PBS高端访谈:勺子乐队来到夏令营

Hari Sreenivasan: Spoon didn't just spend their summer on tour, they also made a quick stop in their hometown to meet with some young campers trying to follow in their footsteps¹. Newshour weekend's Christopher Booker has more.

Christopher Booker: Time spent at the Girls Rock Austin camp in Austin, Texas is time spent learning² to play the drums, the keyboards and AC/DC. The week long day-camp for 8 to 17 year olds offers an A to Z education in rock n' roll…the campers are not only asked to pick up instruments, but challenged³ to think about the bigger questions that surround the world of music. Who are the people making music? And how can we add our voice?

Christopher Booker: Today during lunchtime the campers are getting an insider's view, with a performance by Austin's own, Spoon. After a three song set, the campers were invited to ask the band some questions.

Camper: How do you know what shows you should play?

Britt Daniel: Maybe you start with playing shows at the kind of places where the aesthetics⁴ appeal to you. If it is a place where you friends hang out, if it is a place you feel safe, that might be a good place to play.

Christopher Booker: Britt Daniel is Spoon's lead singer. Christopher Booker: What advice would you give to a young person that's saying, I'm thinking about really making a go of this. Would you advise them outside of the actual logistics of making a scene and things like that? Would you advise them: Yes it's a it's a viable⁵ option⁶, or would you caution⁷ them?

Britt Daniel: I tell them to find that thing that you're obsessed⁸ with and just do it over and over again and do it because it's fun without too many other expectations. And that's how you get good.

哈里·斯里尼瓦桑：勺子乐队这个夏天不只做了巡演，他们还在故乡短暂停留了一下，跟一些参加夏令营的年轻人见了面。这些年轻人都有志于走上音乐道路。下面请听本台记者克里斯多夫·布克发回的周末详细报道。

克里斯多夫·布克：在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的奥斯汀女孩摇滚营地里，就能学习如何打鼓、弹键盘、体验一把当AC/DC的感觉。这次日间夏令营有一周的时间，为8-17岁的人准备，教授A-Z不同等级的摇滚知识……参加夏令营的人不仅要拿起乐器来玩儿，还要接受挑战——去思考与音乐世界有关的更大范围的问题。什么样的人会去做音乐？我们怎样添加自己的声音到音乐中？

克里斯多夫·布克：今天，在吃午饭的时候，参加夏令营的孩子们获得了以内部人士的角度来看待问题的机会——他们得以观看了奥斯汀勺子乐队的演出。在表演了三首歌曲之后，参加夏令营的人可以问勺子乐队一些问题。某参加者：你们是如何知道自己应该参加哪类表演呢？

布瑞特·丹尼尔：或许一开始，你们可以选择审美观跟自己相投的地方去表演。如果这个地方是你朋友会去逛的地方，如果这个地方让你有安全感，那么或许这是一个适合你们演奏的地方。

克里斯多夫·布克：布瑞特·丹尼尔是勺子乐队的主唱。对于哪种只是想尝试一下的年轻人，大神们有什么建议吗？你们是否会建议这样的年轻人不走寻常路，不去创造一个场景之类的做法呢？你们是否会建议说：是的，这是个可行的选择，或者你们会给一些警醒的建议吗？

布瑞特·丹尼尔：我会告诉他们找到自己感兴趣的东西，一遍一遍地做，因为很有乐趣，又不会抱有什么期待。这样的话，你们会越来越优秀的。

1 footsteps   

n.脚步（声），一步的距离，足迹；脚步（声）( footstep的名词复数 )；一步的距离；足迹

参考例句：

• the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 challenged   

adj.残疾的，有伤的；有缺陷的或缺少的；受到挑战的v.“challenge”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• a competition for physically challenged athletes 残疾运动员的比赛
• His claim to that piece of property is being challenged. 有人就他对那份财产的声明提出异议。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 aesthetics   

n.(尤指艺术方面之)美学，审美学

参考例句：

• Sometimes, of course, our markings may be simply a matter of aesthetics. 当然，有时我们的标点符号也许只是个审美的问题。 来自名作英译部分
• The field of aesthetics presents an especially difficult problem to the historian. 美学领域向历史学家提出了一个格外困难的问题。

5 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

6 option   

n.选择，取舍，选择权，选择的自由

参考例句：

• You will have to pay them;you have no option.你必须付给他们钱，别无选择。
• The option for peace should never be closed off.和平的选择之门永远不应被关死。

7 caution   

n.小心，谨慎，警告；vt.告诫，警告

参考例句：

• You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。
• There is no need for such caution.不必如此小心谨慎。

8 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。