英语PK台 第475期:那些经典欧美老歌

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: Hey, Mark, did you get your report done for school? Hey! Mark! Yoo hoo! Can you hear me?

　　京晶：嘿，马克，你学校的报告做好了么？嘿！马克！当当当！你能听到我说话吗？

　　Mark: Oh, hey, Jingjing. Sorry, did you say something? I had my headphones on. I was just jamming to some music.

　　马克：哦，嘿，京晶。对不起，你刚才说什么？我刚戴着耳机听音乐来着。

　　Jingjing: Yeah, I can see that. I asked you if you got your report done.

　　京晶：嗯，我看到了。我是要问你，你学校的报告做好了没。

　　Mark: The report? Oh that ...No I haven't started it yet.

　　马克：报告？噢，那个呀……我还没开始呢。

　　Jingjing: I don't know why I keep bugging³ you about it. I've told you several times but it's like water off a duck's back. Anyways,what genre⁵ of music do you listen to?

　　京晶：我也不知道我为什么还一直催你。我都提醒过你好几次了，但一点儿用也没有。算了，你都听什么风格的音乐呢？

　　Mark: I listen to all kinds of music, but lately I've been listening to a lot of oldies.

　　马克：各种音乐我都听，但最近我在听老歌。

　　Jingjing: Really? I love oldies! What era⁴ do you like?

　　京晶：真的吗？我最爱老歌了！你喜欢哪个年代的？

　　Mark: Well, I like music from the 60's, like The Beach Boys. They were formed in 1961 and are responsible⁶ for the surf craze.

　　马克：我喜欢六十年代的，像海滩男孩的音乐。他们成立于1961年，就是他们引起的冲浪热潮。

　　Jingjing: Yeah, they are a great band to listen to, especially during the summer. I personally am a fan of The Monkees. They were formed a few years later in 1965. Did you know that they invented the television music video?

　　京晶：是啊，他们的歌特别棒，尤其适合夏天听。我个人是猴子乐队的粉丝。他们成立于1965年，要晚几年。你知道吗，是他们发明了电视音乐录影带。

　　Mark: I love The Monkees. My favorite song of theirs is "I'm a believer".

　　马克：我超爱猴子乐队。我最喜欢他们的《我是一个信徒》。

　　Jingjing: Oh my! Look at the time! I better make like a bat out of hell¹ and get back to the office! I have a meeting in 10 minutes!

　　京晶：噢，天哪！时间到了！我得飞奔回办公室！我10分钟后有个会议！

　　Mark: Okay, we'll catch up later!

　　马克：好吧，我们回头再聊！

　　New words: 习语短语

　　Yoo hoo!=当当当！为引起他人的注意用（当你之前已经尝试过一两次时）。

　　jam (to music)=听（音乐）

　　bug² (someone)=打扰（人）

　　like water off a duck's back=没有用；无济于事

　　genre=类型

　　oldies=怀旧音乐，通常指的是在五六十年代和七十年代的歌曲。

　　era=时代

　　surf craze=冲浪热潮（美国）

　　like a bat out of hell=快速移动

　　Dialogue 2

　　Jingjing: Finally! I've been trying to get in touch with you the whole day. I called you five times today but you didn't answer. What were you doing?

　　京晶：你终于出现了！我一整天都在试图联系你，给你打了五次电话，但你都没接。你在做什么呢？

　　Mark: Sorry! I was hanging out with Steve and Bill. I'm just trying to be a good friend to them too and spend time with them.

　　马克：对不起！我刚和史蒂夫和比尔在一起来着。我只是想做一个合格的朋友，多花些时间和他们在一起。

　　Jingjing: What? I thought I was your best friend. You know what they say: a friend to all is a friend to none. If you try to please everyone, then no one will feel special.

　　京晶：什么？我以为我才是你最好的朋友。你知道老话是怎么说的：滥交者无友。如果你想取悦每一个人，那么没有人会觉得很特别。

　　Mark: Hey, come on sis, you know you're still my best friend! Anyways, what's going on?

　　马克：嘿，拜托姐们儿，你知道你依然是我最好的朋友！对了，你找我干嘛？

　　Jingjing: Not much. I've been on an oldies binge ever since we talked last. I can't get enough of Stevie Wonder.

　　京晶：没什么事。就是自从上次我们谈话后我一直在听老歌。我太喜欢史蒂夫·汪达了，就是听不够。

　　Mark: Ohhh! I love Stevie Wonder. Did you know he was blind?

　　马克：哇哦！我也喜欢他的歌。你知道他眼睛看不见吗？

　　Jingjing: Yeah, he was a blind child prodigy⁷ that completely⁸ transformed Jazz and Funk music. Hey, did you know he was from Motown?Isn't that where you're from?

　　京晶：嗯，他是一个彻底改变了爵士和放克音乐的盲人神童。嘿，你知道他来自汽车城吗？你不就来自那里吗？

　　Mark: It sure is! Knowing that we are from the same city makes me proud as a peacock⁹.

　　马克：没错！为此我感到特别骄傲。

　　Jingjing: The 60's was a great era, but I think the 70's were even better! One of my favorite artists, Jim Croce, was from that time period.

　　京晶：60年代是一个伟大的时代，但我认为70年代更好！我最喜欢的艺术家之一，吉姆·克罗齐，就是那个时代的。

　　Mark: Yes! He's also one of my favorites. Two of his songs topped the charts in 1973: "Bad, bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a bottle".

　　马克：是的！他也是我的最爱之一。他的两首歌曲都荣登了1973年排行榜的榜首：“Bad, bad Leroy Brown”和“Time in a bottle”。

　　Jingjing: Hey, that reminds me, what time is it?

　　京晶：嘿，这倒提醒了我，现在几点了？

　　Mark: It's ten minutes to three, why? Do you have to go somewhere?

　　马克：两点五十，怎么啦？你要去哪里吗？

　　Jingjing: Yes! I have another meeting. I gotta go, see ya!

　　京晶：是的！我还有一个会议要参加。我得走了，再见！

　　New words: 习语短语

　　get in touch with (someone)=和某人取得联系

　　A friend to all is a friend to none.=滥交者无友。

　　binge=狂欢，放纵

　　can't get enough of (something)=特别喜欢做某事

　　child prodigy=一个非常聪明和有天赋的孩子

　　Motown=俚语，汽车城，即底特律，密歇根州

　　proud as a peacock=非常自豪

　　top the charts=荣登排行榜的榜首（通常是指在音乐行业的Billboard排行榜）

1 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

2 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

3 bugging   

[法] 窃听

参考例句：

• Okay, then let's get the show on the road and I'll stop bugging you. 好，那么让我们开始动起来，我将不再惹你生气。 来自辞典例句
• Go fly a kite and stop bugging me. 走开，别烦我。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

4 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

5 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

6 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

7 prodigy   

n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆

参考例句：

• She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

8 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

9 peacock   

n.（雄）孔雀，爱炫耀的人；v.炫耀

参考例句：

• The peacock spreads his splendid tail.孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
• She is as proud as a peacock.她十分骄傲。