英语听力—环球英语 1219 Song About Hanoi

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Liz Waid.

 

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　　And I’m Adam Navis. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

 

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　　This city is busy. Hundreds of motorbikes crowd the streets. People are walking along and across the streets. Old women sell fruits and vegetables from rolling carts². Men sit on the sidewalk and smoke cigarettes. It is loud and hot. The smells of smoke, gas, and food fill the air. This is the city of Hanoi, in the north of Vietnam³.

 

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　　Every year, people living in different countries come to visit or work in Hanoi. Some of them even fall in love with this beautiful city. This was the case for Ian Paynton, a young man from the UK.

 

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　　Ian Paynton is a writer. In 2008, he visited Hanoi for the first time. But after his visit, he could not stop thinking about the city. He talked to travelfish.org writer Sarah Turner. He told her that he “thought about Hanoi every day for two years”. Finally he was able to return to Hanoi in 2010.

 

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　　Ian Paynton is also very interested in music. While in Vietnam he tried to find the kind of music he wanted to listen to. At the same time, two other foreigners living in Hanoi also wanted to find music they liked. Their names are J.C. Smith and Hanoi Funkmaster.

 

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　　J.C. Smith and Hanoi Funkmaster are part of a group called Hanoi Sessions⁴. They were mixing the sounds of hip-hop and traditional Vietnamese music. But they needed someone to rap⁵ - or sing words over the music. Paynton enjoyed rapping⁶. He began to work with these men to create a song. None of these men make music as their job - they just love it! J.C. Smith told Vietnamese reporter Nguy Ha why they began working together to create music.

 

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　　“I suppose it began because none of us really liked the music we were hearing when we got here. Modern Vietnamese popular music is not really popular in other countries. I think that is because it sounds too much like the pop music from other countries. I had been searching for some underground hip-hop that was particularly Vietnamese. But I had not found it.”

 

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　　So what did they choose as the subject of their song? They chose a popular saying in Hanoi – “Oi gioi oi”. Paynton says that people all over Hanoi know this little saying - old women, moto-taxi drivers, children, and others. He began to say it too. It is something to say for almost anything that happens. Paynton explained to Ha,Voice 4  “‘Oi Gioi Oi’ is probably the first thing every foreigner learns when they get to Hanoi. It can be used in so many ways - as a way to show you do not like something, that you are disappointed⁷ or sad, or that you are excited. It is fun and it seems to fit almost anything.”

 

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　　Paynton wrote the words to the song. He says that writing the song was easy because the saying “Oi Gioi Oi” was so interesting to him. He wrote the song using English and Vietnamese. He called the song simply: “Oi Gioi Oi”.

 

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　　J.C. Smith and Hanoi Funkmaster produced the music for “Oi Gioi Oi”. They used a normal hip-hop style and beat. Hip-hop music often mixes music from other styles or places into its songs. So they also included traditional Vietnamese music. Paynton says they used traditional Vietnamese music as a way to honor⁸ Vietnam’s past.

 

　　Voice 1

 

　　“Oi Gioi Oi” is about all the times a person may say “Oi Gioi Oi”. It is about all the experiences of living in the city of Hanoi - the traffic, the food, the interesting parts of the city, and the people. This is what the song sounds like:

 

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　　Paynton, Smith and Hanoi Funkmaster released⁹ the song on the website Youtube. In only a few weeks, the video had been seen over 300,000 times! Many people commented on the video and liked it.

 

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　　But there was some conflict¹⁰ with the video. At one point in the song Paynton sings “north Vietnam, stand up, let’s go”. North and South Vietnam have a complex¹¹ history. There is still some anger between them. Some people on Youtube understood these words as an insult¹² to South Vietnam. But Paynton explains to World Policy¹³ Blog’s writer Helen Clark:

 

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　　“I regret saying ‘north Vietnam, stand up, let’s go’. I was including a normal element¹⁴ of hip-hop by representing¹⁵ an area. But a few people saw it and started fighting. I only said ‘north Vietnam” because the song is about Hanoi and surrounding provinces.”

 

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　　“Oi Gioi Oi” does use some southern Vietnamese music. This music is from a famous southern singer. J.C. Smith tells Clark that using that music was a perfect coincidence - it was not on purpose. But it is a way to show Vietnam’s unity¹⁶ - with southern music and words about Hanoi.

 

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　　“Oi Gioi Oi” is a way for people to see how much Ian Paynton, J.C. Smith and Hanoi Funkmaster love the city of Hanoi, and the country of Vietnam. There are good and bad parts about living in any city. But these three men believe this city is special. Smith told writer Nguy Ha,

 

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　　“When we produced “Oi Gioi Oi”, the main purpose was just for fun. We are here, getting used to this land. And we have found a love for the Vietnamese people. So we wanted to do something to mark this important period of our lives. There are times that we may feel dejected or down, but we never give up doing what we want to do. That is expressing ourselves, playing music, and producing music.”

 

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　　Paynton now lives in London. But he still misses Vietnam. Will he write more songs about Vietnam or Hanoi? He tells Ha that he is still working on other songs. Until then, people around the world will just have to enjoy “Oi Gioi Oi”!

 

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　　You can find a link to the song “Oi Gioi Oi” on the script¹⁷ page for this program. Tell us what you think about this song.

 

　　Voice 2

 

　　The writer and producer of this program was Liz Waid. The voices you heard were from the United¹⁸ States. All quotes¹⁹ were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again, and read it, on the internet at http://www.radioenglish.net This .program is called, ‘Song About Hanoi’.

 

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　　You can also leave your comments on our website. And you can find us on Facebook - just search for Spotlight Radio. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye.

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 carts   

n.运货马车，手推车( cart的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The farm carts have worn ruts in the lane. 农用大车在乡间小路上磨出了车辙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All the boats and carts started off at the same time. 车船齐发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 Vietnam   

n.越南

参考例句：

• Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
• Laos is on the west of Vietnam.老挝在越南西面。

4 sessions   

n.（尤指法庭、议会等）开庭( session的名词复数 )；（自发或俱乐部的）聚会；会期；（进行某活动连续的）一段时间

参考例句：

• A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out. 跟辅道员谈几次就会使他改正过来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers. 这些环节让你和其他哮喘病患者一起讨论问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

6 rapping   

n.轻击修光（锻造中）v.突然说出( rap的现在分词 )；（公开地）严厉批评；突然大声说出；连续敲叩

参考例句：

• All at once there was a brisk rapping at the door. 这时忽听得有人急匆匆的在敲门。 来自辞典例句
• A sharp metallic rapping came on the front door. 前门上响起一阵刺耳的金属敲击声。 来自辞典例句

7 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

8 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

9 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

10 conflict   

n.冲突，矛盾，争执；vi.争执，撞斗，冲突，抵触

参考例句：

• Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。
• The conflict between them seems ceaseless.他们之间冲突似乎没个止息。

11 complex   

adj.复杂的，合成的，综合的；n.联合体

参考例句：

• What he said was too complex for me to understand.他说的太复杂了，我无法了解。
• Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.正义是复杂的法律机器的一部分。

12 insult   

vt.侮辱，凌辱；n.侮辱的言词或行为

参考例句：

• You will insult her if you don't go to her party. 你要是不去参加她举办的聚会，就对她太无礼了。
• I can't sit down with that insult.我不能忍受那种侮辱。

13 policy   

n.政策，方针，保险单

参考例句：

• This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
• The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

14 element   

n.元素；组成部分，成分；零件，元件

参考例句：

• Justice is an important element of good government.公正是仁政的要素。
• Carbon is an element,while carbon dioxide is a compound.碳是一种(化学)元素，而二氧化碳则是一种化合物。

15 representing   

v.表现( represent的现在分词 )；代表；体现；作为…的代表

参考例句：

• a diagram representing a cross section of the human eye 表现人眼的剖面图
• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。

16 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。

17 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

18 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

19 quotes   

v.引用，援引( quote的第三人称单数 )；报价；引述；为（股票、黄金或外汇）报价

参考例句：

• He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He quotes (from) the Bible to support his beliefs. 他引用圣经来支持自己的信念。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》