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1、美国名人作曲家、词作家欧文柏林IrvingBerlin,1888-1989:HeWroteSongsthatMadeAmericaSingplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:28repeatByShelleyGollust2006-12-23VOICEONE:mPhoebeZimmerman.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPeopleinAmerica.Today,wetellaboutIrvingBerlin.Hewrotethewordsandmusicforsomeofthemostpo

2、pularsongsofthetwentiethcentury.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:IrvingBerlinlivedtobeonehundredoneyearsold.Hediedinnineteeneighty-nine.Duringhislonglife,hewrotemorethanonethousandsongs.ManyofhissongshavebecometimelessadditionstoAmericaspopularculture.IrvingBerlinsmusichelpedspreadthatpopularculturethroughouttheworl

3、d.BerlinwasborninRussia.Buthecapturedthefeeling,thepeopleandthecustomsofhisnewcountry.Andheputthoseideastomusic.Anothercomposer;JeromeKernzoncesaidofIrvingBerlin:HehasnoplaceinAmericanmusic.HeisAmericanmusic.VOICETWO:MostAmericanchildrengrowuphearingandsingingsomeofIrvingBerlinssongs.Twoofthebestkno

4、wnarelinkedtoChristianreligiousholidays.TheyareWhiteChristmasandEasterParade.ManyAmericansthinktheperfectChristmasDayonDecembertwenty-fifthshouldbecoldandsnowy.IrvingBerlinthoughtso,too.HewroteWhiteChristmasinnineteenthirty?nine.ItwassunginthemovieHolidayInninnineteenforty-two.WhiteChristmasbecameon

5、eofthebestsellingsongsofalltime.HereisBingCrosbysinginghisfamousversionofWhiteChristmas.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:-IrvingBerlinssongfortheEasterholidaycapturesanotherAmericantradition,EasterParadeisaboutatraditioninNewYorkCity.There,onEastermorning,peoplewalkupanddownFifthAvenueafterchurchservicestoenjoythesp

6、ringweather.Womenwearnewhatsanddresses.Berlinwrotethesongforamusicalplayinnineteenthirty-three.ItwasthemainsonginthemusicalfilmEasterParadeinnineteenforty?eight.HereisJudyGarlandsingingEasterParade.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:IrvingBerlinwasbornIsraelBalineineighteeneighty-eightintheRussianvillageofTemun.Hewast

7、heyoungestofeightchildren.HisfamilywasJewish.TheyfledRussiabecauseofreligiousoppression.TheBalinefamilycametoAmericaineighteenninety-three.Theydidnothavemuchmoney.TheymovedintoanareaofNewYorkCitywheremanyotherpoorJewishimmigrantshadsettledwhentheymovedtotheUnitedStates.Israelsfatherdiedwhentheboywas

8、eightyearsold.Theyoungboylefthishometofindwork.First,hegotajobhelpingablindstreetsinger.ThenhebeganearningmoneybysingingonthestreetsofNewYork.Later;hegotajobsingingwhileservingpeopletheirfoodinarestaurant.Israeltaughthimselftoplaythepiano.Buthecouldplayonlytheblackkeys.VOICEONE:SoonIsraelbeganwritin

9、ghisownsongs.Heneverlearnedtoreadorwritemusic.Hewrotehissongsbyplayingthenoteswithonefingeronthepiano.Anassistantwrotedownthenotesonsheetsofpaper.Whenthesongwritersfirstsongwaspublished,hisnamewasspelledwrong.IsraelBalinehadbecomeI.Berlin.IsraelthoughtthenamesoundedmoreAmerican.SoherenamedhimselfIrv

10、ingBerlin.Betweennineteentwelveandnineteensixteen,IrvingBerlinwrotemorethanonehundredeightysongs.Bythetimehewasinhislatetwenties,hissongswerefamousaroundtheworld.VOICETWO:BerlinbecameanAmericancitizeninnineteeneighteen.Afewmonthslater;hewasorderedintomilitaryservice.TheUnitedStateswasfightinginWorld

11、WarOne.Berlinwasaskedtowritesongsforamusicalaboutlifeinthemilitary.HecalledtheshowYipYipYaphank.Alloftheperformersintheshowweresoldiers.Manyofthesongsbecamepopular.A代erheservedinthearmy,BerlinreturnedtoNewYork.Heformedhisownmusicpublishingcompany.HealsoestablishedatheaterforhismusicalshowsnearBroadw

12、ay.VOICEONE:IrvingBerlinlovedAmericaforgivingapoorimmigrantachancetosucceed.Heexpressedhisthanksforthissuccessinhissongs.OneofthesesongsisGodBlessAmerica.Hewrotethesonginnineteeneighteen.ButitdidnotbecomepopularuntilKateSmithsangitinnineteenthirty-nine.ShesangthesongtocelebrateArmisticeDay,theannive

13、rsaryoftheendofWorldWarOne.ManypeoplefeelGodBlessAmericaistheUnoffiCialnationalsongoftheUnitedStates.BerlingaveallmoneyheearnedfromGodBlessAmericatotheBoyScoutsandGirlScoutsofAmerica.HereisKateSmithsingingGodBlessAmerica.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:TheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarTwoinnineteenforty?one.Berlinagre

14、edtowriteandproduceamusicalshowcalledThisistheArmy.Itwasamusicalaboutlifeinthemilitary.Alltheperformersweresoldiers.TheshowwasperformedinmanycitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.IthelpedincreasesupportforAmericaspartinthewar.ItearnedtenmilliondollarsfortheArmyEmergencyReliefFund.ThisistheArmyalsowasperformed

15、fortheAmericantroopsatmilitarybasesaroundtheworld.IrvingBerlinappearedinmostoftheseperformances.Hesangthesonghehadwrittenearlier.Thesongisaboutwhathehadhatedmostaboutbeinginthearmy.Here,IrvingBerlinsingsOh,HowIHatetoGetUpintheMorning.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Afterthewar;Berlincontinuedtowritesongsformoviesan

16、dplays.Hewrotesongsformorethanfifteenmoviesfromthenineteenthirtiestothenineteenfifties.ManyofthesongswereusedinmoviesstarringthefamousdancersFredAstaireandGingerRogers.HereisFredAstairesingingasongthatappearedinseveralmovies,PuttinontheRitz.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:IrvingBerlinalsowrotethemusicforseventeenBroadwayplaysfromthenineteentwentiestonineteenfifty.Hismostsuc