2006年VOA标准英语-Singer Lou Rawls Dies of Cancer
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Doug Levine
Washington
06 January 2006
Renowned 1 rhythm and blues 2 vocalist Lou Rawls died of lung and brain cancer January 6 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California. He was 72 years old. Known for his rich, deep velvety 4 voice, Rawls recorded more than 50 albums, made numerous television and movie appearances, and earned three Grammy Awards during a career that spanned more than five decades.
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Lou Rawls poses with his Grammy at 1972 Awards show
Lou Rawls was indeed a natural, a natural-born singer drawn 5 as easily to gospel music as he was to pop, jazz and blues.
Born in Chicago, Lou Rawls was introduced to gospel by his grandmother. He sang in his church choir 6 and improvised 7 harmonies with his high school classmate, the future R&B star Sam Cooke. Lou made his first recording 8 with the Chosen Gospel Singers before enlisting 9 as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. After serving three years, he joined another gospel group, The Pilgrim Travelers, reuniting with his friend Sam Cooke. While on tour, Rawls was nearly killed in a serious car accident that left him in a coma 10 for five days. Sam Cooke was unhurt.
Big changes were on the way. Rawls moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s and began performing in small nightclubs around the city. It wasn't long before a producer for Capitol Records spotted 11 him. Executives were so impressed with Rawls' four-octave vocal 3 range they offered him a lucrative 12 contract.
His first major hit for Capitol was "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing."
After breaking onto the charts in 1966, more hits followed, including "Dead End Street" which won Rawls a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal performance.
Some credit Rawls for being the first rap artist after the release of his monologues 13 about love and life on "World Of Trouble" and "Tobacco Road." The trendy disco years of the 1970s didn't cramp 14 his style. He moved to the soulful sound of the Philadelphia International label and recorded his biggest hit, "You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine)."
Lou Rawls sings the national anthem 15 before game two of Major League Baseball's World Series in 2005
Grammy Awards and hit singles aside, Lou Rawls will always be known as a generous humanitarian 16. Over the years, he helped raise million of dollars for the United Negro College Fund, and performed concerts at American military bases around the world.
Lou Rawls was actively 17 touring until a year ago when he was diagnosed with lung cancer in late-2004, and brain cancer last May. He was hospitalized for cancer treatment in December. Rawls died at the hospital in Los Angeles on January 6. Lou Rawls was 72.
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
- The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
- Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
- a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
- Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软，令人赞叹。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
- He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
- We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- He thought about enlisting-about the Spanish legion-about a profession. 他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。 来自辞典例句
- They are not enlisting men over thirty-five. 他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。 来自辞典例句
- The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
- She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
- That film combines real testimonials with monologues read by actors. 电影中既有真人讲的真事，也有演员的独白。 来自互联网
- Her monologues may help her make sense of her day. 她的独白可以帮助她让她一天的感觉。 来自互联网
- Winston stopped writing,partly because he was suffering from cramp.温斯顿驻了笔，手指也写麻了。
- The swimmer was seized with a cramp and had to be helped out of the water.那个在游泳的人突然抽起筋来，让别人帮着上了岸。
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。