TED演讲： 我的多调人声(4)

 　　There's always got to be a bit of a dance at the start,  开始总会先跳点儿小舞

　　because it's just fun, so you can clap along if you want. 只是因为好玩儿，你们可以跟着节拍拍手

　　You don't have to. It's fine. Check it out.  不一定非得拍，没关系，看着

　　I'm going to lay down a bass¹ sound now.  现在我要加入一个男低音

　　And now, a rockabilly guitar.  接下来，乡村摇滚吉他

　　Which is nice. But what if I want to make, say, a... 很好听，但如果我想加入...

　　Thanks. What if I want to make, say, a rock organ?  谢谢，我想加入摇滚风琴呢

　　Is that possible? Yes, it is, by recording² myself like this. 能行吗？当然，把我自己的声音录进去，像这样

　　And now I have that, I have that recorded. Assign³ it to a keyboard. 现在有了，我已经把它录进去了。现在把它转换到键盘上

　　So that's cool. But what if I wanted to sound like the whole of Pink Floyd? 非常棒。但如果我想听起来像Pink Floyd乐队呢

　　Impossible, you say. No.  你说不可能，错了

　　It is possible, and you can do it very simply using this machine. 是可能的，有了这个机器，做起来小菜一碟

　　It's really fantastic. Check it out.  真的很不可思议，看着啊

1 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 assign   

vt.派，指派；分配，分派；指定或选定

参考例句：

• It is possible to assign an exact date to this building.这座建筑物的确切年代是可以确定的。
• It's difficult to assign any reason for the failure.失败的原因很难确定。