(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and philanthropist. He has sold over 60 million albums worldwide in a career spanning five decades. He converted to Islam at the height of his fame in 1977. The following year, he started a three-decade break from music to devote himself to helping the British Muslim community.
尤瑟夫·伊斯拉姆,他也被称之为凯特·斯蒂文斯,英国音乐家,唱作人以及慈善家
Yusuf Islam was born in 1948 as Steven Georgiou. His father was a Greek-Cypriot and his mother was Swedish. He lived and grew up very near London’s Piccadilly Circus. Steven started playing piano when he was 12, which led to songwriting and playing guitar. He began to perform his songs in London pubs under the stage name Cat Stevens.
尤瑟夫·伊斯拉姆出生于1948年,他的原名叫作斯蒂文·乔治乌
At the age of 18, Stevens got a record deal. His debut album ‘Matthew and Son’ was a huge success. He became a pop sensation until he developed tuberculosis in 1968. He spent several months in hospital, where he took up meditation and read about religion. He wrote many songs that would make him world famous in the 1970s.
18岁时,斯蒂文斯签订了唱片公司
In 1976 Stevens nearly drowned, an event that made him question his life. His brother gave him a copy of the Koran and he converted to Islam. Yusuf Islam then abandoned his rock star career. In 1981, he established the first of many Islamia Schools in Britain. He devoted himself to Islamic charitable causes and has received many peace awards. Yusuf returned to releasing records in 2006.
1976年,他差点被淹死,这次事件让他对他人生产生了疑问
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重点讲解
1.devote to 把…用于
例句:She has devoted all her time to helping the sick.
她把所有时间用于照顾病人
。2.convert to 皈依
例句:And he tells me that when staff do convert to Christianity, their attitude towards their work is transformed.
同时他告诉我,当他的员工皈依基督教之后,他们对待工作的态度就转变了
。3.grew up 成长
例句:The firms grew up together.
这两个公司一起成长起来
。4.lead to 导致
例句:This can lead to significant distress, but have no fear!
这可能导致巨大的压力,但是不要害怕!