您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > 英语听力教程 > 英语随身听 正文 英语随身听:New Music Stars 歌坛新星 2007-06-10来源: 音频下载[保存到本地收听]James Blunt is one of the UK's new music starsPop stars have traditionally not come from the upper classes of society. Eminem grew up on a trailer park. 50 Cent is from the dangerous ghettoes of New York. The Beatles grew up in the poor, industrial city of Liverpool.However, some musicians have come from the amp3y. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, served with the American Amp3y in Gemp3any whilst Jimi Hendrix was in the parachute regiment.Following in that tradition comes the latest British musical sensation, James Blunt. His last single, ‘You’re Beautiful’, was a huge hit , and his concerts have sold out all over the country.But what is a well spoken, ex-amp3y officer doing making music? James Blunt comes from a family with a long tradition of military service. His early life was not filled with music. His amp3y officer father thought all music, even classical, was unnecessary noise.Being from a good family, he was sent to boarding school at the age of seven. He then went on to University to study engineering, then Sandhurst, the officer training college. His life seemed certain to follow that of his father’s and grandfather’s before him - private schools, a good university and a career as an officer in the Household Cavalry, one of the best regiments in the British Amp3y.He had, however, started playing the guitar as a teenager. When he was sent to Kosovo, he didn’t just take his gun – he also took his guitar, attached to the side of his tank. As he drove through villages damaged by the war, he used to sing the John Lennon song ‘Give Peace a Chance.’ “Well,” he later said, “we were peacekeepers .”So where did all this lead him? Well, in 2003 he left the amp3y and went to Los Angeles to make a record. His accent was considered too posh for many record producers and companies in England. In America, however, it helped open doors. In 2004, his first album ‘Back to Bedlam’ was released, and the singles ‘High’, ‘Wise Men’ and ‘You’re Beautiful’ have been great successes. For the singing soldier, swapping a gun for a guitar has been a good choice.GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词) upper classes 上层社会, 贵族阶层 trailer park 活动房屋或(家庭拖车的)停车场 ghettoes (城市中的)少数民族聚居区 parachute 降落伞 single 单曲 huge hit 巨大成功 sold out 售完,卖光 well spoken 善于辞令的;谈吐文雅的 ex 前… amp3y officer 军官;陆军军官 military 军事的,军队的 boarding school 寄宿学校 regiments 团 tank 坦克 peacekeepers 维持和平的人;维和战士 lead 指引;带领 album 专辑 swapping 交换 本栏目更多同类内容 扫码关注和谐英语微信公众号,第一时间获取最新学习资料 或公众号搜索myhxen 上一篇 英语随身听:Online Gaming 在线游戏 下一篇 返回列表 相关文章 英语随身听:Online Gaming 在线游戏英语随身听:Online Music Sales 网络音乐销售英语随身听:Harry Potter 哈利.波特英语随身听:UK Actors 英国演员英语随身听:Theatre in the UK 英国的剧院英语随身听:Cooking 烹饪英语随身听:The Olympics 奥林匹克运动会英语随身听:Reality TV 真实电视英语随身听:Music in the UK 英国音乐英语随身听:London Marathon 伦敦马拉松