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VOA美国人物志(翻译+字幕+讲解):钟爱音乐的著名词曲作家—科尔·波特(2)

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This is Faith Lapidus. And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English.
我是菲丝·拉伯蒂斯，我是史蒂夫·恩贝尔。这里是VOA慢速英语栏目《美国人物志》。

Today we bring you the second part of our program about American songwriter Cole Porter.
今天我们继续讲述美国词曲作家科尔·波特的生活和音乐的故事。

Porter wrote his songs from the nineteen twenties to the nineteen fifties. They continue to be popular today.
波特从20世纪20年代到50年代写歌。它们今天仍然很受欢迎。

That was a recording of "Anything Goes", one of Cole Porter's most famous songs.
这首音乐叫做《万事成空》。这是他最有名的歌曲之一。

Caroline O'Connor sings it in the movie about Cole Porter called "De-Lovely."
卡洛琳·奥康纳在关于科尔·波特发电影《小可爱》中演唱了的这首歌。

Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd star in this movie about Porter's life, released in two thousand four.
凯文·克莱恩和阿什利·贾德主演了这部于2004年上映的讲述波特生活的电影。

The title of the movie is from one of Porter's popular songs, "It's De-Lovely."
电影的名字来自波特的一首流行歌曲《小可爱》。

In the song, Porter plays with words that start with the letter "d." Robbie Williams sings the song.
在这首歌中，波特使用了很多以“d”开头的词语。罗宾·威廉姆斯演唱了这首歌曲。

As we said in our program last week, Cole Porter went to live in France in nineteen sixteen before he became famous.
正如我们在上周的节目中所说，科尔·波特在成名之前于1916年去了法国。

He was a wealthy young man who was smart and funny and knew how to enjoy life.
他是一个富有的年轻人，聪明风趣，懂得享受生活。

He and his wife, Linda, became well known for their costly and exciting parties.
他和他的妻子琳达因举办昂贵而刺激的聚会而闻名。

Yet Cole Porter never let other pleasures interfere with what he loved most – writing songs.
但是科尔·波特从没有让其他的快乐干扰他最喜欢的事情-写歌。

He worked hard on his songs. Both the words and music had to be perfect.
他写歌非常努力。歌词和乐曲必须得是完美的。

Porter gained fame as a musical theater writer by the early nineteen thirties.
在20世纪30年代初，波特作为一个音乐剧作家成名。

His musical plays were produced in Broadway theaters in New York City.
他的音乐剧在纽约百老汇的剧院演出。

He had a new musical every year or so during the years of America's great economic depression.
在美国经济大萧条的时候，他大概每年都会创作出一个新的音乐剧。

His words and music gave people a few hours of pleasurable escape during difficult times.
他的歌词和音乐让人们在艰难的时候能有几个小时的快乐。

Some critics still consider one of Porter's early musical plays, "Anything Goes," to be his best.
一些评论家扔认为波特的早期音乐剧之一《万事皆空》是他最好的作品。

"Anything Goes" opened on Broadway in nineteen thirty-four. It starred one of Porter's favorite singers, Ethel Merman.
《万事皆空》于1934年在百老汇开演。它由波特最喜欢的歌手之一艾索尔·摩曼主演。

She sang a song that became famous immediately. It is called "I Get a Kick Out of You." That expression means I enjoy being with you.
她唱了一首很快就出名的歌。这首歌的名字叫《我喜欢和你在一起》。这句话的意思是我喜欢和你在一起。

For years, Porter was Broadway's "King Cole." His musical plays were very successful.
多年来，波特一直是百老汇的“科尔国王”。他的音乐剧非常成功。

Later, he went to Los Angeles, California and wrote music for Hollywood movies. They were very popular, too.
后来，他去了加利福尼亚的洛杉矶，为好莱坞电影作曲。它们也很受欢迎。

Cole and Linda Porter traveled all over the world. They were happily married most of the time. But Cole Porter was homosexual.
科尔和琳达在全世界旅行。他们的婚姻生活大部分时间都很快乐。但是科尔·波特是同性恋。

He had sex with men. Homosexuality was both accepted and forbidden in high society at that time.
他和男人发生性关系。当时，同性恋在上流社会既被接受又被禁止。

Love affairs between men were not exactly secret. Yet they could never be admitted publicly.
男人之间的风流韵事并不完全是秘密。然而，他们永远不能公开承认。

All his life, Cole Porter wrote songs about love, desire and passion.
科尔·波特一生都在写关于爱、欲望和激情的歌曲。

He included the names of foreign countries, famous people and comments on current events. And he filled his songs with little jokes and hidden meanings.
歌曲中包括外国的名字，名人和时事评论。他的歌里充满了小笑话和隐藏的含义。

Porter's words stretched the limits of what was socially acceptable. They spoke directly and indirectly about sex.
波特的歌词超出了社会所能接受的限度。他们直接或间接地谈论性。

They admitted that love is not always pure. It is often selfish. And it rarely lasts forever. Porter was not even sure what love really is.
它们表达了爱情并不总是纯洁的。它常常是自私的。而且它很少能永远持续下去。波特甚至不确定爱情到底是什么。

He wonders about it in this song, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" It is sung by Lemar.
他在歌曲《爱是什么？》中表达了这种疑惑。该歌曲由勒马尔演唱。

Cole Porter also wrote some of the most beautiful love songs ever, full of true, deep feeling.
科尔·波特也写了一些最美丽的情歌，充满了真情实感。

Critics consider "Every Time We Say Goodbye" to be one of his finest songs. Natalie Cole sings the song.
评论家认为《每次我们说再见》是他最好的歌曲之一。娜塔莉·科尔演唱了这首歌。

In nineteen thirty-seven, Cole Porter was injured while riding a horse. The horse slid on a muddy hill and fell on top of him.
1937年，科尔·波特在骑马时受伤。那匹马在泥泞的山上滑倒了，压在他身上。

His legs were crushed. Cole Porter spent the rest of his life, twenty-seven years, disabled and in severe pain. Yet he continued writing wonderful songs, musical plays and movies.
他的腿被压断了。身体残疾的科尔·波特，余生27年生活在极度的痛苦中。然而，他继续创作美妙的歌曲，音乐剧和电影。

In nineteen forty-eight, he wrote what some consider his greatest work. It was a musical play called "Kiss Me, Kate."
在1948年，他写下了一些人认为他最伟大的作品。那是一部音乐剧，叫《吻我，凯特》。

It was based on William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew."
它是根据威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧《驯悍记》改编的。

But it takes place in modern times, among a group of actors. The play was produced again on Broadway in nineteen ninety-nine.
但它发生在现代，是一群演员的故事。该剧于1999年在百老汇再次上演。

One of the most famous songs in the musical is called "Too Darn Hot."
该音乐剧中最有名的歌曲之一叫做《太热了》。

It is a funny song about how hard it is to be interested in love in really hot weather. Stanley Wayne Mathis sings it in "Kiss Me, Kate."
这是一首关于在炎热的天气里对爱情产生兴趣是多么困难的有趣的歌。斯坦利·韦恩·马西斯在《亲亲我，凯特》中演唱了这首歌曲。

Cole Porter had another hit show in nineteen fifty-three, called "Cancan." It was his final play.
科尔波特在1953年创作了另一个热门音乐剧，称为《康康》。这是他的最后一出戏。

That same year, Porter's wife, Linda, died. Porter was very sad, and increasingly disabled by his old injury. He died at the age of seventy-three in nineteen sixty-four.
同一年，波特的妻子琳达去世了。波特非常伤心，老伤使他越来越不能自理。他于1964年去世，享年73岁。

In nineteen ninety-one, America celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of Cole Porter's birth.
1991年，美国庆祝科尔·波特诞辰100周年。

Special concerts celebrated his music. New recordings were issued. Jazz singers and symphony orchestras recorded his songs.
人们举办特别的音乐会庆祝他的音乐，发行了新唱片。爵士歌手和交响乐团录制了他的歌曲。

So did several rock-and-roll artists. They made a recording and special music video to honor him.
几位摇滚艺术家也是如此。他们制作了一段录音和特别的音乐录像来纪念他。

All the money earned from the recording and video was given to research on AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
这段唱片和视频所赚的钱全部用于艾滋病研究，即获得性免疫缺陷综合征。

AIDS is a disease that was first discovered among homosexual men.
艾滋病是一种最先在同性恋男性中发现的疾病。

Today, Cole Porter's songs are still valued for their beauty, humor and intelligence.
今天，科尔·波特的歌曲仍然因其美丽、幽默和智慧而受到重视。

And for their unexpected jokes and word play. They shine like jewels, one critic wrote.
以及它们的意想不到的笑话和文字游戏。一位评论家写道，它们像珠宝一样闪闪发光。

They are shot through with love that sometimes feels like pain.
它们充满了爱，有时会感到痛苦。

There seems little doubt that Cole Porter's songs will continue to be sung.
毫无疑问，科尔·波特的歌曲将会继续被传唱。

They will make us laugh. They will make us cry. And they will touch the deepest truths of our emotions.
他们会让我们笑。他们会让我们哭泣。它们将触及我们情感的最深处。

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