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1、美国名人科尔波特2ColePorterPt.2playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByRochelleGollust2004-8-21RochelleGollust(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywebringyouthesecondpartofourprogramaboutAmericansongwriterColePorter.Porterwrotehissongsfro

2、mthenineteen-twentiestothenineteen-fifties.Theycontinuetobepopulartoday.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThatwasarecordingofAnythingGoes,oneofColePortersmostfamoussongs.CarolineOConnorsingsitinthemovieaboutColePortercalledDe-Lovely.KevinKlineandAshleyJuddstarinthismovieaboutPorterslife,releasedintwo-thousand-four.Th

3、etitleofthemovieisfromoneofPorterspopularsongs,ItsDe-Lovely.Inthesong,Porterplayswithwordsthatstartwiththeletterd.RobbieWilliamssingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Aswesaidinourprogramlastweek,ColePorterwenttoliveinFranceinnineteen-siteenbeforehebecamefamous.Hewasawealthyyoungmanwhowassmartandfunnyandknewh

4、owtoenjoylife.HeandhiswifezLindazbecamewellknownfortheircostlyandexcitingparties.YetColePorterneverletotherpleasuresinterferewithwhathelovedmost-writingsongs.Heworkedhardonhissongs.Boththewordsandmusichadtobeperfect.VOICEONE:Portergainedfameasamusicaltheaterwriterbytheearlynineteen-thirties.Hismusic

5、alplayswereproducedinBroadwaytheatersinNewYorkCity.HehadanewmusicaleveryyearorsoduringtheyearsofAmericasgreateconomicdepression.Hiswordsandmusicgavepeopleafewhoursofpleasurableescapeduringdifficulttimes.SomecriticsstillconsideroneofPortersearlymusicalplays,AnythingGoes/tobehisbest.AnythingGoesopened

6、onBroadwayinnineteen-thirty-four.ItstarredoneofPortersfavoritesingers,EthelMerman.Shesangasongthatbecamefamousimmediately.ItiscalledIGetaKickOutofYou.ThatexpressionmeansIenjoybeingwithyou.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Foryears,PorterwasBroadwaysKingCole.Hismusicalplayswereverysuccessful.Later,hewenttoLosAngeleszC

7、aliforniaandwrotemusicforHollywoodmovies.Theywereverypopular,too.ColeandLindaPortertraveledallovertheworld.Theywerehappilymarriedmostofthetime.ButColePorterwashomosexual.Hehadsexwithmen.Homosexualitywasbothacceptedandforbiddeninhighsocietyatthattime.Loveaffairsbetweenmenwerenotexactlysecret.Yettheyc

8、ouldneverbeadmittedpublicly.VOICEONE:Allhislife,ColePorterwrotesongsaboutIovezdesireandpassion.Heincludedthenamesofforeigncountries,famouspeopleandcommentsoncurrentevents.Andhefilledhissongswithlittlejokesandhiddenmeanings.Porterswordsstretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Theyspokedirectlyan

9、dindirectlyaboutsex.Theyadmittedthatloveisnotalwayspure.Itisoftenselfish.Anditrarelylastsforever.Porterwasnotevensurewhatlovereallyis.HewondersaboutitinthissongzWhatisThisThingCalledLove?ItissungbyLemar.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ColePorteralsowrotesomeofthemostbeautifullovesongsever,fulloftrue,deepfeeling.Cri

10、ticsconsiderEveryTimeWeSayGoodbyetobeoneofhisfinestsongs.NatalieColesingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Innineteen-thirty-sevenzColePorterwasinjuredwhileridingahorse.Thehorseslidonamuddyhillandfellontopofhim.Hislegswerecrushed.ColePorterspenttherestofhislife,twenty-sevenyears,disabledandinseverepain.Yethec

11、ontinuedwritingwonderfulsongs,musicalplaysandmovies.Innineteen-forty-eightzhewrotewhatsomeconsiderhisgreatestwork.ItwasamusicalplaycalledKissMe,Kate.ItwasbasedonWilliamShakespearesplay,TheTamingoftheShrew.Butittakesplaceinmoderntimes,amongagroupofactors.TheplaywasproducedagainonBroadwayinnineteen-ni

12、nety-nine.OneofthemostfamoussongsinthemusicaliscalledTooDarnHot.Itisafunnysongabouthowharditistobeinterestedinloveinreallyhotweather.StanleyWayneMathissingsitinKissMe,Kate.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ColePorterhadanotherhitshowinnineteen-fifty-threezcalledCancan.Itwashisfinalplay.Thatsameyear,Porterswife,Lindaz

13、died.Porterwasverysad,andincreasinglydisabledbyhisoldinjury.Hediedattheageofseventy-threeinnineteen-sixty-four.Innineteen-ninety-onezAmericacelebratedtheone-hundredthanniversaryofColePortersbirth.Specialconcertscelebratedhismusic.Newrecordingswereissued.Jazzsingersandsymphonyorchestrasrecordedhisson

14、gs.Sodidseveralrock-and-rollartists.Theymadearecordingandspecialmusicvideotohonorhim.AllthemoneyearnedfromtherecordingandvideowasgiventoresearchonAIDS,AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.AIDSisadiseasethatwasfirstdiscoveredamonghomosexualmen.VOICEONE:Today,ColePorterssongsarestillvaluedfortheirbeauty,h

15、umorandintelligence.Andfortheirunexpectedjokesandwordplay.Theyshinelikejewels,onecriticwrote.Theyareshotthroughwithlovethatsometimesfeelslikepain.ThereseemslittledoubtthatColePorterssongswillcontinuetobesung.Theywillmakeuslaugh.Theywillmakeuscry.Andtheywilltouchthedeepesttruthsofouremotions.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.