VOA常速英语2013--波兰Karbido组合简单木制桌子内藏音乐艺术乾坤（在线收听）

Polish Ensemble Conducts 'Four-by-Four' Orchestra 波兰Karbido组合简单木制桌子内藏音乐艺术乾坤

NEW YORK — A square maple table that contains a small orchestra would appear at first an impossibility.  But at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, one such orchestra performed for several days recently.  

The sounds, from a music video, are by the Polish ensemble Karbido.   

音乐视频中的这段声音出自波兰组合Karbido（卡比多）之手。

Polish ensemble Karbido's instrument looks like a traditional table made of maple planks.  But it's complex, outfitted with interior microphones, hidden strings and flutes, plus four talented artists and their audio technician.

这一波兰组合合奏的乐器看起来就像由木板制成的传统桌子。但其内部复杂,配备内置麦克风,隐藏的弦和长笛,以及加上四位天才的艺术家和他们的音频技术人员。

Michal Litwiniec, one of the tableists, says the table contains mysteries.

演奏者之一的米歇尔·李特文塞表示这个桌子内藏乾坤。

“We have some kind of bass guitar which has two strings, some kind of guitar and some kind of sitar and some kind of Australian didgeridoo which is situated here....And there are also flutes in the legs, some hidden strings under the table," said Litwiniec.

“我们有两弦低音吉他,其他种类的吉他和锡塔尔琴，以及澳大利亚迪吉里杜管…桌腿还有长笛, 底下还有一些隐藏的弦, ”李特文塞说道。

The group created this table in 2006 for a Polish music festival following a beer-fueled brainstorming session.

这个组合在2006年为一场啤酒畅谈会随后而来的波兰音乐节建造了这个桌子。

"We had a lot of ideas in our head.  Actually everybody had his own idea how to construct it.  But, finally, I get the solution that we will construct it as an African instrument, which is called Balafin or Marimba," said Litwiniec.

“我们脑中有很多灵感涌现。其实如何建造每个人都有自己的想法。但是,最后,我有了解决方案,我们将按照被称为巴拉非或马林巴琴的非洲乐器建造。”李特文塞说道。

Each member of Karbido is an accomplished musician, playing with other bands and as soloists.  But their true love, as can be seen in their music video, is The Table.

Next up for Karbido after Brooklyn - a return to Poland for a series of concerts in the homeland.     

该组合的每位成员都是在他的乐队演奏以及独奏的杰出音乐家。但是我们可以从他们的音乐视频中看到他们的真爱就是这个桌子。卡比多布鲁克林之行后接下来将返回波兰在故土进行一系列的音乐会表演。