普京即興彈唱爵士歌 音樂才華驚四座
Is there no end to Vladimir Putin’s talents? The Russian Prime Minister already has a reputation as an accomplished fighter-jet pilot and Siberian tiger-hunter, and is a black belt in judo. Now you can add jazz crooner to the list。
弗拉基米爾-普京的才華真是無窮無盡，這位名聲在外的這位俄羅斯總理開過飛機“打”過虎，還是柔道黑帶，現在，他的頭銜又多了一項——爵士樂歌手。
The 58-year-old former KGB chief stunned an audience at a charity event on Friday that included Sharon Stone and Kevin Costner with his rendition of Blueberry Hill。
‘Like an overwhelming majority of people, I can neither sing nor play but I very much like doing it,’ he said modestly after being urged by the event’s host to get up on stage and perform. After playing the opening notes to the Fats Domino hit on the piano, he stepped up to the microphone and sang。
Putin, described as ‘alpha-dog’ in diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, is reported to have sung patriotic songs to a group of Russian agents after they were expelled from America in July. But before Friday’s show in St Petersburg, his musical prowess had not been noted。
His spokesman said he learned the lyrics to Blueberry Hill as part of his English language studies. At the show, Putin also tried to play a Soviet-era song called From Where The Motherland Begins but hit a wrong key and stopped。
上週五，五十八歲的就京在一次慈善晚會上一展歌喉，音樂才華技驚四座，在場觀衆無不爲其動人歌喉折服。當晚被主持人拱上臺的普金在鋼琴琴鍵上彈奏出了爵士大師多米諾的名曲《藍莓山》，接着藉着話筒唱了起來，據發言人透露，《藍莓山》的歌詞是普金學習英語的過程中的一部分。當晚他還嘗試自彈自唱蘇聯時期的歌曲，不過因爲起調不對，後只好終止。
The former KGB officer has previously been photographed in a series of PR pictures on holiday。
Three years ago he was seen fishing bare-chested on a Siberian river as he entertained Prince Albert of Monaco on an outdoor pursuits holiday。
They weren't the first images of the former Russian president holidaying in bare-chested in Siberia。
Images of a shirtless Putin fishing in a Siberian river caused a stir when they were published two years ago。
三年前，有記者拍到了正在河中捕魚的普金，當時正在度假的他赤裸上身，而這張照片在當時引起了轟動，之後被押後到了一年的時間才得以曝光。
The athletic politician demonstrated his trademark judo moves at a dojo school in St Petersburg, using a a sweeping hip throw on a succession of opponents。
He even released his own judo DVD two years ago, called 'Learn judo with Vladimir'。
The photographic display of Putin's masculinity has included images of him fishing shirtless, shooting a tiger with a tranquiliser dart, horseriding, racing a truck, driving a train, piloting a fighter jet and a commanding a submarine。
這位運動細胞發達的政治家曾經在訪問一家柔道道場時小露身手，以漂亮的過肩摔解決掉了對手，兩年前還出版過柔道教學DVD——《跟普金學柔道》。鏡頭中所記錄的普金赤身捕魚，給猛虎打針，馬術一流，駕駛卡車，開過火車，做過噴氣機飛行員，還指揮過潛艇。所以說，評價普金才華橫溢，無所不能，恐怕並不爲過。
