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第61章 The music virtuosos 音乐巨匠(13)

Dion’s music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical。 While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals。 Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist of all time, is the second best-selling female artist in the United States of America during the Nielsen SoundScan era, and is the only female artist to have two singles that have sold more than a million copies in the United Kingdom。 In addition, her 1995 album D’eux, is the best-selling French-language album of all time。 In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in album sales worldwide, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time。 According to Sony Music Entertainment, Dion has sold over 200 million albums worldwide。

席琳·迪昂出生于加拿大魁北克省,是最著名的法语和英语流行女歌手,有流行天后之称。她获得过5次格莱美奖、12次世界音乐奖、7次美国音乐奖、21次朱诺奖和39次Félix Award音乐奖。

作为一个成功的艺人,席琳在演唱风格和音乐技巧上影响了很多年轻的歌手,包括Jessica Simpson和 Kelly Clarkson。在MTV音乐史上22个最伟大的声音评选当中席琳排名第9,女歌手中排名第6,在Cove Magazine列举的100个最出色的流行歌手当中排名第4,这些都表示席琳被广泛地认可为现代音乐历史上最伟大的声音表演艺术家之一。在Muchmoremusic的“20名最顶尖的女歌手”节目中,席琳·迪昂排在Whitney Houston和Mariah Carey之后名列第3,他们形容席琳的声音是被录到的声音里“最有冲击力的声音之一”。

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It was the song Power of Love by Celine Dion。

那是席琳·迪昂唱的《爱的力量》。

Celine Dion is the singer of My Heart Will Go On。

席琳·迪昂是《我心永恒》的演唱者。

My favorite singer is no one but Celine Dion from Canada。

我最喜欢的歌手当然是加拿大的席琳·迪昂了!

Celine Dion sings both English and French songs。

席琳·迪昂既唱英文歌也唱法文歌。

Celine Dion was born in a small town in Montreal, Quebec, Canada。

席琳·迪昂出生在一个小城镇在加拿大魁北克蒙特利尔。

I like many foreign singers, for example, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion。

我喜欢许多外国歌手,比如,玛利亚·凯丽和席琳·迪昂。

It was sung by the Canadian singing star Celine Dion for the film Titanic。

它是由加拿大的歌星席琳·迪昂演唱的电影《泰坦尼克号》的主题曲。

Celine Dion horses around on the beach, and later plays the wading game with son。

席琳·迪昂在沙滩骑马漫步,与儿子玩涉水游戏。

I always cry when I hear Celine Dion singing the song from the Titanic movie。

我一听席琳·迪昂唱《泰坦尼克号》的主题歌就哭。

I like listening to Celine Dion’s songs。

我喜欢听席琳·迪昂的歌。

He plays Celine Dion’s song all day long。

他放了一天席琳·迪昂的歌。

Celine Dion has said that “if God had a singing voice, he would sound like Andrea Bocelli”。

席琳·迪昂曾说过:“如果上帝也有歌声的话,那声音会同安德烈·波伽利的一样”。

Everybody knows the theme song from Titanic, My heart will go on sung by Celine Dion。

人人都知道《泰坦尼克号》的主题曲,由席琳·迪昂演唱的《我心永恒》。

Celine Dion loved singing since she was young。

席琳·迪昂从小就爱唱歌。

Celine Dion’s song is very touching。

席琳·迪昂的歌非常感人。

Celine Dion is the best selling female artist in the world。

席琳·迪昂是世界最流行女艺人。

Celine Dion touches millions of hearts by her songs and her powerful voice。

席琳·迪昂的歌曲和极具力量的歌声感动数百万颗心。

Celine Dion wedding with music producer Rene Angelil was held in Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica。

席琳·迪昂与音乐制片人勒内·安吉利尔的婚礼在蒙特利尔的圣母大教堂举行。

Celine Dion released a new album last month。

席琳·迪昂上个月发行了一张新专辑。

Celine Dion sent her wishes through a video link。

席琳·迪昂通过视频影像传达了祝福。

I really want to collaborate with Celine Dion。

我非常想与席琳·迪昂合作。

Celine Dion was raised a Roman Catholic。

席琳·迪昂曾是一个罗马天主教徒。

Dion collaborated with her mother and her brother Jacques to compose her first song。

迪昂同她的母亲和她的弟弟雅克撰写她的第一首歌曲。

From an early age Dion had dreamed of being a performer。

从很小的时候迪昂就梦想成为一名演员。

In 1989, during a concert, Dion injured her voice。

1989年,在一次演唱会上,迪昂的声音受伤了。

Dion made her debut into the Anglophone market with Unison。

迪昂用Unison首次进入英语国家市场。

Dion kept to her French roots。

迪昂保持着她的法国根源。

Dion ended the 1990s with three more extremely successful albums。

在20世纪90年代结束时,迪昂又发行了三张非常成功的专辑。

Dion stated that she needed to settle down。

迪昂说,她需要安定下来。

While on break, Dion was unable to escape the spotlight。

就算在休息时,迪昂也无法逃避媒体的焦点。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Mike: Who is your favorite singer·

麦克:你最喜欢的歌手是谁·

Daisy: Definitely Celine Dion。

黛西:绝对是席琳·迪昂。

Mike: Why·

麦克:为什么·

Daisy: Her voice is very powerfu。

黛西:她的嗓音非常有力量。

Mike: I have only heard her Titanic song, it’s really beautiful。

麦克:我只听过她演唱的《泰坦尼克号》主题曲,的确很好听。

Daisy: She has many other good songs too, I have all of her albums。

黛西:她还有很多好歌,我有她所有的专辑。

Mike: Could you lend me some to listen to·

麦克:能借我几张听听吗·

Daisy: I’ll bring them tomorrow。

黛西:我明天带来。

Mike: Choose some of her best albums。

麦克:挑几张她最好的专辑。

Daisy: It’s very hard; I love them all。

黛西:这太难了,我都喜欢。

Mike: Does she also have fast songs·

麦克:她也有快歌吗·

Daisy: Of course, she have a lot of good fast songs。

黛西:她有很多好听的快歌。

Mike: I look forward to it。

麦克:我非常期待。

Daisy: I bet you will love her as I do。

黛西:我保证你会跟我一样喜欢她。

Mike: It’s hard to say, I’m very particular about music。

麦克:很难说,我对音乐很挑剔。