Gustavo Dudamel - the New Face of Classical Music
At 17, Dudamel became the music director of the same orchestra he had grown up in. In 2004, he traveled to Germany for a conducting competition where he won first place. One of the judges was Esa-Pekka Salonen, then director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. With great excitement. Saloenen contacted orchestra president Deboraih Borda about this amazing young musician. Wasting no time, she booked Dudamel for his U.S. debut. Other invitations also arrived from lsrael, Stockholm and London, and Dudamel's life changed forever.
The move to Los Angeles
Borda continued watching Dudamel with interest. Eventually, her orchestra invited him to become its music director following Salonen's retirement. On Octorber 3, 2009, an all-day free event introduced Dudamel to the city. Eighteen thousand people arrived, watching enthusiastically for the trademark smile and flying hair. Dudamel's performance didn't disappoint them, bringing the cheering crowd to its feet repeatedly. Fireworks spelled out his name in the sky as the music world declared its latest star.
debut n. 首次露面/初次演出
=> first public appearence/display/performance
make one's debut 某人首次演出
eg: The dancer made her professional debut in the musical "Cats."
=> 這位舞蹈家做了她在"Cats"的專業首演.
eg: The famous director made his debut in 1997 with his first feature film.
=> 這位有名的導演在1997年做了他的第一部劇情片中首次指導。
retire v. 退休
retirement n. 退休
=> stop working
eg: The popular quarterback announced his retirement after his team won the championship.
=> 這位極受歡迎的四分衛在球隊贏取了冠軍之後，宣佈退休。
eg: Dave decided to take an early retirement to spend more time with his family.
=> Dave決定要提早退休多花點時間和他的家人相處。
trademark 商標/本課指的是人的特徵
=> unique/a remark
eg: Diamond gloves are Michael Jackson's trademark.
=> 鑽石手套是 Michael Jackson的特色。
eg: Julia Roberts gave one of her trademark smiles during the interview.
=> 茱莉亞羅伯茲在訪問過重中展現了她的招牌笑容。
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 洛杉磯愛好音樂樂隊
amazing adj. 驚人的/令人吃驚的
=> impressive
forever adv. 永遠
=> for all time
eventually adv. 最終
=> in the end
firework n. 煙火
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trademark n. (廣義)人或物的特徵/標記
a trademark smile 獨特的笑容
a trademark style 獨特的風格
trademark n. (狹義)商標
registered trademark 註冊商標
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Wasting no time, she booked Gustavo for his U.S. debut.
Wasting no time
=> right away
=> immediately
eg: When jeremy heard that he was hired, he wasted no time in letting his family know.
eg: Pamela was excited about her vacation and wasted no time in getting her tickets booked.
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