英文原版对话1000个:815 The Gig

Todd: So, Eion, why are you going to Osaka?

Eoin: I'm going to Osaka this weekend to play a couple of gigs, with my band.

Todd: A couple of gigs.

Eoin: That's right. I guess you might say concert rather than gig.

Todd: Well, in American English we'd say gig.

Eoin: OK, that's --- to know. OK.

Todd: For a rock band. So, what's the gig?

Eoin: One of them is in Osaka on Friday night and the next one is in Nagoya on Saturday night. They're both at relatively¹ well-known live houses, which is a main kind of live venue² for rock bands in Japan.

Todd: Oh, wow. That's pretty cool that you're going to be playing at a reputable place.

Eoin: Yeah. I mean, it's not, you know, world famous bands don't tour and play at these places but on the scene, they're decent³ places with decent sound systems and fairly well established.

Todd: Now, when you go to these places do you have to take all of your own equipment?

Eoin: Not all of our own equipment. In fact, compared to playing in England, we have to take relatively little. I play base so I will bring my base and just affects but use the base amp that's already there in the live house.

Todd: Now base, do you mean... is that the guitar?

Eoin: That's right. Base guitar.

Todd: OK. So you just have to bring the guitar and the cables?

Eoin: Cables and the affects pedals⁴. I use some affects to change the sound of the base guitar when I'm playing and so I just bring that and plug it into the live house base amp that's there.

Todd: Well, that's pretty convenient.

Eoin: Yeah, and... I mean, on top of that, the PA is all there and normally quite big, the main speakers that all the sound mixed through. If we were to play a gig in England or when we have played gigs in England, the standard is there's only the PA. Those speakers there. Everything else including the drum kit⁵, the guitar amp, the base amp, which are pretty big items of equipment.

Todd: Yeah, that's pretty big.

Eoin: Yeah, you have to bring all of that with you and normally four or five bands will be playing together on any given night so there'll be an arrangement, Everyone will get in contact beforehand⁶. One band will bring a drum kit. One will bring the base amp. Another band will bring guitar amp. That sort of arrangement.

Todd: Oh, that's pretty neat that like one group will bring the drums and one group will bring the...

Eoin: Well, in theory if you can get in contact with the other bands in advance, that's the way it would work.

Todd: It doesn't sound easy.

Eoin: No.
 

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

3 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

4 pedals   

n.（自行车或其他机器的）踏板( pedal的名词复数 )；脚蹬子；（钢琴、风琴等的）踏板；踏瓣

参考例句：

• I couldn't reach the pedals on her bike. 我骑她的车够不到脚蹬子。
• The pedals of a cycle are attached to a crank. 自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。 来自辞典例句

5 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

6 beforehand   

adj.事先，预先，提前地，超前地

参考例句：

• If I'd known this beforehand,I would not have gone back.早知如此，我就不回去了。
• They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.他们提议事先做好安排。