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Andrea Bocelli: Seeing with the Soul 安德烈．波伽利的天籁美声

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Andrea Bocelli’s eyebrows dance as he tilts his head in a gentle nod while singing. The expression on his bearded face is as open as a child’s with the hint of a smile.

唱着歌的安德烈．波伽利挑动着眉梢，同时斜着头轻点。尽管满脸胡须，带着笑意的表情却如孩童般直率。

When Bocelli sings, he usually keeps his eyes closed. He does this not only because he is lost in the music, but also because he is blind. As an infant, he was diagnosed with glaucoma. While he was hospitalized for one of many operations on his eyes, the man in the next room played classical music at all hours. The music soothed him and stopped him from crying when nothing else could. “Music for me is a necessity,” he wrote when he was little, “I listen to it, I follow it, I find it, I court it, I adore it, it is my life.”

波伽利演唱时通常闭着双眼，不仅是因为沉醉于音乐中，同时也因为看不见。他在幼年时期便被诊断出罹患青光眼，多次入院接受眼部手术。其中一次住院时，隔壁病房的人整天播放古典音乐，而音乐的慰藉让他不再哭泣，这是其他事物办不到的。「我不能没有音乐」，他小时候曾写道，「我倾听音乐、追随音乐、发现音乐、追求音乐、热爱音乐，音乐就是我的生命。」

Bocelli’s childhood was filled with warmth and liveliness from his family. This atmosphere nurtured in him a zest for life and a perpetually positive outlook on things. His family’s support helped him accept that he would lose his sight. He took his blindness as an unavoidable fate and kept pursuing his dream.

波伽利的童年充满着来自家人的温馨与活力，这样的气氛培育出他对生命的热爱，以及对事物永远抱持正面的观点。家人的支持帮助他接受终将失明的事实，他把失明看成是无可避免的命运，并继续追逐梦想。

Bocelli’s parents noticed his love for music and bought him xylophones, tambourines, and a record player. Meanwhile, Bocelli’s uncle introduced him to the music of several renowned Italian singers. Bocelli devoured opera recordings on his record player and fell hopelessly in love with opera. He dreamed of becoming a great tenor one day.

波伽利的父母注意到他对音乐的热爱，为他买了木琴、铃鼓及电唱机。同时，波伽利的叔叔也让他接触到几位知名意大利歌手的音乐。电唱机让波伽利大量接触歌剧唱片，并无可救药地爱上歌剧，梦想有朝一日能成为伟大的男高音。

Vocabulary

单词发音

hint [hɪnt] n. 少许，微量[S][（+of）]

be lost in 陷入沉思; 沉浸于 completely involved or absorbed

diagnose [ˋdaɪəgnoz] v. 诊断

hospitalize [ˋhɑspɪt!͵aɪz] v. 住院治疗

soothe [suð] v. 安慰，抚慰

adore [əˋdor] v. 爱慕，热爱

nurture [ˋnɝtʃɚ] v. 培养

zest [zɛst] n. 热情

unavoidable [͵ʌnəˋvɔɪdəb!] adj. 不可避免的

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tilt [tɪlt] v. 倾斜

open [ˋopən] adj. 坦率的；诚恳的；不作伪的

glaucoma [glɔˋkomə] n. 青光眼

at all hours 在任何时候(不管多么不适宜或不方便)亦在所不惜 at any time of the day or night

court [kort] v. 企图获得；追求

liveliness [ˋlaɪvlɪnɪs] n. 活泼, 快活, 热闹

perpetually [pɚˋpɛtʃʊəlɪ] adv. 永恒地；终身地

outlook [ˋaʊt͵lʊk] n. 观点，看法

xylophone [ˋzaɪlə͵fon] n. 木琴

tambourine [͵tæmbəˋrin] n. 铃鼓，手鼓

devour [dɪˋvaʊr] v. 全神贯注地听(看)

tenor [ˋtɛnɚ] n. 男高音歌手

课文讲解

Bocelli initially followed a practical path and became an attorney. He gave it up after a year, however, because he could not abandon his dreams of becoming a professional singer. His childhood fascination with music had turned into a burning adult ambition.

波伽利最早选择务实路线而成为律师，但一年后便放弃，因他无法舍弃成为职业歌手的梦想。童年时期对音乐的着迷，在成年后已变为一种强烈的抱负。

To follow his dream, Bocelli studied diligently under the renowned tenor Franco Corelli and performed in piano bars nightly to make ends meet. He got his big break after he recorded a demo of the duet Miserere. His fame and popularity increased after a live performance at Pavarotti’s annual charity concert. The audience instantly fell in love with Bocelli.

为了追求梦想，波伽利孜孜不倦地向知名男高音弗兰科．科莱里学习，且每晚在钢琴酒吧演出以维持生计。在录完《求主垂怜》二重唱的试听带后，他得到了歌唱生涯上的重大突破。他的声望及知名度在帕华洛帝年度慈善演唱会中的现场演唱之后窜升，观众当场爱上波伽利！

One of the reasons why people of all musical tastes love Bocelli is his diversity. He shines just as brightly in crossing over from opera to pop. His international breakthrough came with the pop hit Time to Say Goodbye, which he performed with Sara Brightman. He has also recorded duets with pop singer Celine Dion.

音乐品味不同的人都喜爱波伽利的原因之一，就是他的多样性，由歌剧跨足流行音乐，他依然耀眼。和莎拉．布莱曼合唱的流行畅销曲《告别时刻》，让他打入国际乐坛。他并曾和流行歌手席琳．狄翁灌录过重唱曲。

Bocelli expresses his life experiences and his reluctance to give up through his voice. He does not let his blindness stop him from living his life to the fullest. He takes time to read literature and philosophy to fill his soul with inspiration. Exciting hobbies such as skiing, horseback riding, and even skydiving also help to enrich his life. To Bocelli, blindness is not a tragedy, as he quoted from The Little Prince, “You see clearly only through your heart. The essential is invisible to the eye.”

波伽利透过歌声表达他的生命历程和不愿放弃的精神。他不让失明阻挠自己活得充实，他抽空阅读文学与哲学，以激励自己的心灵，诸如滑雪、骑马，甚至高空跳伞这类的刺激嗜好，也有助于丰富他的生命。对波伽利而言，失明并非悲剧，诚如他引用《小王子》书中所言：「只有透过内心才看得真切，肉眼是看不见本质的」。

−by Amy Gittelson

Vocabulary

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attorney [əˋtɝnɪ] n.【美】律师

fascination [͵fæsnˋeʃən] n. 迷恋，陶醉

make ends meet 使收支相抵, 使收支平衡 to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

fame [fem] n. 声誉，名望

diversity [daɪˋvɝsətɪ] n. 多样性

breakthrough [ˋbrek͵θru] n. 突破性进展

live life to the fullest 过最充实的生活; 活到了极致 This phrase has begun to be used to as a motivation for people to just seize the day, to stop messing around, and to live life on the edge.

invisible [ɪnˋvɪzəb!] adj. 看不见的；无形的

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burning [ˋbɝnɪŋ] adj. 热烈的；强烈的

diligently [ˋdɪlədʒəntlɪ] adv. 勤勉地；勤奋地

nightly [ˋnaɪtlɪ] adv. 每夜; 在夜间

break [brek] n.【口】机会；好运

demo [ˋdɛmo] n. 样本唱片; 试唱带

duet [duˋɛt] n. 二重唱；二重奏

brightly [ˋbraɪtlɪ] adv. 明亮地，闪亮地

reluctance [rɪˋlʌktəns] n. 不愿, 厌恶

horseback riding  骑马

Reading Questions

1. The phrase “lost in the music” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. totally absorbed in it

B. completely confused by it

C. severely saddened by it

D. physically misplaced by it

2. Which of the following did Bocelli’s family NOT do for him as a child?

A. Provide an atmosphere where he felt encouraged.

B. Buy him an assortment of musical instruments.

C. Introduced him to recordings through which he felt inspired.

D. Offer hope that eventually his disease would get better.

3. What happened to his initial interest in music?

A. It slowly weakened and perished.

B. It turned into a dangerous obsession.

C. It turned into an intense desire.

D. It made him interested in becoming a lawyer.

4. Why can we assume Bocelli has been so successful?

A. Because of his incredible skill as a musical composer.

B. Because he is an accomplished lawyer and a singer.

C. Because of his positive attitude toward his life.

D. Because he is able to participate in many physical activities.

Andrea Bocelli & Zucchero - Miserere

Time to say goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman

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