VOA标准英语2010年-International Bluegrass Association Ha

The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, recently held its annual convention and festival in Nashville, Tennessee. One highlight of "The World of Bluegrass" was the annual Awards show, honoring the year's best singers, songwriters and performers.

The ceremony opened with a song by country hitmaker Dierks Bentley, who earlier this year released "Up On The Ridge," his first bluegrass album. Dierks was joined onstage by Sierra Hull¹, Mike Bub, Rob McCoury, Jon Randall Stewart and many of the evening's other nominated artists for a spirited version of "Fiddlin' Around."

It was a good evening for the duo of Dailey and Vincent. The pair walked away with five trophies², including top honors with their third consecutive³ win for Entertainer of the Year. They also performed on the show, singing "Elizabeth," from their album "Dailey And Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers." Joining them was the man who wrote the song, Statler Brother Jimmy Fortune.

Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent also received their third straight Vocal⁴ Group of the Year award and their second award for Album of the Year for "Dailey And Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers", home to "Elizabeth." That album also took home the graphic⁵ design honor. The duo also contributed to Larry Stephenson's CD, "Give This Message To Your Heart", which won the Recorded Event of the Year trophy⁶.

Other multi-award winners included Michael Cleveland And Flamekeeper. They received three awards, including Cleveland's eighth Fiddle⁷ Player of the Year award, and Marshall Wilborn's second consecutive award for Bass⁸ Player of the Year. The group was also named Instrumental Group of the Year.

Adam Steffey also won two IBMA Awards: Mandolin Player of the Year and Instrumental Performance of the Year for his song "Durang's Hornpipe."

The Gibson Brothers took home two trophies, their first since winning Emerging Artist of the Year in 1998. Their version of "Ring The Bell" won both Song of the Year and Gospel Performance of the Year. In his acceptance speech for the latter award, Eric Gibson told a little about where they found the song.

"We found the Gospel Song of the Year in a barroom in Muncie, Indiana," said Gibson. "We were there with Chet O'Keefe and his band. He wrote this song and he needs a round of applause!"

"It is just so great to be here," O'Keefe said. "One of these fellows, I don't remember which one, said 'Will you send that song to me?' And here we are a year-and-a-half later, and it's just a thrill to be here. Thank you so much."

The Emerging Artist trophy went to The Josh Williams Band, with Josh winning his third straight Guitar Player of the Year award. Other instrumentalist award winners were Rob Ickes with his twelfth award for Dobro Player of the Year, and The Grascals' Kristin Scott Benson for her third consecutive honor for Banjo Player of the Year. Male Vocalist of the Year went to Russell Moore of IIIrd Tyme Out (Third Time Out). He's now won that award three times. Claire Lynch received her second award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Claire also performed during the awards show, singing Bill Monroe's "My Florida Sunshine."

2010 saw Louise Scruggs and John Hartford posthumously⁹ inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. The evening ended with all-star tribute to Hartford by The John Hartford String Band, a group made up of one-time Hartford band members who are working to keep his memory alive. They were joined onstage by bluegrass icons¹⁰ Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown and Tim O'Brien, performing the classic "Gentle On My Mind."

1 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

2 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

5 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

6 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

7 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。

8 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

9 posthumously   

adv.于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地

参考例句：

• He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. 他被追认为中国共产党党员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. 她最后的一本书在她死后于1948 年出版了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓