說唱歌手“姆爺”繼續傳奇生涯

綦江實驗中學 陳娟

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二十年來，艾米納姆一直都站在全球嘻哈流行文化的舞臺中心。如今45歲的“姆爺”回頭望去，滿眼依然是自己25歲時的模樣。

精彩導讀

He has been called many things:brilliant,talented,and shocking.

After two decades at the center of international hiphop and pop culture,Eminem,45,continues to shine on with his storied career.

Revival,which①came outthis year,debuted首發at No.1 in the UK.It was Eminem’s eighth No.1 album in the UK,though there had been little warning that a new album was coming as quickly as it did.

Eminem②is well-known forbeing able to tackle sensitive issues and has always had more than a little shock value.In his new album,the US rapper writes about his failed marriage,the racism he faces,the doubts he has about his own music,political problems in the United States and how he③draws powerfrom dark times.

In fact,Eminem delivered an angry freestyle rap about US president Donald Trump at the Black Entertainment Television(BET)Hip-Hop Awards on Oct 6,calling Trump a “racist grandpa”.According to theGuardian,the rapper had④previouslythought that Trump might be a fresh voice in US politics,but his opinion completely changed after the then president-elect’s campaign speech in which he⑤referred toMexican immigrants移民ascriminals.

“He makes my blood boil.I can’t even watch the news any more because it makes me too⑥stressed out,”Eminem toldVulturemagazine.“All jokes aside,all punch lines關鍵句aside,I’m trying to get a message out there about him.I want our country to be great too,I want it to be the best it can be,but it’s not going to be that with him in charge.”

閱讀掃障

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

①come out出版；發行

②be well-known for...因……而出名

③draw power汲取力量

④previously之前

⑤refer to...as...把……當作……

⑥stress out壓力過大

Ⅱ.難句分析

...though there had been little warning that a new album was coming as quickly as it did.……盡管幾乎沒人能想到一張新專輯可以如此迅速地走紅。

句中though引導的是讓步狀語從句；that引導的是一個同位語從句，用于解釋warning的具體信息；as quickly as it did是一個同級比較。

譯文助讀

在人們眼中，他有很多特點:才華橫溢、天賦異稟、令人震驚。

二十年來，艾米納姆一直都站在全球嘻哈流行文化的舞臺中心，45歲的他將繼續自己的傳奇生涯。

今年首發的新專輯《死而復生》，在英國高居榜首。這是艾米納姆在英國的第8張榜首專輯，盡管幾乎沒人能想到一張新專輯可以如此迅速地走紅。

艾米納姆，因為擅長處理敏感的問題而知名，也經常讓人震驚得目瞪口呆。在他的新專輯中，這位美國說唱歌手談及了他失敗的婚姻、面臨的種族問題、對于自己音樂的困惑、美國的政治問題以及他如何在艱難歲月中汲取力量。

實際上，早在10月6日，艾米納姆在出席黑人娛樂電視嘻哈獎頒獎時，就上演了一出憤怒的說唱，怒噴美國總統特朗普是“種族歧視老頭”。據《衛報》報道，艾米納姆此前還認為，特朗普會是美國政壇的新聲音。然而，當看到特朗普在競選演講中攻擊墨西哥移民都是罪犯后，艾米納姆完全改變了自己的想法。

“他讓我怒火中燒。我甚至無法繼續看新聞了,因為這讓我感覺焦慮不安。”艾米納姆在接受《Vulture》雜志采訪時表示，“除了這些笑話和包袱，我試圖傳遞一個關于他的信息。我也希望我們國家偉大，希望它能成為最棒的國家，但是讓他來管理恐怕不行。”