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Maya Angelou is part of the fabric of modern America. She has told her story of being a key part of the civil rights movement through poetry, novels and film. She is best known for her six autobiographies, most notably ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’. In 1993, President Bill Clinton asked her to recite one of her poems at his inauguration.
瑪雅·安吉羅是現(xiàn)代美國的一部分。通過她的詩歌、小說以及電影，民權(quán)運動貫穿始終。她的六部自傳享譽全球，《我知道籠中的鳥兒為何歌唱》最為知名。1993年，安吉羅應(yīng)邀在克林頓就職典禮上朗誦詩作。
Angelou was born in Missouri in 1928 into a deeply segregated society. Her parent’s divorce meant she was sent back and forth between her mother and grandmother. Her mother’s boyfriend raped her when she was eight. His later murder left Angelou mute for five years. She studied drama and literature at school, and three weeks after graduating, gave birth to her son.
1928年，安吉羅出生在密蘇里州，種族隔離現(xiàn)象嚴(yán)重。父母離異，安吉羅奔波于母親和祖母之間。八歲時，安吉羅遭母親男友強奸。之后，該男子遭到謀殺，安吉羅陷入五年“失語”狀態(tài)。她的專業(yè)是戲劇和文學(xué)，畢業(yè)三周后，安吉羅生下一子。
Angelou struggled to survive for many years. She experienced poverty, crime, prostitution and her son being kidnapped. She won a scholarship to study dance. Her career as a singer and dancer took off. She moved to New York and acted in Broadway plays. She also met Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and became active in the civil rights movement.
多年來，安吉羅艱難困苦。她經(jīng)歷過貧窮、犯罪以及賣淫，兒子也曾遭到綁架。 她曾獲得舞蹈專業(yè)獎學(xué)金。歌手和舞者生涯從此開始。之后搬到紐約，并出演百老匯劇目。安吉羅曾與馬丁·路德·金，馬爾科姆·艾克斯會面，并從此活躍于民權(quán)運動。
Angelou became, and is to this day, a prolific writer. She also toured the USA giving lectures, appeared in TV series and wrote songs. Her screenplay, ‘Georgia, Georgia’ was the first written by a black woman to be made into a movie. Angelou has been highly honored for her significant cultural contributions and has over 30 honorary degrees. She is an American legend.
當(dāng)時，安吉羅成為了一名多產(chǎn)作家。周游美國，舉辦演講，還曾出演電視劇，創(chuàng)作歌曲。她還為電影《格魯吉亞，格魯吉亞》創(chuàng)作劇本，安吉羅也成為了首位黑人電影劇作家。她的文化貢獻(xiàn)成績斐然，曾獲得30多個榮譽學(xué)位。她是美國傳奇人物。
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