VOA标准英语2015--陶瓷吉他也可以玩摇滚
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2015年(三月)
Ceramic 1 Guitar Good for Rockin’ Too 陶瓷吉他也可以玩摇滚
Musicians have been using ceramic wind and percussion 2 instruments for a long time, but a versatile 3 potter can make any shape out of clay. A rock guitarist in Spain is now attracting audiences not only with his music but also with his unique ceramic guitar.
For rock guitarists, commercial success does not come easily. You need something to set you apart from all others, says guitarist Luis Martin, who is also the lead singer in the Spanish band “Lobos Negros.”
“So, what I wanted to achieve is a different sound that everybody wants to use to play their music: rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, blues 4, reggae or whatever,” he said.
His hometown, Talavera de la Reina, in central Spain, is known for the ceramic artistry that decorates many houses, so the idea of a ceramic guitar came naturally.
Potter Manuel Carrillo says it took him some time to master the process of making the guitar’s thin-walled body without cracks or deformities.
“A very thin wall of clay is made inside, after which we get rid of the leftover 5 liquid. Then we make openings to the piece, so the guitar maker 6 can assemble everything he needs, including the pickups. And then, once the clay is baked, it is glazed 7 and decorated,” said Carrillo.
Martin says that, back in the 1950s, rock musicians in the U.S. discovered the unique quality of bouncing sound off ceramic material.
“In the 50s, voices and a lot of guitars used to be recorded in bathrooms following old Memphis-style with a microphone in the middle, as our friend Elvis … used to do," Martin said. "The sonority 8 of tiles and bathrooms made of clay and ceramic create a special sound.”
A ceramic guitar costs about $3,000 and weighs three-and-a-half kilos, but each one is unique, numbered and with different decorations.
Luis Martin and “Lobos Negros” now plan to tour the country hoping to attract fans with their new “ceramic sound.”
- The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
- Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
- In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
- Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。
- A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
- He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
- These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
- Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
- His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时，他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》