可以证明他品德好。
• This swimming certificate is to certify that I can swim one hundred meters.这张游泳证是用以证明我可以游100米远。