【话匣子英语】安德鲁的乐队之行（1）

安德鲁在一个乐队里，他热爱音乐....

Andrew: That is right, and today we are going to talk about my big band road trip that I did last month.

 

Harp¹: Yes, because some of you may not know, but Andrew is in a band.

 

Andrew: That’s right. I am a musician, kind of as a hobby, just something I do. And this last month, we went on tour. We toured all the way across Canada.

 

Harp: And this is such an interesting topic that this is a two-part episode. So here is part one. OK, so, we’re going to split this episode into three sections like we normally do and we’re going to start talking about your band a little bit and talking about the prep for the road trip, and then being on the road. And then our third section will be looking back on your trip. Were there any things that you would’ve changed? Or was it perfect?

 

Andrew: That’s right. A critical evaluation² of the trip.

 

Harp: Exactly! So let’s get started with your band name and what kind of music and stuff you play.

 

Andrew: Sure. So I play in a rock band, and we’re called No Aloha. That’s our name, No Aloha.

 

Harp: Aloha, like the Hawaiian word?

 

Andrew: Exactly, yeah. This is actually the name of a song by a band called the Breeders. They have a song called No Aloha. And all of the members in my band, we really enjoy this song and we thought, “Hmm. Maybe we’ll take this as our band name, this song.”

 

Harp: OK, interesting. And so you guys play rock music. And how long have you been together?

 

Andrew: We’ve been playing together for almost 2 years.

 

Harp: And do you sing? Do you play an instrument? What do you do?

 

Andrew: Mmhmm. I do a bit of both. I play guitar and sometimes bass³, as well, and I do sing. We… It’s kind of a unique situation. All of our members sing together so we have all of us singing at the same time.

 

Harp: Interesting. How many of you are there?

 

Andrew: There’re four of us.

 

Harp: Four. OK.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。

3 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。