列侬的练习本将拍卖 信件揭示披头士散伙原因

时间：2007-04-03 06:33:05

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  Lennon's Schoolbook Art up for Sale

 John Lennon
  A 10-page school exercise book, bound in red paper and filled with the scribbles1 of a 12-year-old Liverpool boy, is expected to fetch £100,000 at auction2 next month. The exercise book, somewhat grandly entitled My Anthology, is the work of John Lennon and includes doodles, drawings and poems said to have inspired some of the Beatles' greatest songs. One sketch3 is of the walrus4 from Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter, believed to have been the inspiration for the band's song I Am the Walrus.

"He will always be remembered as one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time," said Louise Cooper of auctioneers Cooper Owen. "But these sketches5 and poems paint a new picture of the creativity and passion that was rushing through his veins6 at such a young age.

"The book includes 10 famous poems, including The Walrus and the Carpenter. That obviously led in his mind to I Am the Walrus. It is a very early link to that song. It shows how artistic7 he was. It is so colourful. He'd sit there at his desk and he'd be off daydreaming8 and writing poems."

The book is not the oldest example of Lennon's belongings9 in the sale of rock memorabilia on April 19. Also being auctioned10 is his engraved11 silver christening bracelet12.

A devastating13 letter from Lennon and fellow Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr to Paul McCartney, which some Beatles experts believe led to the irrevocable split in the band, is another item in the sale.

John, George and Ringo wanted the group to be managed by former Rolling Stones manager Alan Klein, but Paul wanted Linda McCartney's father, Lee Eastman, to be manager.

"The others thought that would give Paul too much power within the band," Ms Cooper said.

    英国已故“披头士”乐队歌手列侬在12岁时的一本练习本4月19日将在英国公开拍卖，同时被拍卖的还有他写给保罗·麦卡特尼的信。据认为，这封信导致了披头士乐队成员分道扬镳。

    据《卫报》3月27日报道，将要拍卖的练习本共10页，里面既有列侬自创和抄写其他作家的诗歌，也有他的随手涂鸦。在这本题为“我的选集”的练习本里有一幅海象的素描，是小列侬根据英国诗人L.卡罗尔的《海象与木匠》所画。人们认为，诗中的海象就是披头士乐队著名歌曲《我是海象》的灵感来源。

    来自库珀·欧文拍卖公司的库珀女士表示，“练习本中的涂鸦和诗歌为我们重新描画出了奔腾在一个少年血液中的创造力与激情”。

    据报道，这本练习本预料拍卖价将达10万英镑。

    报道说，在4月19日的列侬生前纪念品拍卖会上，除了上述练习本之外，还将有他小时候接受洗礼时所带过的一只银手镯，以及列侬和乐队鼓手斯塔尔、歌手哈里森一同写给另一名歌手保罗·麦卡特尼的一封信进行拍卖。研究披头士乐队的专家认为，正是这一封信最终导致了乐队成员最后的分手。

    在这封信中，约翰（列侬）、乔治（哈里森）以及林格（斯塔尔）希望由前滚石乐队经理阿兰·克莱恩主管披头士乐队事务，然而保罗却希望将乐队交给自己的岳父易斯特曼来打理。“他们认为这样会让保罗在乐队中享有太多的权力”，库珀女士解释说。


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1 scribbles 31ca66845e0e856584b2b3ad225b47e4     
n.潦草的书写( scribble的名词复数 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下v.潦草的书写( scribble的第三人称单数 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下
参考例句：
  • The scribbles on the wall must be the work of those children. 墙壁上的涂鸦准是那几个孩子画的。 来自辞典例句
  • There are scribbles on the wall. 墙上有胡乱涂写的字迹。 来自辞典例句
2 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
3 sketch UEyyG     
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
参考例句：
  • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
  • I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
4 walrus hMSzp     
n.海象
参考例句：
  • He is the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.他穿着高及膝盖的皮护腿，留着海象般的八字胡，真是个古怪的老家伙。
  • He seemed hardly to notice the big walrus.他几乎没有注意到那只大海象。
5 sketches 8d492ee1b1a5d72e6468fd0914f4a701     
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概
参考例句：
  • The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
  • You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理
参考例句：
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
参考例句：
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
8 daydreaming 9c041c062b3f0df80606b13db4b7c0c3     
v.想入非非，空想( daydream的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Stop daydreaming and be realistic. 别空想了，还是从实际出发吧。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down to earth and to do his homework. 比尔坐着空想， 他母亲要他面对现实，去做课外作业。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 belongings oy6zMv     
n.私人物品，私人财物
参考例句：
  • I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
  • Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。
10 auctioned 1a9ab53832945db108ff2919e21fccc6     
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 engraved be672d34fc347de7d97da3537d2c3c95     
v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）
参考例句：
  • The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
  • It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 bracelet nWdzD     
n.手镯，臂镯
参考例句：
  • The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
  • She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。
13 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

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