美語三級跳: 006C 音樂高級課程

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P: Ernie and Beth are two students at college and they are starting a musical group together. Today Beth and Ernie are talking to Eric, who is a DJ, to ask him if he wants to join their group.

如果我是 Eric，一定拒絕。 Beth跟Ernie的音樂品味可不怎么樣。

P: Let's see what Eric says about this.

Eric: Hey guys, thanks for inviting me to join your group. I'm pretty interested, but first I just want to know a little bit more about what you're going to play.

Beth: Eric, it's going to be really great! We want to be a Vanilla Ice cover band!

Eric: Umm ... did you say you want to start a Vanilla Ice cover band? You're kidding, right?

Ernie: What? Of course not! And we want you to be our DJ.

Professor Bowman, 什么叫cover band?

P: Winnie, a cover band is a musical group that only plays the songs from one really famous band.

噢， cover band專門翻唱某個著名樂隊的歌。所以Beth和Ernie的Vanilla Ice cover band就只唱Vanilla Ice的歌嘍！這多沒創(chuàng)意啊。看來Eric對這個想法也不是很感興趣。

Eric: Umm ... you know guys, Vanilla Ice hasn't been popular since the early 1990s. And even then he was pretty terrible. What about playing something more up-to-date?

Beth: You know, I like to think of him as classic. His music never really goes out of style.

Eric: Right ... well what are you going to name the group?

Ernie: We're going to call it Chocolate Ice. Get the joke? Chocolate Ice instead of Vanilla Ice?

Eric: Don't worry, I get the joke. And if there's one thing that's certain, it's that everyone will be laughing at you.

哎呀， Beth還說Vanilla Ice的歌從不過時-- "never goes out of style"! 我覺得，他的歌就從來沒有時髦過， he was never "in style" to begin with!

P: Very funny, Winnie. So, what does Eric think of the cover band's name--Chocolate Ice?

他覺得這個名字太俗了，肯定會被人笑話。

Eric: You know guys, I'm not sure I can play in your group. The problem is that ... rap music is violent and demeaning to women. I wouldn't feel comfortable playing it.

Beth: That's not true! Some rappers talk about violence, but a lot of them just talk about money.

Eric: I know... and that's bad too! Who wants to listen to someone rap about how much money he has?

Beth: Well, if it were about nothing but guns and money, why does it appeal to so many young people?

Ernie: I agree with Beth. Besides, hip hop goes way beyond music. It's a whole culture.

Eric說他不喜歡嘻哈音樂，因為這種歌的內(nèi)容充滿暴力，而且侮辱女性。 Professor Bowman, Eric不是DJ么？他怎么會不喜歡時下流行的嘻哈音樂呢？

P: Well, it sounds like he may be pretending not to like hip hop music so he doesn't have to be in the group.

Beth: Well you know Eric, our group isn't just going to be about music. Ernie is an amazing hip hop dancer. Ernie, show him your dance moves!

Ernie: Sure!

(Music)

Eric: Wow Ernie, your dance moves are so ... um ... unique. I've definitely never seen dancing like that before.

Ernie: Thanks. Want me to teach you how to dance like me?

Eric: Uh, maybe another time. Ok guys, I'll join your group on one condition.

Beth: Great, what's that?

Eric: Can I play at gigs with a bag over my head?

看來，Eric對Ernie的熱舞不敢恭維。不過Eric說他可以加入樂隊，不過有個條件，他說的gig是什么意思啊？

P: A gig is a performance, usually a small and informal one. You can also call any small or informal job a gig. Eric wants to wear a bag over his head when he plays gigs because he is embarrassed to be seen with this band.

哈，原來如此。我明白了， gig在這里就是演出。 Eric說演出時要把頭遮住，以免丟人，我現(xiàn)在倒真想看看他們的表演呢！

這次的美語三級跳就播送到這里。