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Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in 1941 and loved music, especially blues, from a young age. He formed several bands and played so loudly at a high school talent show the principal had to cut the microphone off. He switched to folk music because, he said: “The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings."

罗伯特·艾伦·齐默曼出生于1941年，从小他就对音乐展现了极高的热情，特别是布鲁斯BkDt(v!jc7d_OY。他曾经组建过多只乐队，高中时期，他参加了才艺大赛，他演奏时的声音太大，校长不得不切断麦克风))_2P1blMcc[。之后，他转向了民俗音乐，他认为：“民俗中充满了更多的绝望、悲伤、胜利，以及对超自然的信仰，它拥有着更为深邃的情感srk%LYeA0=Tm2*eQMtF。

In 1963, he released his second album, “The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan”. It included what became the most famous song of the times, "Blowin' in the Wind". The album made Dylan a legend overnight. The Beatles boughtit and said: "We just played it, just wore it out…it was incredibly original and wonderful.” It inspireda whole generation of musicians.

1963年，他推出了自己的第二张专辑《The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan》mH8nTs)&F~S*8_R。专辑中收录了当时最著名的一首歌曲“Blowin' in the Wind”R^0~~#4@QiyjL-V(B。这张专辑让他一夜之间成为了不朽的传奇cbb2;Q@PE)IcIf;R|Y。披头士乐队购买了这张专辑，并称：“我们演奏这些曲目，歌曲就这么创作了出来，都是原创歌曲，太美妙了.H8h|r#[3Ss^%D。”专辑激发了整整一代音乐家&BNO88EPj3%hU!|b~Ej,。

Dylan continued to have an important impact on the history of rock for many decades. He has received hundreds of awards for his songwriting, recording and performances. He got a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”. He still plays 100 dates a year.

十几年来，他对摇滚音乐史仍然起着至关重要的作用K@rMAUxldu8P;W。他在创作、录音以及表演上获得了上百种奖项5grojcF++C5U|nTw(。2008年，他因对流行音乐以及美国文化所产生的深远影响而获得了普利策奖，称他的音乐极富诗意YA]y(dMjlhg;-le。他每年会演出100天Kxy6rsIv4ETW。

There is a debate today about whether or not Dylan should receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Thousands of his fans, as well as literary critics, say his words are as important as those of any previous winners. His songs describe the latter half of the twentieth century and many have become traditional protest songs. Many believe he is the greatest living poet.

如今，就艾伦是否应该获得诺贝尔文学奖仍然争议不断HdP,64&iQ6D*mB!IQ49。数千名歌迷以及文学评论家都认为他的歌词比历任获得者一样重要Cdv%W~*gAJ。他的音乐描述了20世纪的后半期，许多也已经成为了传统的抗议歌曲;XX=@!@1x(E。许多人相信他是当代最伟大的诗人b|3TM7!QI=2t。

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重点讲解

1.switch to 转变成

例句：They will be deleted when you switch to the visual editor.

这种注释将在您切换到可视编辑器时被删除-XdNqku|@p,。

2.cut off 切断

例句：He cut off a small piece of bread and gave it to me.

他切下一小片面包递给了我|~s%.0~fMAr。

3.form a band 组建乐队

例句：Most musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play music.

多数音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢作曲和演奏_mb!7__1Q6O|p,+9o]k。

4.talent show 才艺表演

例句：During tryouts for a talent show, the music teacher asked Francisco if he was interested in performing.

音乐老师在一次才艺表演的选拔中问弗朗西斯科是否有兴趣参加表演SN6RW&*pnfef。