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中英文本
Edith Piaf (1915-1963) was a French singer and one of her country’s best-known cultural icons. She is probably France’s greatest ever singer and sang classics such as ‘La vie en rose’. She was so popular that 100,000 people attended her funeral in Paris and traffic came to a standstill. There is a museum in Paris dedicated to her memory.
伊迪丝·琵雅芙(1915-1963)是一名法国歌手,也是法国的文化符号
She was born Edith Gassion in a poor suburb of Paris. Piaf’s parents abandoned her when she was a child and she lived with her grandmother. When she was 14, she teamed up with her acrobat father. She toured France with him and sang in public for the first time. Aged 16, she went her own way and became a street singer.
她出生在巴黎郊区,当时她的名字叫作埃迪特·琵雅芙
In 1935, Piaf was discovered by a nightclub owner, who asked her to sing in his club. He gave her the nickname Little Sparrow because she was so small. She was an instant success and began to mix with the rich and famous of Paris. During World War II, she frequently performed for German officers and many considered her a traitor.
1935年,琵雅芙被一名酒吧店主发现,并邀请她在他的酒吧中唱歌
Piaf became famous worldwide after the war. However, her personal life hit many low points. Her lover died in a plane crash in 1949 and in the 1950s she had three near-fatal car crashes and became addicted to morphine and alcohol. In 1961, she recorded her famous song "Non, je ne regrette rien". It was one of the last songs she sang.
战争结束之后,琵雅芙一举成名
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重点讲解
1.addicted to 上瘾
例句:Jack became addicted to drugs at quite an early age.
杰克很小年纪时就吸毒成瘾了
。2.plane crash 空难
例句:The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.
记者们纷纷向我提出有关这次空难的问题
。3.best-known 最有名的
例句:One of the best-known badges is Cooper.
库柏是最有名的汽车标牌之一
。4.come to a standstill 停滞不前
例句:However, new contributions are required now or the operation will come to a standstill in July.
但现在必须获得新的捐助,否则,救援行动将在7月份陷入停顿
。