About John Lennon 關(guān)于約翰·列儂
John Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Along with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved as a teenager in the skiffle craze; his first band, The Quarrymen, evolved into The Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to his family, but re-emerged in 1980 with a new album, Double Fantasy. He was murdered by Mark Chapman three weeks after its release.
Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, his writing, his drawings, on film, and in interviews, and he became controversial through his political and peace activism. He moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's administration to deport him, while his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement.
As of 2010, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 27 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all-time. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
I knew a John Lennon, but not the famous one.
我認識一個叫約翰·列儂的人,但不是著名的那一位。
John Lennon's hair is being put up for sale.
約翰·列儂的一縷頭發(fā)將被拍賣!
Do you know the story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono?
你知道約翰·列儂跟小野洋子的故事嗎?
John Lennon is too great for me.
約翰·列儂,對我來說太偉大了。
John Lennon thought he was god, I just think I am John Lennon.
列儂以為自己是神,我只以為自己是列儂。
John Lennon's song was recorded at EMI Studios.
約翰·列儂的歌是在EMI錄音室錄制的。
If you're so convinced you're John Lennon, then prove it.
如果你能非常確定你是約翰·列儂,那就證明給大家看。
John Lennon and Yoko Ono attend the Festival. Like Picasso.
約翰·列儂攜小野洋子出席戛納。他們跟畢加索一樣。
John Lennon eschews black tie.
約翰·列儂拒絕正裝。
On the night of December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon and killed a legend.
1980年12月8日的夜晚,馬克·大衛(wèi)·查理曼槍殺約翰·列儂,也結(jié)束了這位傳奇人物的一生。
Can you hear Mozart, or John Lennon, or Jack Johnson?
你可否聽一聽莫扎特,或約翰·列儂,或杰克·約翰遜?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney joke about how long The Beatles would stay together.
約翰·列儂和保羅·麥克卡特尼就有關(guān)披頭士樂隊將存在多久的問題開起了玩笑。
Lennon felt lost and considered leaving the band.
列儂感到茫然,想要離開樂隊。
John Lennon's original draft of lyrics to the groundbreaking Beatles song A Day in the Life has gone on sale.
約翰·列儂《生命中的一天》親筆歌詞手稿近日被拍賣,這首歌曲是披頭士樂隊具有里程碑意義的一首作品。
John Lennon says The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus" which sparks controversy in the United States.
約翰·列儂說,披頭士樂隊"比耶穌更有名",從而在美國激起了爭論。
Without John Lennon, the music will be different.
沒有了約翰·列儂,音樂就是另一個樣子。
Lennon was born in war-time England.
約翰·列儂出生于戰(zhàn)時的英國。
Almost all of John Lennon's dialogue is from his song "Imagine".
幾乎約翰·列儂所有的對白都是來自他的歌《想象》。
McCartney and John Lennon wrote many of the songs for the Beatles.
麥卡特尼和約翰·列儂為披頭士寫了許多的歌曲。
John Lennon appears on the album covers.
約翰·列儂出現(xiàn)在專輯封面上。
When people arrive in Liverpool they visit the house where John Lennon grew up.
當人們到利物浦旅游時,他們會游覽約翰·列儂住的住宅。
Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music.
約翰·列儂在音樂中揭示了叛逆的性格和尖刻的智慧。
He then spent $47.5 million in purchasing the music company, who controlled the songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
接著,他花費了四千七百五十萬美元買下了約翰·列儂與保羅·卡尼歌曲所屬的音樂公司。
Mike: Do you like Beatles?
麥克:你喜歡披頭士嗎?
Daisy: Of course, who wouldn't?
黛西:當然了,誰會不喜歡呢。
Mike: Which song of them do you like most?
麥克:你最喜歡他們的哪首歌?
Daisy: Hey Jude.
黛西:《嘿,裘得》。
Mike: The same to me.
麥克:我也一樣。
Daisy: I especially like John Lennon.
黛西:我特別喜歡約翰·列儂。
Mike: Why?
麥克:為什么?
Daisy: I like his spirit, he is very rebellious.
黛西:我喜歡他的精神,他非常叛逆。
Mike: I think he is too rebellious, so he had many enemies.
麥克:我覺得他太叛逆了,所以他有很多敵人。
Daisy: Have you heard his famous song Imagine?
黛西:你聽過他著名的歌《想象》嗎?
Mike: Yes, he portrayed a ideal world in the song.
麥克:是的,他在歌里描繪了一個理想的世界。
Daisy: He is an idealist.
黛西:他是個理想主義者。