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@ 50342 音樂的多元化
A: 嘿，你在幹嘛呢？
hāi, nǐ zài gànmá ne?
Hey, what are you up to?
B: 哦，我想換個新的手機鈴聲，正從網上下載呢。你覺得周杰倫的《千里之外》怎麼樣？
ō, wǒ xiǎng huàn ge xīn deshǒujī língshēng, zhèng cóng wǎngshàng xiàzǎi ne. UNKNOWN juéde zhōu jié lún de《 qiān lǐ zhīwài zhīwài》 zěnmeyàng?
Oh, I'd like to change my cellphone's ring-tone. I'm just downloading one from the Net. What do you think of Jay Chow's ''Thousands of Miles Apart?"
A: 第一次聽的時候覺得挺彆扭，周杰倫和費玉清，一個是唱R&B的，一個是唱美聲民歌小調的，聽這兩人對唱，剛開始的時候真的很不習慣。不過後來看了MV，又多聽了幾遍，就聽出味道了。你還別說，最近好像很流行這種中西合璧的歌曲啊。
yī tīng de shíhou juéde tǐng bièniu, zhōu jié lún hé Fèi Yùqīng, yī ge shì chàngR\&B de, yī ge shì chàng měishēngmíngē xiǎodiào de, tīng zhè liǎng rén duìchàng, gāng kāishǐ de shíhou zhēnde hěnbù xíguàn. bùguò hòulái kàn leMV, yòu duō tīng le jǐ biàn, jiù tīngchū wèidao le. UNKNOWN hái bié shuō, zuìjìn hǎoxiàng hěn liúxíng zhèzhǒng Zhōngxī hébì de gēqǔ ā.
The first time I heard it I thought it was really awkward-- Jay Chow and Fei Yu Qing-- one sings R&B, the other sings operatic folk songs. At first I was really unaccustomed to hearing the two of them singing together. But then I saw the music video and listened to it a few more times, and I could understand the appeal. It seems like this kind of song that combines Western and Chinese elements has gotten really popular lately.
B: 是啊，以前的流行歌曲只是單純地模仿西方的R&B(節奏布魯斯)，嘻哈(hip-hop)和說唱(rap)，這幾年不少音樂人都開始嘗試在流行歌曲中融入一些中國傳統文化的元素，像王力宏的新歌《在梅邊》就是取材於崑劇的《牡丹亭》，陶喆的《蘇三說》帶有京劇的韻味，周杰倫的很多歌裡也都運用了古典詩詞和中國的民族樂器，我特別喜歡。
shì a, yǐqián de liúxíng gēqǔ zhǐshì dānchún dì mófǎng xīfāng deR\&B( jiézòubùlǔsī), xī hā(hip-hop) hé shuōchàng(rap), zhèjǐnián bùshǎo yīnyuèrén dōu kāishǐ chángshì zài liúxíng gēqǔ zhōng róngrù yīxiē Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de yuánsù, xiàng wánglìhóng de xīn gē《 zài Méi Biān》 jiùshì qǔcái yú Kūnjù de《 mǔdāntíng》, Táo Zhé de《 sū sān shuō》 dàiyǒujīngjù de yùnwèi, zhōu jié lún de hěn duō gē lǐ yě dōu yùnyòng le gǔdiǎnshīcí hé Zhōngguó de mínzú yuèqì, wǒ tèbié xǐhuan.
Yeah. In the past, pop songs just purely imitated Western R&B (Rhythm and Blues) hip-hop and rap. In the last few years, a lot of musicians have started to incorporate some traditional Chinese elements into pop music. Think of Wang Li Hong's new song ''Beside the Plumtree" which gets its inspiration from ''The Peony Pavilion," a Kun Opera. David Tao's ''Su San Says" has a bit of the charm of Beijing opera. And a lot of Jay Chow's songs make use of classical poetry and Chinese ethnic instruments. I like them a lot.
A: 不過並不是所有人都能接受這種新音樂形式的，特別是年紀大的人，總覺得這種音樂不中不西，不倫不類，糟蹋了中國的傳統文化。
bùguò bìng bù shì suǒyǒurén dōu néng jiēshòu zhèzhǒng xīn yīnyuèxíngshì de, tèbié shì niánjì dà de rén, zǒng juéde zhèzhǒng yīnyuè bù zhōng bù xī, bùlúnbùlèi, zāotà le Zhōngguó de chuántǒng wénhuà.
But these new kinds of music definitely aren't for everybody. Especially older people-- they always think that this kind of music is neither Chinese nor Western, it's neither fish nor fowl. It's made a mockery of traditional Chinese culture.
B: 話不能這麼說啊，你看現在的年輕人,有幾個對京劇、崑曲感興趣啊，崑曲甚至都快失傳了，傳統文化也要與時俱進才有生命力嘛。現在的年輕人都喜歡聽流行音樂，如果把傳統文化的元素融入到流行歌曲中，應該很容易引起年輕人的興趣和關注，這不是一件好事嗎？
huà bùnéng zhème shuō ā, UNKNOWN kàn xiàn zài de niánqīngrén, yǒu jǐge duì jīngjù、 kūnqǔ gǎnxìngqù ā, kūnqǔ shènzhì dōu kuài shīchuánle, chuántǒng wénhuà yě yào yǔshíjūjìn cái yǒu shēngmìnglì ma. xiàn zài de niánqīngrén dōu xǐhuan tīng liúxíng yīnyuè, rúguǒ bǎ chuántǒng wénhuà de yuánsù róngrùdào liúxíng gēqǔ zhōng, yīnggāi hěn róngyì yǐnqǐ niánqīngrén de xìngqù hé guānzhù, zhè bù shì yījiànhǎo shì ma?
They can't say that. Look at young people these days-- how many of them are interested in Peking or Kun opera? Kun opera has almost been lost forever. The only way traditional culture can stay alive is by keeping pace with the times. Modern kids like to listen to pop music. If you blend some traditional cultural elements into popular music, it should be easy to get young people to pay attention-- isn't that a good thing?
A: 說得也是。不過流行音樂很容易過時的，這種音樂形式現在很受歡迎，是因為大家覺得新鮮，以後這樣的歌越來越多，很快就會聽膩的。
shuō děi yě shì. bùguò liúxíng yīnyuè hěn róngyì guòshí de, zhèzhǒng yīnyuèxíngshì xiànzài hěn shòu huānyíng, shì yīnwèi dàjiā juéde xīnxiān, yǐhòu zhèyàngdegē yuèláiyuèduō, hěn kuài jiù huì tīng nì de.
You're right. But it's easy for pop music to become obsolete. This music is so popular now because everyone thinks it's fresh. But then as this kind of music gets more and more common, people will get sick of it.
B: 我可不這樣想。如果真的是好作品就一定會流傳下去的。你看那些經典的歐美老歌，都已經過了三四十年了，不是還有那麼多人喜歡嘛。
wǒ kě bù zhèyàng xiǎng. rúguǒ zhēnde shìhǎo zuòpǐn jiù yī dìng huì liúchuán xiàqù de. nǐ kàn nàxiē jīngdiǎn de Ōuměi lǎo gē, dōu yǐjīng guòle sānbǎi sìshí nián le, bù shì hái yǒu nàme duō rén rén xǐhuan ma.
I really don't see things that way. If it's a good piece of work, it will definitely be passed down. Look at those classic old European and North American songs-- they've been around for thirty or forty years, and people still love them.
A: 那前提是要有好作品啊。要把中西方的音樂元素結合得好可不是一件容易的事。
nà qiántí shì yàoyǒu hǎo zuòpǐn ā. yào bǎ Zhōng- Xīfāng de yīnyuèyuánsù jiéhé de hǎo kěbushì yījiàn róngyì de shì.
So that just goes to show that the work has to be good. It's not easy to combine Chinese and Western elements well.
B: 是啊，音樂人除了要有好的音樂素養外，對民族的傳統文化也要有很深的瞭解。
shì a, yīnyuèrén chúle yàoyǒu hǎo de yīnyuè sùyǎng wài, duì mínzú de chuántǒng wénhuà yě yàoyǒu hěn shēn de liǎojiě.
Yeah, not only do the musicians have to be accomplished musicians, they also need a deep understanding of traditional culture.
A: 而且還不能盲目跟風，要有自己的個性和特色。
érqiě hái bùnéng mángmù gēnfēng, yàoyǒu zìjǐ de gèxìng hé tèsè.
And they can't just blindly hop on the bandwagon. They need to have their own individuality and special characteristics.
B: 對對對，現在可是強調個性的時代，與眾不同才能吸引人們更多的關注。
duì duì duì, xiànzài kěshì qiángdiào gèxìng de shídài, yǔzhòngbùtóng cáinéng xīyǐnrén men gèng duō de guānzhù.
Right! These days individuality is really important. The only way you can get people to pay attention to you is by standing out from the crowd.
Key Vocabulary
周杰倫 Zhōu Jiélún Jay Chou, a pop star
彆扭 bièniu awkward
費玉清 Fèi Yùqīng Fei Yuqing
美聲 měishēng operatic voice
民歌 míngē folk song
小調 xiǎodiào minor (key)
中西合璧 Zhōngxī hébì a mix of Chinese and western content
模仿 mófǎng to imitate
嘻哈 xīhā hip hop
說唱 shuōchàng rap
元素 yuánsù element
王力宏 Wáng Lìhóng Wang Leehom, a pop star
取材 qǔcái to select materials
崑劇 Kūnjù Kun opera
牡丹亭 mǔdāntíng a famous Kun opera
陶喆 Táo Zhé Tao Zhe (David Tao), a pop star
蘇三 Sū Sān Su San, a character from Peking Opera
韻味 yùnwèi charm
不倫不類 bùlúnbùlèi neither fish nor fowl
糟蹋 zāotà to insult
與時俱進 yǔshíjùjìn to keep pace with the times
盲目 mángmù blindly
跟風 gēnfēng following the trend
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