趣味英语第241期:如何让乐队重组

Thomas Dixon, I like your name.

托马斯·迪克森，我喜欢你的名字。

"How do you get a band back together?"

“如何让乐队重组？”

Write a letter to them and say, "Please get your band back together."

给他们写封信，说“请重组你的乐队。”

Invite them for pizza and then close the door when they're inside and lock it.

请他们吃披萨，在他们进入房间以后，关门上锁。

You could do it like Parks and Recreation and create this Unity¹ Concert.

可以像电视剧《公园与游憩》里那样，办场Unity Concert演唱会。

You're gonna have to mollify everybody. Get 'em all to love and forgive each other and they'll get back together.

你要安抚大家。让他们彼此关爱，互相原谅，这样他们就会重组。

Try to get them all in one area and show them why they were a band to begin with. Maybe then they'll get that family connection again.

试着让他们聚在一起，告诉他们一开始组成乐队的原因。也许他们会重获那种亲近关系。

I'd take 'em out to dinner and reminiscence about old times, then have a couple of drinks, and I'm sure that would work. As long as you're over 21.

我会带他们去吃晚饭，回忆往事，然后一起喝几杯，我确定这样做有用。前提是你要满21岁。

Communication is the key to everything, so I would recommend just talking to all of the band members if it's your band.

沟通是一切的关键，所以我的建议是，如果那是你的乐队，你要和所有乐队成员谈谈。

Either email them or text all of the band members. Say, "Let's get together and do this thing so we can all make some money."

给所有乐队成员发电邮或短信。跟他们说，“我们重组乐队吧，这样我们都能赚钱。”

You'd better examine what the reason for the break up was, so that you can rectify² those issues and bring everyone back together.

你最好查一下乐队解散的原因是什么，然后你就可以纠正问题，让成员重聚。

You just need no Yokos. You have to get rid of all the Yokos, and then remind them of all the good times and the awesome³ music that they made.

你不需要小野洋子那样的人。一定要摆脱所有小野洋子那样的人，然后唤起乐队成员的美好回忆，以及他们创作的美妙音乐。

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 rectify   

v.订正，矫正，改正

参考例句：

• The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。
• You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.