时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:美语三级跳


英语课

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,一定拒绝。 Beth跟Ernie的音乐品味可不怎么样。


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


Eric: Hey guys, thanks for inviting 1 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 2 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专门翻唱某个著名乐队的歌。所以Beth和Ernie的Vanilla Ice cover band就只唱Vanilla Ice的歌喽!这多没创意啊。看来Eric对这个想法也不是很感兴趣。


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还说Vanilla Ice的歌从不过时-- "never goes out of style"! 我觉得,他的歌就从来没有时髦过, 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?


他觉得这个名字太俗了,肯定会被人笑话。


Eric: You know guys, I'm not sure I can play in your group. The problem is that ... rap 3 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 4 hop 5 goes way beyond music. It's a whole culture.


Eric说他不喜欢嘻哈音乐,因为这种歌的内容充满暴力,而且侮辱女性。 Professor Bowman, Eric不是DJ么?他怎么会不喜欢时下流行的嘻哈音乐呢?


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?


看来,Eric对Ernie的热舞不敢恭维。不过Eric说他可以加入乐队,不过有个条件,他说的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,原来如此。我明白了, gig在这里就是演出。 Eric说演出时要把头遮住,以免丢人,我现在倒真想看看他们的表演呢!


这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里

 



1 inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
2 vanilla
n.香子兰,香草
  • He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
  • I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。
3 rap
n.轻敲,拍击,责骂,厉声说出,说唱音乐,谈话,最少量;vi.轻敲,敲门,表演说唱音乐,畅谈;vt.抓,抢,拍击
  • I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
  • Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。
4 hip
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
5 hop
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
  • The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛,看谁单足跳跃最快。
  • How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远?
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