VOA标准英语2010年-Bryan Lee's 'My Lady Don't Love My Lad
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(九)月
When Bryan Lee moved to New Orleans to escape the harsh winters of his native Wisconsin, the city's French Quarter was home to a thriving blues 1 scene. One of his steadiest jobs was playing five nights a week at the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street. He performed there with his Jump Street Five Band for more than 14 years.
Life hasn't always been easy for Bryan. His eyes were damaged at birth, and by age eight, he was totally blind. He overcame his disability to become a top bluesman, winning praise from Muddy Waters and Buddy 2 Guy. But, as Bryan admits, years of late night shows and grinding tours took a toll 3 on his family life, and he seriously contemplated 4 leaving show business.??
"That was a hard time for me, giving that up [performing]," Lee admits. "And I just thought I would quit music; I'll just quit entertaining. I can tune 5 pianos. I'll figure out a way somehow to make a living, to be close to my kids. Well, every time I tried to quit, something would happen where I couldn't quit."
With more and more blues clubs closing, Bryan spends much of the year touring and recording 6. His latest album, My Lady Don't Love My Lady
- 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。
- Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
- Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。