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Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember finish the story of the life of Paul Robeson. He was a singer and international political activist.
By the late nineteen twenties, Paul Robeson had become the most highly praised black actor and singer of the time. During the nineteen thirties, he became involved in national and international movements for peace, equal rights for black Americans, and better labor conditions. He traveled around the world singing his songs to support these struggles. However, his friendship with the Soviet Union brought strong opposition from conservative groups in the United States.
Many people in the United States opposed Robeson's political beliefs as too liberal or extreme. As early as nineteen forty-one, American government agencies, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reportedly had targeted him as dangerous. They considered his political activism to be against the best interests of the American government.
During World War Two, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies fighting against Nazi Germany. Robeson recorded several Russian songs to honor the Soviet people's defense of their land against the Nazi invasion. These recordings were broadcast in the Soviet Union.
Many Soviet soldiers were said to have heard Paul Robeson's voice before going into battle. This is one of those songs. It is called "Native Land."
After World War Two, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union became tense. In the late nineteen forties, Americans feared communism as a threat to their way of life. The people in the Soviet Union were denied the freedoms that Americans enjoyed. The United States joined with other nations to try to halt the spread of communism around the world.
In addition, the crimes of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin became public. These included the killing of millions of people in the Soviet Union who opposed his policies. As a result, many former American supporters of communism stopped supporting the Soviet Union.
Robeson, however, continued to support the Soviet Union. He still believed in the idea of communism. And he believed in friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union. A congressional committee began investigating Americans who supported communism or who were friends of people who supported it. The committee questioned Robeson. He refused to say if he was a communist. Robeson saw the questioning as an attack on the democratic rights of everyone who worked for international friendship and for equality.
Robeson also was condemned in the United States because of his criticism of the United States government. He spoke at the World Peace Conference in Paris in April, nineteen forty-nine. He was reported to have said he did not believe black Americans would fight for the American government that oppressed them against the Soviet Union.
This statement brought a strong reaction against him from some people in the American press, government and public. It led to rioting at a concert in New York State where Robeson was to appear. Hundreds of people were injured when crowds threw stones at people attending the concert.
In nineteen fifty, the American State Department withdrew Robeson's travel document because of the political ideas he expressed. This prevented him from leaving the United States to perform in other countries. The State Department said his travel to other countries would not be in the best interest of the United States.
Robeson also was barred from performing in many places in the United States. His concerts were canceled. His records were withdrawn from stores. Record companies refused to produce new recordings of his songs. Robeson said the actions against him were attempts to silence artistic expression. He said they were attempts to control whom people could hear and what they could hear.
In nineteen fifty-two, the Mine, Mill and Smelters Workers Union of British Columbia, Canada, invited Robeson to attend its yearly meeting. Americans do not need a passport to enter Canada. But the United States government barred him from entering Canada anyway. So the union invited him to sing at an outdoor concert in the United States.
The concert was held at Peace Arch Park. The park is in the northwestern state of Washington, on the border between the United States and Canada. Robeson sang to more than thirty thousand people in both countries. Here is a recording from that concert. Robeson sang a famous labor union song called "Joe Hill."
Robeson performed at another outdoor concert at Peace Arch Park the following year. At the end of the program, Robeson spoke to the thousands of people attending. He promised to continue the fight for freedom as long as he could. Here is part of that speech.
Nineteen fifty-eight was an important year for Paul Robeson. His regained his passport that year after a Supreme Court ruling on a similar case. The Supreme Court ruled that the State Department could not withhold passports of American citizens because of their suspected beliefs or the groups they joined. A book he wrote about his life, "Here I Stand," also was published. And, that same year, he performed in a concert at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York. It was his first appearance there in eleven years. Every seat in the hall was filled. Paul Robeson sang an African American spiritual called "Didn't My Lord Deliver." Here is a recording from that concert.
Paul Robeson and his wife Essie moved to London where he continued to sing and act. They also visited the Soviet Union often. In nineteen sixty-three, they returned to the United States. Paul Robeson was suffering from physical and mental problems. He retired from public life because of his bad health. Paul Robeson died in nineteen seventy-six, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In nineteen forty-nine, Paul Robeson had written these words: "I shall take my voice wherever there are those who want to hear the melody of freedom or the words that might inspire hope...in the face of...fear. My weapons are peaceful, for it is only by peace that peace can be attained. The song of freedom must prevail."
重点解析
1.involved in涉及；包含
All the people involved in this case must be present.
所有与这起案件有关的人都必须到场。
2.In addition此外
In addition, you can elect to share your files with others.
另外，您可以决定与其他的用户共享您的文件。
3.As a result结果
As a result of all this, their incomes are up and land values have risen.
这一切的结果是，他们的收入增加了，土地的价值也上升了。
4.lead to导致
Their disagreements lead to violence on the streets of Gaza.
他们的分歧导致了加沙街头的暴力活动。
5.in the interest of符合...利益
So finding a new model to support journalism is in the interest of society as a whole.
因此，寻求一种新的模式来支持新闻业，总的来说是为了是社会的利益。
6.bar from禁止
They seized his passport and barred him from leaving the country.
他们没收了他的护照，禁止他出境。
参考译文
这里是VOA慢速英语栏目《美国人物志》。我是雪莉·格里菲斯，我是史蒂夫·恩贝尔。今天我们讲述保罗·罗伯森的故事。他是一名歌手和国际政治活动家。
在20世纪20年代末，保罗·罗伯森成为当时最受赞誉的黑人演员和歌手。20世纪30年代，他参与了国内和国际运动，为和平而战，为美国黑人争取平等权利，改善劳动条件。他到全世界旅行演唱歌曲，以支持这些斗争。然而，他与前苏联的友谊招致了美国保守派团体的强烈反对。
许多美国人反对罗伯逊的政治信仰，认为它过于自由或极端。早在1941年，据报道，以联邦调查局为首的美国政府机构，把他视作危险的目标。他们认为他的政治实践主义违背了美国政府的最大利益。
在二战期间，美国和前苏联是对抗纳粹德国的联盟。罗伯森录制了一些俄语歌曲，以向对抗纳粹德军入侵、保卫自己家园的俄国人民致敬。这些歌曲是在前苏联播出的。
据说，很多苏联士兵在进入战场前都会听保罗·罗伯森的歌曲。这是他的一首歌曲。名为《祖国》。
二战后，美国和苏联的关系变得紧张。20世纪40年代末，美国担心共产主义会对他们的生活方式构成威胁。苏联人民被剥夺了美国人享有的自由。美国和其他国家一块努力停止共产主义在全世界的传播。
此外，苏联独裁者斯大林的罪行公之于众。其中包括在苏联杀害数百万反对他的政策的人。结果，许多前美国共产主义支持者不再支持苏联。
然而，罗伯逊继续支持苏联。他仍然相信共产主义的思想。他也相信美国和苏联之间的友谊。一个国会的委员会开始调查支持共产主义的美国人或这些人的朋友。委员会审问了罗伯森。他拒绝表示他是否是一名共产主义者。罗伯森将这次审问视作为国际友谊和平等效力的人的民主权利的攻击。
罗伯森也在美国遭受了谴责，因为他批评了美国政府。1949年4月，他在巴黎的世界和平会议上发表了讲话。据报道，他曾表示，他不相信美国黑人会为压迫他们对抗苏联的美国政府而战。
这一声明引起了美国媒体、政府和公众对他的强烈反应。在罗伯森出现的纽约州一场音乐会上，这一事件引发了骚乱。群众朝着参加音乐会的人扔石头，上百人受伤。
1950年，由于罗伯森表达的政治观点，美国国务院撤销了他的旅行证件。这阻止了他离开美国去往其他国家演出。美国国务院表示，他前往其他国家不符合美国的最大利益。
罗伯森也被禁止在美国的许多地方演出。他的演唱会被取消了。他的唱片被商店下架。唱片公司不再为他录制新的唱片。罗伯森表示，针对他的行动是为了阻止艺术表达。他表示，他们在努力控制人们可以听到的声音和内容。
1952年，加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的矿山、磨坊和冶炼厂工人工会邀请罗伯逊参加其年度会议。美国人进入加拿大不需要护照。但美国政府还是禁止他进入加拿大。所以工会邀请他在美国的一个户外音乐会演唱。
音乐会在和平拱门公园举行。该公园位于美国西北部的华盛顿州，位于美国和加拿大的边界上。罗伯森在这两个国家为3万多人演唱。这是那次音乐会的录音。罗伯逊演唱了一首著名的工会歌曲《乔·希尔》。
第二年，罗伯森在和平拱门公园的另一场户外音乐会上表演。演出结束时，罗伯森对数千名观众发表了讲话。他承诺要尽可能继续为自由而战。这是那个演讲的一部分。
1958年对保罗·罗伯森来说是重要的一年。就在最高法院对类似的一个案件裁决后，他重获了自己的护照。最高法院裁定，国务院不能因为怀疑美国公民的信仰或他们加入的团体而扣留他们的护照。他写的一本关于他生活的书《这就是我的立场》也出版了。同一年，他在纽约著名的卡内基音乐厅举行了一场音乐会。这是他11年来第一次在那里露面。大厅里的每个座位都坐满了。保罗·罗伯森演唱了一首非裔美国灵歌，名为《我的主没有拯救》。这是那次音乐会的录音。
保罗·罗伯森和他的妻子搬到了伦敦，在那里，他继续唱歌和表演。他们也经常去苏联。1963年，他们回到了美国。保罗·罗伯森患有身体和精神疾病。他因身体不好而退出了公共生活。保罗·罗伯森于1976年在宾夕法尼亚州费城去世。
在1949年，保罗罗伯逊写了这些话：“我将带着我的声音，去任何一个想听到自由的旋律或希望之声的地方。面对恐惧。我的武器是和平的，因为只有和平才能实现和平。自由之歌必须胜利。”
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