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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin Dead at 76
Aretha Franklin, the American singer known as the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday at her home in Detroit, Michigan. She had spent many years battling cancer. She was 76 years old.
Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee. But she was raised in Detroit. There, her father C.L. Franklin was a church minister. Her musical talent was recognized at a young age. She played piano and sang gospel music at her father's church services.
Franklin began singing pop and jazz music at age 18, when she signed a recording agreement with Columbia Records.
But her real success started in 1967 under an agreement with Atlantic Records. That agreement permitted her to sing with her natural gospel intensity.
Franklin gained national fame that year with a series of hit music recordings, including "Chain of Fools," "A Natural Woman," and her most famous hit, "Respect."
Franklin's career success continued into the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers." She also had new music hits, including "Freeway Of Love" and "A Rose Is Still A Rose."
Franklin earned more than 110 entries in Billboard magazine's music charts. That is the most by any woman in the magazine's history. In 1987, Franklin became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Franklin struggled with weight and health problems. But even in her older years, her voice remained a thing of wonder.
In 2009, she sang the American patriotic song "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at U.S. President Barack Obama's first inauguration.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
重点解析
1.church minister 教堂牧师
According to God's Church minister Ronald Weinland, the end times are upon us again.
据上帝教会牧师罗纳德 温兰称，世界末日将再次来临。
2.be known as 被称为
China has always been known as a land of propriety and righteousness.
中国从来以礼义之邦著称。
3.jazz music 爵士音乐
He helped make jazz music an international language.
他帮助爵士乐成为一种国际语言。
4.career success 职业成功；事业成就
Career success is all about relationships.
职业成功都是靠人际关系。
5.Franklin struggled with weight and health problems.
struggled with 与...斗争
Time went slowly, I struggled with myself not to fall asleep.
时间过得很慢，我努力不使自己睡着。
I suspect he always struggled with that.
我猜想他总是因此而饱受折磨。
6.Franklin gained national fame that year with a series of hit music recordings, including "Chain of Fools," "A Natural Woman," and her most famous hit, "Respect."
a series of 一系列的
There is a series of science and technology on the desk.
案头放着一套科技丛书。
We learn language through a series of prompts and feedback.
我们通过一系列的提示和反馈学习语言。
参考译文
灵魂歌后弗兰克林去世 享年76岁
周四，被誉为“灵魂歌后”的美国歌手艾瑞莎·弗兰克林（Aretha Franklin）在密歇根州底特律市的家中去世。她和癌症抗争了多年。享年76岁。
1942年3月25日，弗兰克林出生在田纳西州孟菲斯市，但是她在底特律市长大。她的父亲C.L.弗兰克林在当地担任教会牧师。年幼时，她的音乐天赋就获得了认可。她在父亲工作的教堂礼拜仪式上弹奏钢琴、演唱福音歌曲。
18岁的弗兰克林开始涉足流行音乐和爵士音乐，当时她与哥伦比亚唱片公司签约。
但是她真正的成功始于1967年与大西洋唱片公司签订的合约。那份合约允许她以天生的福音音乐强度唱歌。
同年，弗兰克林凭借一系列热门音乐唱片在美国打响知名度，其中包括《Chain of Fools》、《A Natural Woman》以及其最著名的专辑《Respect》。
弗兰克林的事业成就持续到上世纪八九十年代。她还出演了1980年的电影《The Blues Brothers》。之后，她也推出了新音乐专辑，包括《Freeway Of Love》和《A Rose Is Still A Rose》。
弗兰克林有110多首作品上榜美国公告牌。她是该杂志史上上榜作品最多的女歌手。1987年，弗兰克林成为首位入选摇滚名人堂的女性。
虽然弗兰克林常年受体重和健康问题的困扰。但即使在老年时期，她的声音依旧让人惊艳。
2009年，她在美国总统奥巴马的首次就职典礼上演唱了美国爱国歌曲《My Country 'Tis of Thee》。
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