时差N小时 恶搞改编歌曲

Mike:Is that the Backstreet Boys you're listening to?

麦克：你听的是后街男孩的歌吗？

Amanda:No way, they're so outdated¹ now. I'm listening to a parody² of them, by Weird³ Al Yankovic. It's called "The eBay Song" and it makes fun of "I Want it That Way." It's hilarious⁴.

阿曼达：不是，他们现在已经过时了。我听的是威尔德-艾尔-扬科威克恶搞他们的歌曲。它被称为“eBay之歌”，恶搞的是后街男孩的“I Want it That Way”这首歌。真地很好笑。

Mike:Their music would be a lot better with the words changed. Let me hear the lyrics⁵ of the chorus...that is funny! He sings "what I bought on eBay" in place of "I want it that way."

麦克：歌词改一下，他们的歌会好听很多。让我听听这首恶搞的歌词。哈哈，真地很有趣！他唱的是“What I bought on eBay”。

Amanda:I love how he changes the words of really sappy songs and turns them into something completely off the wall.

阿曼达：他把一首很多愁善感的歌改成了完全不搭边的歌，我真的很喜欢。

Mike:Parodies are great. I also like parody movies, like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

麦克：这种模仿很不错。我也很喜欢恶搞电影，比如“巨蟒和圣杯”。

Amanda:I think that one's a little crude, but it's certainly creative. Blood makes me squeamish even though it is so fake looking and the violence is done by a killer⁶ rabbit of all things!

阿曼达：我觉得那部电影有点低俗，但它肯定是具有一定创造性的。尽管电影画面很假而且暴力活动是由一个杀手兔做下的，但里面的血腥依然让我感到恶心！

Mike:Well, you'd hate some of the newest parody movies then if you can't take violence. There have been some great ones making fun of horror movies.

迈克：哦，如果你接受不了暴力画面，你就会讨厌一些最新的恶搞电影——已经出现了一些很不错的恐怖片恶搞电影。

Amanda:If I can appreciate the genius that goes into the plot and the witty⁷ lines, I might be able to overlook the gore⁸.

阿曼达：如果我能体会到作者隐含在故事情节和机智台词里的才华，也许我就能忽视掉里面的血腥场面。

1 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

2 parody   

n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文

参考例句：

• The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
• North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

4 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

5 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

6 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

7 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

8 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。