高级英语上册课文逐句翻译 Lesson One Rock Su perstars 关于我们和我们的社会,他们告诉了我们些什么? What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society? 摇滚乐是青少年叛逆的音乐。 ——摇滚乐评论家约相?罗克韦尔 Rock is the music of teenage rebellion. --- John Rockwell, rock music critic 知其崇拜何人便可知其人。 ——小说家罗伯特?佩恩?沃伦 By a man’s heroes ye shall know him. --- Robert Penn Warren, novelist 1972 年6 月的一天,芝加哥圆形剧场挤满了大汗淋漓、疯狂摇摆的人们。 It was mid-June, 1972, the Chicago Amphitheater was packed, sweltering, rocking. 滚石摇滚乐队的迈克?贾格尔正在台上演唱“午夜漫步人” 。 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was singing “Midnight Rambler.” 演唱结束时评论家唐?赫克曼在现场。 Critic Don Heckman was there when the song ended. 他描述道:“贾格尔抓起一个半加仑的水罐沿舞台前沿边跑边把里面的水洒向前几排汗流浃背的听众。听众们蜂拥般跟随着他跑,急切地希望能沾上几滴洗礼的圣水。 “Jagger,” he said, “grabs a half-gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform, sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners. They surge to follow him, eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops” . 1973 年12 月下旬的一天,约1.4 万名歌迷在华盛顿市 外 的首 都 中 心 剧场尖 叫 着,乱 哄 哄 地拥向台前。 It was late December, 1973, Some 14,000 screaming fans were crunching up to the front of the stage at Capital Center, outside Washington, D.C. 美 国 的恐 怖 歌星 艾 利 丝 ?库 珀 的表 演正接 近 尾 声 。 Alice Cooper, America’s singing ghoul, was ending his act. 他表 演的最 后 一幕 是假 装 在断 头 台上结束自 己 的生 命 。 He ends it by pretending to end his life – with a guillotine. 他的“头 ” 落 入 一个草 篮 中 。 His “head” drops into a straw basket. “哎 呀 ! ” 一个黑 衣 女 孩 子 惊 呼 道:“...