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The Beatles to
this day are one of the most famous and popular rock'n'roll
groups in the world. The group shattered many sales records and
had more than fifty top hit singles. The Beatles started a new
era of music. Their music was unusual because most rock was
strong beat with no melody, and they added melody to the rock.
The Beatles also added strong and meaningful lyrics.
The group
included George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and
Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr). All of the Beatles where born and
raised in Liverpool, England. John Lennon was the leader of the
band, one of the two lead singers, the rhythm guitarist and a
song writer. George Harrison was the lead guitarist. Paul
McCartney was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and a
bassist. Ringo Starr played the drums.
The Beatles were
discovered on November 9, 1961 by Brian Epstein, a manager of a
record store in Liverpool. The Beatles early music was
influenced by singers Bob Dilan, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.
Their first two song were Love Me Do and Please, Please Me.
After a while their own musical ideas started to emerge, and
their music developed from naive and simple to sophisticated.
The Beatles starred in two feature films, A Hard Days Night,
which earned 1.3 million dollars in its first week, and Help.
They also had their own full length cartoon called Yellow
Submarine.
In 1964 The
Beatles came to New York City for the first time and were an
instant success. A couple of weeks later after their New York
appearance, the five best selling records were by The Beatles;
they became world-famous. They introduced a new style in
clothing and appearance, too. They wore their hair long and
shaggy, and soon all over the world people started wearing the
Beatles haircut. They were so popular that 'Beatlemania'
emerged. In 1967 the Beatles directed a movie Magical Mystery
Tour about themselves, in which they toured the English
countryside in search of wonder, fun, and magic.
In 1970 the
world-famous and world-loved Beatles separated. Thirty-five
years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry
magazine Variety named them the most iconic entertainers of the
20th century.
Translate the
following sentences into English.
1. «Битлз» и по сей день является одной из самых
известных и популярных рок-групп, она побили многие рекорды
продаж.
2. Они открыли новую эру в музыке, поскольку привнесли в рок
мелодию, а также сильные и выразительные стихотворные тексты.
3. Группа состояла из 4 человек, которые выполняли по несколько
функций: солистов, ритм-гитариста, композитора, бас-гитариста и
ударника.
4. Их ранняя музыка испытала влияние Боба Дилана, Элвиса Пресли
и Чака Берри, затем возникли их собственные музыкальные идеи, и
их музыка превратилась из наивной и простой в утонченную.
5. Они сыграли главные роли в двух художественных фильмах, сняли
один полнометражный мультфильм и фильм под названием 'Magical
Mystery Tour'.
6. Сразу после появления в Нью-Йорке они добились мгновенного
успеха и стали всемирно известными.
7. Они ввели новый стиль в одежде и внешности и были настолько
популярны, что возникла битломания.
8. Их называли самыми знаменитыми эстрадными исполнителями XX
века.
1. The Beatles is to this day one of the most
famous and popular rock'n'roll groups which has shattered many
sales records.
2. They started a new era of music, as they added melody to
rock, as well as strong and meaningful lyrics.
3. The group consisted of 4 people, who combined the functions
of lead singers, the rhythm guitarist, a song writer, a bassist
and the musician playing the drums.
4. Their early music was influenced by Bob Dilan, Elvis Presley
and Chuck Berry, later their own musical ideas emerged, and
their music developed from naive and simple to sophisticated.
5. They starred in two feature films, had their own full length
cartoon and directed a movie called Magical Mystery Tour,
6. Soon after their New York appearance they were an instant
success and became world-famous.
7. They introduced a new style in clothing and appearnce and
were so popular that 'Beatlemania' emerged.
8. They were named the most iconic entertainers of the 20th
century.
Из пособия "ЕГЭ. Английский язык.
Устные темы" Занина Е.Л. (2010, 272с.) - Part
two.
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