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Elvis Presley sang his last song
nearly 40 years ago.
But his home at “Graceland,” where
Presley is buried, is expanding.
Graceland is just a short drive from
the center of Memphis, the second
largest city in Tennessee.
nearly: casi; buried:
sepultado; is expanding: está
extendiéndose; a short drive:
un corto viaje en auto;
A
new area, called “Elvis Presley’s
Memphis,” just opened on the grounds
of the estate. It
includes new stores, a hotel, two
restaurants and a new
exhibition center.
The exhibition center has some of
the clothing Presley wore while
performing, as well as the
guitars he played.
just opened: acaba de abrir;
on ther grounds of: con motivo
de; clothing: atuendo,
vestuario; wore: vestía,
usaba; as well as: así como
también;
Visitors
also can see some of the cars he
once owned.
Priscilla Presley, his former wife,
says Elvis Presley’s Memphis will
give visitors a better understanding
of the man known as the “King of
Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
he once owned: (que) él
alguna vez poseyó; former:
primera, anterior;
Even nearly 40 years after his death
at age 42, Presley’s music lives on.
His songs are sung by a long list of
“Elvis Impersonators,” who perform
much like Presley did in the 1950s,
1960s and 1970s. They attempt to
recreate the sound and look of “The
King.”
even nearly 40 years after:
aún después de casi 40 años;
lives on: continua viva; are
sung: son cantadas;
impersonators: imitadores;
who perform much like Presley did:
que actúan de forma muy parecida a
como Presley lo hacía; they
attempt: ellos intentan;
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
Cleveland, Ohio, made a list of what
it considers Presley’s five most
important songs. They are “That’s
All Right,” “Mystery Train,”
“Heartbreak Hotel,” “Don’t be
Cruel,” and “Jailhouse Rock.”
Presley appeared in 33 movies, and
often performed on television shows.
Heartbreak Hotel: Hotel de
los Corazones Destrozados;
jailhouse: cárcel;
In its report on Presley’s death,
The Washington Post said that
Presley’s music captured the
increasing rebellion of young
people. In his song, “In the
Ghetto,” Presley sang about paying
attention to the struggles of people
living in poverty.
captured: tomaba, replicaba;
the increasing rebellion: la
rebeldía en aumento; of young
people: de la juventud; In
the Ghetto: literalmente, El
Círculo Vicioso; the struggles of
people: la lucha de la gente;
living in poverty: que vive en
la pobreza;
“People, don't you understand
the child needs a helping hand
or he'll grow to be an angry young
man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we too blind to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the other way”...
needs a helping hand:
necesita una mano amiga (que le
echen una mano); or he'll grow to
be: o crecerá para convertirse
en; too blind to see:
demasiado ciegos para ver; turn
our heads: damos vuelta la cara;
look the other way: miramos para
otro lado;
More than 20 million people from all
over the world have visited
Graceland since it opened in 1982 as
a tribute to the
late rock star.
But will visitors keep going there
as more people who enjoyed his music
when he was alive grow older and die
off?
since it opened: desde que
abrió; as a tribute to: en
homenaje a; the late rock star:
la estrela del rock fallecida;
will be visitors keep going?:
¿seguirán yendo los visitantes?;
as more people grow old and die off:
a medida que esa gente envejece y se
va muriendo;
Robert Thompson is director of the
Bleier Center for Television &
Popular Culture at Syracuse
University in New York. He predicts
Presley will continue to have a
large following.
will continue to have:
seguirá teniendo; a large
following: un amplio séquito;
He is part of a
group of performers -- including The
Beatles, Michael Jackson, Frank
Sinatra and Bing Crosby -- who
remained popular long after they
stopped performing, Thompson said.
“He is one of those
historical figures
that became part of American folk
culture,” Thompson noted.
Fame after death is not guaranteed.
he is a part of: él (Elvis)
forma parte de; who remained
popular: que continuaron siendo
populares; long after: mucho
tiempo después; they stopped
performing: (que) dejaron de
actuar; folk culture: cultura
popular; fame ... is not
guaranteed: la fama ... no está
garantizada;
One reason Presley, the Beatles,
Jackson, Sinatra and Crosby are
still popular is modern technology.
It is very easy to listen to their
music on record albums, radio
stations, videos and the internet.
Crosby’s song, “White Christmas,”
gets played over and over again in
the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Crosby, like Presley, died in 1977.
one reason: una razón por la
que; gets played over and over:
es interpretada una y otra vez;
leading up to: que preceden a;
"Having a place like Graceland will
help keep Presley’s memory alive",
Thompson said. "People who went there
as a five-year-old are likely to
remember the experience, even if it
did not turn them into fans of
Presley", he said.
will help keep Presley's memory
... alive: ayudará a mantener
vivo el recuerdo de Presley; as a
five-year-old: cuando tenían
cinco años.
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