5 Suze

Chapter 5 Suze Soon Bob was playing in all the clubs. In July he was invited to play in a concert for WRVR-FM. The concert raised money for the radio station, which played a lot of folk music. The concert lasted twelve hours. Dylan got to do one set of five songs. He was in his Woody Guthrie phase and sang with Woody's Oklahoma twang.

不久，鲍勃在所有的俱乐部里演出。 7月，他被邀请参加WRVR-FM的音乐会。 音乐会为广播电台筹集了资金，电台播放了许多民间音乐。 音乐会持续了十二个小时。 迪伦录了一套五首歌。 他正处于伍迪·格思里（Woody Guthrie）的阶段，用伍迪的俄克拉荷马鼻音唱歌。

Afterward Bob was introduced to Suze Rotolo. She was seventeen. He was twenty. Bob thought that Suze was cool. She'd grown up in New York City, and her parents were civil rights activists.

后来，鲍勃被介绍给了苏西·罗托洛。 她十七岁。他当时20岁。 鲍勃认为苏斯很酷。 她在纽约长大，父母都是民权活动家。

Bob and Suze fell hard for each other. For the next two years, Suze would be the most important person in Bob's life. "Outside of my music," he

鲍勃和苏斯深深地相爱了。 在接下来的两年里，苏斯将成为鲍勃生命中最重要的人。 “在我的音乐之外，”他说

wrote in his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One, "being with her seemed to be the main point of my life. She was involved in the New York art scene, painted and made drawings for various publications, worked in graphic design and Off-Broadway theatrical productions, also worked on civil rights committees—she could do a lot of things." Suze recognized Bob's talent and worked hard to help him get better known. She and her older sister, Carla, persuaded the owner of Gerde's Folk City to book Bob Dylan for two weeks. A good review of the first show appeared in the New York Times. There was even a photo of Dylan playing his guitar. A young singer couldn't ask for better publicity.

他在自传《编年史：第一卷》中写道：“和她在一起似乎是我生命的主要意义。 她参与了纽约艺术界的活动，为各种出版物绘画和绘画，从事平面设计和非百老汇戏剧制作，还在民权委员会工作——她能做很多事情。” 苏斯认识到了鲍勃的才能，并努力帮助他出名。 她和姐姐卡拉（Carla）说服格德民谣城（Gerde’s Folk City）的老板预订了鲍勃·迪伦（Bob Dylan）两周的演出。 《纽约时报》刊登了一篇对首演的好评。 甚至还有一张迪伦弹吉他的照片。 一个年轻歌手再没有比这更好的宣传了。

Curious folk fans packed Folk City to hear Bob. Just by chance, Bob got to meet a famous music producer. His name was John Hammond. Bob asked for a chance to play for him. Hammond had a keen ear for talent. He had discovered musicians like Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Sonny Terry, Pete Seeger, and the folksinger Carolyn Hester. He decided to take a chance on Bob Dylan. Within the week, Bob signed a five-year contract with Columbia Records. Some Village musicians were jealous of Dylan. How did this new kid merit a review in the New

好奇的民谣迷们聚集在民谣城听鲍勃演唱。 偶然的机会，鲍勃遇到了一位著名的音乐制作人。 他叫约翰·哈蒙德。 鲍勃要求给他一个演奏的机会。 哈蒙德对人才有敏锐的嗅觉。 他发现了贝西伯爵、比莉·霍乐迪、桑尼·特里、皮特·西格和民谣歌手卡罗琳·赫斯特等音乐家。 他决定给鲍勃·迪伦一个机会。 一周之内，鲍勃与哥伦比亚唱片公司签订了一份为期五年的合同。 一些乡村音乐家嫉妒迪伦。 这个新来的孩子怎么能得到《纽约时报》的评论呢

York Times? They also called him a "sellout" for signing a contract with a big company like Columbia. (A sellout is someone who will give up things he believes in just to make money.) Back in Dinkytown, his old friends couldn't believe what they read. How could Dylan have a record contract? He wasn't nearly as good as Spider John Koerner. The first album was simply called Bob Dylan. The cover photo shows a very young but confident Dylan staring into the camera. He is much skinnier than he was only a year earlier. His face is no longer round and chubby. He's wearing the black corduroy hat and holding his guitar. "Here I am," he seems to be saying. The only musician on it was Bob playing his guitar and harmonica. One song is written to Woody Guthrie.

纽约时报》吗?他们还称他与哥伦比亚这样的大公司签约是“卖国贼”。 （sellout指的是为了赚钱而放弃自己信仰的人。）回到丁基镇，他的老朋友们简直不敢相信他们读到的东西。 迪伦怎么会有唱片合约？ 他远不如蜘蛛约翰·科纳。 第一张专辑就叫鲍勃·迪伦。 封面照片上，年轻而自信的迪伦正盯着镜头。 他比一年前瘦多了。 他的脸不再圆滚滚了。 他戴着黑色灯芯绒帽子，拿着吉他。 “我在这里，”他似乎在说。 乐队里唯一的乐手是鲍勃，他在弹奏吉他和口琴。 有一首歌是写给伍迪·格斯里的。