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托福雅思常见话题之BBC SMSDavid Bowie，一位伟大的音乐巨匠陨落了，享年69岁。没想到懂音乐的小朋友们还真不少，这两天经常看到有学生发文发图来悼念David Bowie，纪念他的的传奇，他的贡献，他带给这个世界不一样的音乐。伟大之人必有过人神奇之处，我们一起来看看传奇是如何炼就的！Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69. A statement was issued on his social media accounts, saying he died peacefully, surrounded by his family after an 18-month battle with cancer.Tributes have been paid from around the world to the extraordinary artist whose last album was released days ago.Sir Paul McCartney said he would always remember the great laughs the pair shared, saying in a statement: David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together. His music played a very strong part in British musical history and Im proud to think of the huge influence he has had on people all around the world.The Rolling Stones paid tribute to an extraordinary artist and a true original.Brian May, guitarist with Queen - with whom Bowie collaborated on Under Pressure - described him as a fearsome talent.Madonna said she was devastated, writing on Facebook that Bowie changed the course of her life after she saw him perform - her first ever concert. I found him so inspiring and innovative, she wrote. Unique and provocative. A real genius.influential[,?nfl?en?(?)l]有影响力的released?[r?lis]发布；释放extraordinary[?k?str??dnri]不同凡响的，非比寻常的collaborated?[k?l?b?re?t]合作；勾结fearsome[f??s(?)m]极大的；可怕的inspiring?[?nspa??r??]鼓舞的，启发灵感的innovative?[?n?v?t?v]创新的，革新的provocative?[pr?v?k?t?v]刺激的；挑拨的genius[d?i?n??s]天才，天赋Bowie was born David Jones in Brixton, south London, on 8 January in 1947. He changed his name in 1966 after The Monkees Davy Jones achieved stardom.He was in several bands before he signed with Mercury Records, which released his album Space Oddity in 1969, with the title track becoming his first UK number one.His breakthrough came with 1972s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.Along with the Beatles, Stones and Elvis Presley, Bowie defined what p