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美国国家公共电台 NPR Legendary Voice Actor Alan Bleviss Dies At 76

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Now we're going to remember a man who set a standard for movie trailers and commercials. His name was Alan Bleviss.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

ALAN BLEVISS: "Sex, Lies And Videotape."

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

A. BLEVISS: "Scarface" - for one brief moment, the world was his.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

A. BLEVISS: Bad time, good time - "Ragtime1."

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:

His voice was in big demand starting in the 1970s and '80s.

GARY HOCHBERG: When casting directors or copywriters would call, they would say, I want a voice like Alan Bleviss.

MCEVERS: Gary Hochberg is a former talent agent who booked Alan Bleviss for ads, including this very lucrative2 gig.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

A. BLEVISS: Aleve - all-day strong all day long.

SHAPIRO: He was born in Alberta, Canada, in 1941 the son of a successful businessman. When Alan Bleviss went to college, he lied to his father, saying he was studying law. He was actually acting3, and his father never forgave him.

MCEVERS: After school, he moved to the U.S. to New York City. That's where he got his first paid voiceover job. It was for Canada Dry ginger4 ale. More commercials followed, and eventually he was voicing Hollywood movie trailers. His kids loved it.

SARAH BLEVISS: I always thought he had this really beautiful, strong, commanding voice.

MCEVERS: That's his daughter Sarah Bleviss. Her sister, Lisa, says they always got a kick out of hearing his work.

LISA BLEVISS: When I was a young child, I frequently would be sitting in the movie theaters with friends, and we would hear a movie trailer. It would come on, and I would whisper to my friends, that's my dad.

SHAPIRO: When he reached the height of his career in the late-'80s, he began to suffer from a nerve disorder5 which temporarily paralyzed him and left him without a voice. His daughters say therapy with a former Israeli drill sergeant6 helped him regain7 his voice.

MCEVERS: That's who he was, they say - a strong guy that matched his strong voice. Alan Bleviss died on December 30 from cancer. He was 76.


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1 ragtime 7kJz0m     
n.拉格泰姆音乐
参考例句：
  • The most popular music back then was called ragtime.那时最流行的音乐叫拉格泰姆音乐。
  • African-American piano player Scott Joplin wrote many ragtime songs.非裔美国钢琴家ScottJoplin写了许多拉格泰姆歌曲。
2 lucrative dADxp     
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
参考例句：
  • He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
  • It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
3 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
4 ginger bzryX     
n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气
参考例句：
  • There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
  • Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
5 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
6 sergeant REQzz     
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
7 regain YkYzPd     
vt.重新获得，收复，恢复
参考例句：
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

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