2016诺贝尔文学奖得主、美国著名音乐创作歌手鲍勃•迪伦终于在上周六于瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩领走了诺贝尔奖。这场颁奖仪式极其低调，现场没有任何摄影录像，鲍勃•迪伦本人也没有向媒体发表任何评论。数月前，鲍勃•迪伦一度“失联”、更因缺席诺贝尔颁奖而备受质疑，他也是首位获得诺贝尔文学奖的歌曲作家，被评为“在美式歌谣的传统下，创造了全新的诗意表达”。

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan finally received his Nobel Prize in literature last Saturday at a private ceremony in Stockholm, according to a statement posted online by the head of the Swedish Academy. It's not known what Dylan had to say about the award. Swedish media reported no cameras were present at the ceremony. There were no comments made to media by Dylan,or any member of the academy, either before or after the event. Dylan - the first songwriter to win a Nobel Prize - was acknowledged by the Swedish Academy "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

Many people were surprised when the Swedish Academy announced last October that American singer Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The academy said it chose Dylan because he "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

After the announcement, the Nobel committee did not hear from Dylan for a long time.

FILE - The organization the gives out the Nobel Prize announced on Wednesday that Bob Dylan would receive his medal and diploma this weekend in Sweden.

Some people openly wondered if he would accept the prize.

But in December, Azita Raji, the United States' Ambassador to Sweden, accepted it for him.

Raji read Dylan's acceptance speech at a dinner in Stockholm. Dylan wrote: "If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I'd have about the same odds as standing on the moon."

American singer Patti Smith attended the award ceremony. She performed Dylan's classic song "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall."

People still did not know, however, when Dylan would accept his Nobel Prize medal and diploma.

Now, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, says the performer will get them this weekend while he's in Sweden. She left a message on the academy's blog.

Dylan still has one more duty if he wants to collect the last part of his prize. Each Nobel Prize winner receives a payment for over $900,000. But they need to give a "Nobel Lecture."

Danius wrote that the academy's members expect Dylan to send in his lecture on video at some point.

Bob Dylan is performing in northern Europe through May.

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I'm Dan Friedell.

Dan Friedell wrote this story for Learning English. His report was based on information from Reuters. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

slight – adj. very small in degree or amount

odds – n. the possibility that something will happen : the chance that one thing will happen instead of a different thing

classic – adj. used to say that something has come to be considered one of the best of its kind

medal – n. a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school

diploma – n. a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school

blog – n. a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences

lecture – n. - a talk or speech given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject

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