八座葛萊美獎肯定
Jeff Beck, the legendary rock guitarist, died January 10 at the age of 78.
傳奇搖滾吉他手傑夫·貝克於1月10日逝世，享壽78歲。
legend(n.)傳奇legendary(adj.)傳奇的
His death came suddenly as a result of contracting bacterial meningitis.
他因感染細菌性腦膜炎而突然離世。
as a result of…作為～的結果contract(n.)合約；(v.)感染
Beck rose to fame in the 1960s as a member of the British rock group The Yardbirds before going on to lead The Jeff Beck Group and also releasing many solo and collaborative albums.
貝克在1960年代聲名大噪，當時他是英國搖滾樂團「雛鳥樂團」的一員，之後成立「傑夫·貝克樂團」，並曾發表多張個人專輯與合輯。
rise to fame (stardom)成名、走紅
Although first known as a blues rock guitarist, Beck became one of the pioneers of jazz rock, while also paving the way for heavier styles of music like psychedelic rock and heavy metal through his experimentation with fuzz and distortion effects on his guitar’s sound.
儘管起初他是以藍調搖滾吉他手為人所知，但他後來成了爵士搖滾的先驅之一，透過實驗模糊破音（fuzz）和失真破音（distortion）音效，為其日後創作迷幻搖滾與重金屬等較強烈的音樂風格奠定了基礎。
pioneer(n.)先驅、先鋒、創始人；(v.)當先鋒、開拓、創始pave the way(為某事)鋪平道路或創造條件
Over the course of his long and successful career, Beck won eight Grammys, received the Ivor Novello Award for his contributions to British music and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both a member of The Yardbirds and as a solo artist.
貝克在漫長且成功的音樂生涯中，共獲得了八座葛萊美獎，也曾獲艾弗·諾韋洛獎，肯定他對英國音樂的貢獻，他也以雛鳥樂團成員及獨奏音樂家名義兩度入選搖滾名人堂。
contribution(n.)貢獻contribute(v.)貢獻induct(v.)使～正式就職、吸收～為會員
Following Beck’s death, many famous musicians whom he had collaborated with over the years as well as those who admired him took to the internet to pay tribute to his life and achievements.
貝克逝世後，許多這些年來跟他合作過的知名音樂人及仰慕者紛紛在網路上向他的人生與成就致敬。
collaborate(v.)合作、協作pay tribute (homage) to…向～致意或致敬
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones summed up the feelings of many by tweeting: “With the death of Jeff Beck, we have lost a wonderful man and one of the greatest guitar players in the world.”
滾石樂團主唱米克·傑格總結許多人的心聲，在推特上寫道：「隨著傑夫·貝克離世，我們失去了一位傑出的人才，也失去了世界上最偉大的吉他手。」
sum up總結tweet(n.)在推特上發布的資訊；(v.) 在推特上發文