ESL Podcast 409 – Describing a Musical Performance
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Janine: Okay, we need to find one more act for this year's show. How many more people are waiting to audition 1?
Calvin: There are two more. Should I call in the first one?
Janine: Yup. Let's get this over with.
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Calvin: What did you think of that performance?
Janine: I thought she was flawless. She plays with a lot of passion.
Calvin: Yeah, that's true, but I wouldn't call her a virtuoso 2. The piece she played was pretty rudimentary.
Janine: True enough, but I still think she's a winner.
Calvin: Let's hear the next one.
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Calvin: Well?
Janine: He certainly played with a lot of flair 3.
Calvin: He has amazing chops, I think. I haven't seen anyone play with such artistry in a long time.
Janine: Nobody can fault him on mastery of the music, but don't you think he lacked originality 4 and expressiveness 5?
Calvin: No, I don't. I think he's a winner.
Janine: It's clear that it's a stalemate. I want the first performer and you want the second. What should we do?
Calvin: I think we should duke it out and the winner gets his or her choice.
Janine: I have a better idea. We add them both to the bill.
Calvin: That's brilliant! That's why they pay you the big bucks 6.
Janine: I would be flattered if we weren't all volunteers!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
- At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。
- He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable virtuoso.作为一位技艺非凡的大师，他声誉日隆。
- His father was a virtuoso horn player who belonged to the court orchestra.他的父亲是宫廷乐队中一个技巧精湛的圆号演奏家。
- His business skill complements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
- He had a natural flair for business.他有做生意的天分。
- The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
- He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
- His painting rose to a fresh expressiveness and revealed a shrewder insight. 他的画富有一种新的表达力，显示出更敏锐的洞察力。
- The audiences are impressed by the expressiveness of the actors. 演员们的丰富表情给观众留下了深刻的印象。