时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:2018年NPR美国国家公共电台1月


英语课

 


LAUREN FRAYER, HOST:


For New Year's Eve, the musical tradition has long been this old chestnut 1...


(SOUNDBITE OF GUY LOMBARDO AND HIS ROYAL CANADIANS' PERFORMANCE OF "AULD 2 LANG SYNE 3")


FRAYER: If Guy Lombardo's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" is decidedly, well, stodgy 4, Phil Collins sent out a tweet earlier this month to liven things up. He wrote (reading) if you play "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins on December 31 at 11:56:40, the drum break will play right as the clock strikes midnight. Start off your new year right.


(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IN THE AIR TONIGHT")


PHIL COLLINS: (Singing) I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh, Lord.


FRAYER: True 2017 fashion, a tweet led to a meme, and the Twitterverse lit up with other suggestions of climactic musical moments. George Slater thought this one from Death Cab For Cutie was appropriate.


(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE NEW YEAR")


DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE: (Singing) So this is the new year, and I don't feel any different.


FRAYER: Ronnie Sloan is evidently a Toto fan and urges people to queue up this song to ring out at midnight.


(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AFRICA")


TOTO: (Singing) I bless the rains down in Africa...


FRAYER: And how about a blast of personal uplift? Tina Turner suggests giving yourself a pat on the back with her song, "The Best."


(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE BEST")


TINA TURNER: (Singing) You're simply the best, better than all the rest.


FRAYER: Several fans of the avant garde suggested queuing up the Zen inspired John Cage masterpiece "4'33"." Here is an excerpt 5.


(SOUNDBITE OF JOHN CAGE'S "4'33"")


FRAYER: Yes, that's from the most famous four and a half minutes of silence ever composed. Maybe something to help you snooze into 2018 if you like, unless, of course, you're kept awake by the revelry outside.


(SOUNDBITE OF HUSKY TEAM'S "AULD LANG SYNE")


FRAYER: What musical moment do you think should ring out at midnight tonight? Send us your suggestions - @NPRWeekend - and have a happy new year.



1 chestnut
n.栗树,栗子
  • We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.我们的花园尽头有一棵栗树。
  • In summer we had tea outdoors,under the chestnut tree.夏天我们在室外栗树下喝茶。
2 auld
adj.老的,旧的
  • Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind?怎能忘记旧日朋友,心中能不怀念?
  • The party ended up with the singing of Auld Lang Sync.宴会以《友谊地久天长》的歌声而告终。
3 syne
adv.自彼时至此时,曾经
  • The meeting ended up with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.大会以唱《友谊地久天长》结束。
  • We will take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.让我们为了过去的好时光干一杯友谊的酒。
4 stodgy
adj.易饱的;笨重的;滞涩的;古板的
  • It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.母亲给她吃易饱的家常菜,她想减掉婴儿肥可是很难。
  • The gateman was a stodgy fellow of 60.看门人是个六十岁的矮胖子。
5 excerpt
n.摘录,选录,节录
  • This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
  • Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗?
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