VOA常速英语2013--总统肯尼迪葬礼上的号兵五十年后仍被铭记

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Bugler² at President Kennedy’s Funeral Remembered 50 Years Later 总统肯尼迪葬礼上的号兵五十年后仍被铭记

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY³ — Military and state funerals include the playing of Taps, usually by a lone⁴ bugler. There is a shortage of buglers today, however, so the solemn music often is performed on other instruments or even from a recording⁵. Fifty years ago, the world experienced the emotional power of Taps being played, as President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. This week, a group called Taps for Veterans honored the man who played Taps at that ceremony, in the process, highlighting the importance of buglers.

阿灵顿国家公墓---军人和国家级葬礼上的音乐通常是仅仅由一个人演奏的。然而，现在缺乏号兵，因此这种庄严的音乐通常是由其它乐器代替或者放录音。五十年前，总统约翰肯尼迪在维吉尼亚的阿灵顿国家公墓下葬时，整个世界都感受到了号声的强大力量。这个星期，一群老练的号手纪念在肯尼迪总统葬礼上的号兵，在此过程中，他们还重点强调了号兵的重要性。

At Arlington National Cemetery, a bugler plays Taps at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy to commemorate⁶ the 50th anniversary of his death. The event also honored Army Sergeant⁷ Keith Clark, who played the solemn melody at the president’s funeral. Clark was an experienced and polished musician, who faltered⁸ once during the 24-note piece.

在阿灵顿国家公墓，一名号兵在总统约翰肯尼迪的墓碑前吹号来纪念他的五十年祭日。这个纪念日还纪念了军人凯斯克拉克，他在总统的葬礼上演奏出了庄严地旋律。克拉克是一名有经验并且精炼的音乐家，他曾经在音乐中慢慢探索。

To some it was a flawed performance, but to others, it sounded mournful and reflected the sadness of the nation.  

对一些人说，他演奏的音乐有瑕疵，但是，对其他人来说，他的演奏是如此的悲恸，反映出了整个国家的悲伤情绪。

Bugler honored

被纪念的号兵

Clark died several years ago. But members of his family came to the commemoration, including his 90-year-old wife, Marjorie.

克拉克几年前去世了，但是他家庭里的其他成员继续来参加纪念日，其中包括他九十岁高龄的妻子，马乔里。

“Well, we looked at it as a normal mistake a trumpeter can make, combined with the cold and the pressure and the length of time he had to stand,” she said.

“我们把这个看做一名号兵犯的一个正常的错误，并且把寒冷，压力和长时间的站立考虑在内。“她说。

Afterward¹⁰, Sergeant Clark received letters of support, including from Eddie Hunter, who was then a 10-year-old learning to play the trumpet⁹. Clark wrote back. Today, Hunter meets members of Clark’s family for the first time.  

后来，军士克拉克接受了证明信，包括来自艾迪汉特的信件，艾迪学吹号已经学了十年。克拉克回了信。今天，汉特第一次见到克拉克的家人。

“Being here, it’s a little bit overwhelming, it’s very emotional for me and to meet Sergeant Clark’s family. It’s just great,” said Hunter.

“来到这里，有一点激动，对我来说见到克拉克的家人很激动，真的太棒了。“汉特说道。

The tribute was led by retired¹¹ military bugler Jari Villanueva. He’s with Taps for Veterans, a group that finds and arranges for buglers to perform Taps at military funerals and ceremonies. He said it's sometimes difficult.

颂词由退役的号兵杰瑞维兰纽瓦诵读。他还与一群熟练地号手共同演奏，这群人为在军中葬礼和典礼中演奏而建立。他说这是很困难的。

“The military has been downsizing, and as a result of that downsizing, military bands have been cut. So there’s a lack of active duty military buglers to sound taps at funerals,” said Villanueva.

“军队中已经裁员了，结果，军队中的乐队被裁掉了。因此葬礼中缺乏号兵吹号。”维兰纽瓦说。

Storied song

传奇的歌

Taps was first played during the American Civil War 150 years ago. A general wanted a different lights out call for the troops.

一百五十年前，在美国内战中第一次演奏号。一个将军想要一个不同的光来号召军队。

"The general was not very pleased with the call that was being sounded and decided¹² to change it. What he did was to revise an earlier bugle¹ call into these 24 notes that we know today as Taps. And it soon caught on as a bugle call of the evening and then became used at military funerals," said Villanueva.

“这个将军不喜欢当时的通知声，想要换掉它。因此他将早期的喇叭声改为了24个音符，也就是我们现在所知道的号。很快它成为了军队傍晚的号声，然后在军中葬礼上使用。”维兰纽瓦说道。

David Michel plays bugle at Civil War re-enactments and wants to preserve the tradition of Taps. “That’s why so many civilian¹³ horn players are trying to take up the call to fill the gap for important ceremonies, for the burial of veterans, and other things as well.”

戴维迈克在内战中吹奏号来表演希望可以保留吹号的传统。“这就是为什么内战时典礼中很多喇叭手试着吹喇叭来填补空缺，还有老练的号兵的葬礼哈其他的一些重要场合。”

Villanueva said Taps isn’t the same without the bugle. “When you have a live bugler sounding taps, it’s a piece of music that actually comes from the heart and a recording just can’t really replicate¹⁴ that sound.”

维兰纽瓦说没有号声的背景听起来很不一样。“有号兵演奏的时候，那种音乐是发自内心的，录下来的音乐不能够复制那种感觉。”

That sound brings him to tears, said bugler and military policeman, Gregory Simms, expressing a sentiment held by many.

号兵和军中的警察格雷戈里西姆斯说，那种音乐让他潸然泪下，他的表达了很多人都有的一种敏感。

“It is possibly one of the most stirring pieces of music I’ve ever heard,” he said.

他说：“这很可能时候我听到的最有感觉的音乐之一。”