VOA文化艺术2022--FleetwoodMac成员ChristineMcVie去世 享年79岁

Remembering Musician Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac

British rock and roll musician Christine McVie died Wednesday at the age of 79.

McVie wrote many hit songs, played the keyboard and sang as a member of the group Fleetwood Mac.

Her death was announced on the band's social media accounts.

No cause of death or other details were immediately provided. A family statement said she "passed away peacefully at hospital" with family around her after a short sickness.

"A few hours ago I was told that my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975, had passed away," bandmate Stevie Nicks said in a handwritten note posted to Instagram.

McVie was a steady presence in a group that saw many membership changes since it formed in the late 1960s. Fleetwood Mac started out as a London blues¹ band and developed into one of the defining makers² of 1970s California pop-rock. From 1975 to 1980, the band sold tens of millions of records.

Christine McVie was seen as a peacemaker.

"I was supposedly like the Mother Teresa who would hang out with everybody or just try and (keep) everything nice and cool and relaxed," she told Rolling Stone earlier this year. "But they were great people; they were great friends."

Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. At the ceremony they played McVie's song, Say You Love Me.

McVie wrote or cowrote many of the band's most popular songs. Don't Stop, a piece inspired by the end of her marriage, gained surprising political meaning in 1992. An American presidential candidate chose the song and its repeated phrase "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" to represent his 1992 campaign.

The candidate, Bill Clinton, won the election and became president. Fleetwood Mac performed at his inauguration³ party.

McVie was born Christine Anne Perfect in the British town of Bouth, Lancashire. She came from a musical family. Her father was a violinist and music teacher and her grandfather played organ at Westminster Abbey.

McVie's two marriages, to John McVie and Eduardo Quintela, both ended in divorce. She was also involved with the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson for several years. She wrote the song Only Over You about him.

Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie formed a lasting⁴ friendship. They agreed that, as two of the rare women in rock and roll, they would always stand up for each other.

But the group's huge success also led to conflicts and the desire for independent work. Over the years, Nicks became a star in her own right. McVie released solo albums, including Christine McVie and Christine Perfect, as well as a 2017 joint⁵ recording⁶ with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, called Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie.

Mick Fleetwood and John McVie were there at the founding of Fleetwood Mac and were the only ones to remain all the way through.

Christine McVie left the group in the 1990s, when she was seemingly done forever with the rock star life.

By 2014, she had changed her mind.

"I moved to Kent, and I loved being able to walk around the streets, nobody knowing who I was," she said of her musical break during an interview this year with the Guardian⁷.

"Then of course I started to miss it. I called Mick and asked: ‘How would you feel about me coming back to the band?'" she said. "He got in touch with everybody and we had a band meeting over the phone and they all went: ‘Come baaaack!!' McVie said, "I felt regenerated⁸ and I felt like writing again."

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induct -v. to admit as a member

inspire -v. to create desire or interest for something

inauguration -v. a ceremonial induction⁹ into office

interview -n. a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator¹⁰, or pollster) from a person

regenerated - adj. formed or created again

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

4 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 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。

7 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

8 regenerated   

v.新生，再生( regenerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They are regarded as being enveloped in regenerated gneisses. 它们被认为包围在再生的片麻岩之中。 来自辞典例句
• The party soon regenerated under her leadership. 该党在她的领导下很快焕然一新。 来自辞典例句

9 induction   

n.感应，感应现象

参考例句：

• His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
• The magnetic signals are sensed by induction coils.磁信号由感应线圈所检测。

10 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。