英语听力 People in America-005 Artie Shaw

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Artie Shaw
(May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an American jazz clarinetist, composer,and bandleader.
He is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of his time.
He is also the author of both fiction and non-fiction writings.

Key words

• hit songs (hitsongs)  
  n.
   畅销歌曲
   【摘要】 hit songs 畅销歌曲 hit the books 用功 hit the bottle 酗酒 hit the deck 被打倒
• clarinet 
  [ˌklæriˈnet]
  n.
   单簧管, 竖笛
• Big Band Era 
  (美国)大乐队时代 
•  saxophone  
  [ˈsæksəfəun]
  n.
   〈音〉萨克斯管
• trumpet
  n.
   喇叭, 小号
   He is blowing a trumpet.
   他正在吹喇叭。
  vt.
   大肆宣扬, 鼓吹
   She is always trumpeting her son.
   她总是吹嘘她儿子。
• "Begin the Beguine"
  Beguine  
  [ˈbeɡi:n]
   慈善修女(12世纪以来荷兰等国的一种半世俗女修道会的成员) 女修道者
• improvise
  vt. & vi.
   临时制作, 临时凑成
   He improvised a song about the football team's victory.
   他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。