英语词汇实用小百科 对口型lip synch

Xiaohua: Welcome to RoundTable’s Word of the Week.欢迎来到圆桌议事RoundTable的词汇小百科栏目。This week we’re going to talk about the word “lip sync.”

John: Yeah, so “lip sync.” Actually, lip sync can be spelled a few different ways. Obviously l-i-p is the first. The second word “sync,” which can be spelled with an “h” or without an “h.” So it can be, s-y-n-c-h or just s-y-n-c.

XH: That’s right. Lip肯定是嘴唇的意思啦。Synch不管是s-y-n-c还是s-y-n-c-h都是同步。It’s derived¹ from the word synchronization², right?

John: Exactly. And interestingly enough, lip syncing is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals³. And so this can be applied⁴ not just to music, as we know with the Spring Festival Gala, but it’s also used quite extensively in film production, dubbing⁵ of foreign language films. Also, for all you gamers out there, it’s also used in strategy video games, especially during the cut scenes, when you have to sync the movements of the lips of the cartoon characters with the actors’ voices.

XH: That’s interesting! Lip sync并不一定是指假唱，其实只是对口型的意思，所以说lip sync还有可能在电影后期制作的时候、或者给外国影片配音的时候也可以对口型，就是lip-synch。并且在有些游戏里面，当游戏中人物说话的时候，也需要对口型，lip-synch。

John: So there’s been a bit of controversy⁶ here in China with the singer from the Spring Festival Gala, singer Da Zhao Wei. He’s been criticized for some of his comments but also for lip syncing. And interestingly enough, I thought that in the US it wasn’t very common, but it turns out, lip syncing is not as uncommon⁷ as you might think. For example, Michael Jackson, in his 1983 performance on the television special “Motown 25,” when he sung “Billy Jean,” that was in fact lip synced.

XH: 对口型这件事情可不光是中国才有。其实在美国有很多著名的歌手也曾经这么做过,比如说Michael Jackson. And I guess in China one the most famous lip syncing sessions happened during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games when the girl Lin Miaoke actually lip synced and it was another girl, Yang Peiyi, whose voice was actually being used.

John: Yeah. Exactly. So in 2008, for the opening ceremony. But also, if you look at for example the Superbowl recently with the Red Hot Chili⁸ Peppers, actually, the lead singer, did in fact sing but the bassist and guitarist, because there was not enough time, they actually did a form of lip syncing, but its more accurately⁹ referred to as “miming¹⁰.” They were miming playing their instruments rather than actually playing.

XH: 在超级碗表演环节上演的那次lip-synching，实际上并不是真正意义上的对口型演唱，因为Red Hot Chilli Peppers的主唱是在真唱，但乐队的贝斯手和吉他手因为准备时间不足，所以只是假装在演奏，more like miming，哑剧表演或者双簧表演。但是对口型演唱到底是可以接受的呢还是不能接受的呢？

John: Yeah, I think in the United States, while on the one hand there are some fairly prominent cases, in general it is actually frowned upon, because it does seem as if, you, that its not genuine. It feels a little bit fake and also if you are a performer, you are a singer, you should actually have some real talents in doing that. Whereas it seems that with lip syncing in some cases at least, it has that feeling of making the performance actually quite fake.

XH: 所以当lip-synching是指对口型演唱时还是具有相当大争议的，主要是因为一方面表演会看上去很假，另一方面也无法反映歌手真实的水平。That’s the end of this edition of Word of the Week.

1 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 synchronization   

n.同一时刻；同步；使时间互相一致；同时性

参考例句：

• Communication record: the function supports synchronization record during the communication process. 通话录音：支持通话过程的同步录音。 来自互联网
• Synchronization is an important problem of digital audio watermarking. 同步性是数字音频水印的一个重要问题。 来自互联网

3 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 dubbing   

n.配音v.给…起绰号( dub的现在分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• There are mainly two forms of film translation: dubbing and subtitling. 电影翻译通常主要表现为两种形式：配音和字幕翻译。 来自互联网
• Its auspices, dubbing the program has won national awards in China. 其主持配音的节目多次获得中国全国奖项。 来自互联网

6 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

7 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

8 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

9 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

10 miming   

v.指手画脚地表演，用哑剧的形式表演( mime的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The actor was miming the movements of a bird. 这位演员正在摹拟一只鸟的动作。 来自互联网
• Enneagram in Miming. A Silence Theatre production. 无声模式制作，用默剧手法介绍九型人格。 来自互联网