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@ 50481 接觸爵士
A 哇，這個爵士酒吧真不錯。來的美眉都好漂亮！
wā, zhège juéshì jiǔbā zhēn bùcuò. lái de měiméi dōu hǎo piàoliang!
Wow, this jazz bar is really great. There are so many hot chicks here!
B 啊喲，你正經點兒。我們是來聽音樂的，麻煩你看臺上，不是臺下。今天可是週末大樂隊專場，絕對精彩！
āyō, nǐ zhèngjing diǎnr. wǒmen shì lái tīng yīnyuè de, máfan nǐ kàn tái shàng, bù shì tái xià. jīntiān kěshì zhōumò dà yuèduì zhuānchǎng, juéduì jīngcǎi!
Agh, try to be a little more serious. We came to listen to music. Can I trouble you to look at the stage, not the crowd? Today is the special weekend Big Band performance. It's sure to be exciting!
A 我可以一心二用嘛。喲， 不愧是大樂隊，那麼大排場！爵士鼓、小號、長號、薩克斯風、鋼琴、還有個指揮。搞這麼一場演出還挺費勁的。
wǒ kěyǐ yīxīnèryòng ma. yō, bùkuì shì dà yuèduì, nàme dà páichǎng! juéshì gǔ, xiǎohào, chánghào, sàkèsīfēng, gāngqín, hái yǒu ge zhǐhuī. gǎo zhème yī chǎng yǎnchū hái tǐng fèijìn de.
I can do two things at once. It sure deserves the name ``Big Band"-- such extravagance! Jazz drums, trumpets, trombones, saxaphones, piano, and there's a conductor, too. Putting on such a big show takes a lot of work.
B 當然咯。這也就是大樂隊的魅力。十幾個樂手在一起演奏爵士經典，穿插即興發揮，調動觀眾的積極性。觀眾越投入，樂手也就越來勁兒。那種現場感，保證你一聽鍾情！
dāngrán luō. zhè yě jiùshì dà yuèduì de mèilì. shíjǐ ge yuèshǒu zài yīqǐ yǎnzòu juéshì jīngdiǎn, chuānchā jíxìng fāhuī, diàodòng guānzhòng de jījíxìng. guānzhòng yuè tóurù, yuèshǒu yě jiù yuè láijìnr. nà zhǒng xiànchǎng gǎn, bǎozhèng nǐ yī tīng zhōngqíng!
Of course. That's also the charm of a Big Band. A bunch of musicians performing jazz classics together, alternating and improvising, getting the audience involved. The more energy the audience gives, the more energetically the musicians play. I guarantee it'll be love the first time you get that live-show feeling.
A 你還挺小資的嘛！不過現在國內愛聽爵士的人真是挺多的，有些是真喜歡，有些卻是不懂裝懂，把聽爵士當成身份的象徵。多做作！
nǐ hái tǐng xiǎozī de ma! bùguò xiànzài guónèi ài tīng juéshì de rén zhēnshì tǐng duō de, yǒuxiē shì zhēn xǐhuan, yǒuxiē què shì bùdǒngzhuāngdǒng, bǎ tīng juéshì dāngchéng shēnfèn de xiàngzhēng. duō zuòzuo!
You're a real hedonist! But these days a lot of people in China love jazz. Some people really like it, others just pretend they understand it. They make listening to jazz a sort of status symbol. It's so pretentious!
B 就是，現在這種人可多了。對於爵士一問三不知，還裝得多麼有知識似的。
jiùshì, xiànzài zhè zhǒng rén kě duō le. duìyú juéshì yīwènsānbùzhī, hái zhuāng de duōme yǒu zhīshi shìde.
That's for sure. There are so many people like that nowadays. They don't have the foggiest idea about jazz, but they act like they know all about it.
A 是呀，你看我，不懂就是不懂，從來不裝模作樣。哎，什麼是搖擺啊？
shì yā, nǐ kàn wǒ, bù dǒng jiùshì bù dǒng, cónglái bù zhuāngmúzuòyàng. āi, shénme shì yáobǎi ā?
Yeah. Look at you-- you don't understand it, but you've never pretended that you could! Oh, what's Swing?
B 是二三十年代特別火的跳舞音樂，節奏感很強，很輕快。
shì èr sān shí niándài tèbié huǒ de tiàowǔ yīnyuè, jiézòu gǎn hěn qiáng, hěn qīngkuài.
It's a type of music that was really popular in the twenties and thirties. The rhythm is really strong, and it's very lively.
A 噢，就是那種小號用得特別多的音樂吧。老實說，聽多了有點頭疼。今天有人唱嗎？
ō, jiùshì nà zhǒng xiǎohào yòng de tèbié duō de yīnyuè ba. lǎoshí shuō, tīng duō le yǒudiǎn tóuténg. jīntiān yǒu rén chàng ma?
Ah, it must be the kind of music that uses a lot of trumpets, huh? To tell you the truth, I get a headache after listen to too much of it. Will anybody be singing today?
B 有啊，而且唱的都是絕對經典的歌，你一定喜歡！其實，你可以聽聽酸爵士。
yǒu ā, érqiě chàng de dōu shì juéduì jīngdiǎn de gē, nǐ yīdìng xǐhuan! qíshí, nǐ kěyǐ tīngting suān juéshì.
Yes, and they'll be singing absolute classics! You'll certainly like them. Actually, you can give acid jazz a try.
A 嗯， 聽名字我就喜歡。是不是加了些電子元素？
ng4, tīng míngzi wǒ jiù xǐhuan. shì bu shì jiā le xiē diànzǐ yuánsù?
Oh, I like it just based on the name. Is it jazz with electronic elements?
B 沒錯。總的來說，是很輕鬆、時尚的風格。我有好多唱片，下次給你。
méicuò. zǒngdeláishuō, shì hěn qīngsōng, shíshàng de fēnggé. wǒ yǒu hǎo duō chàngpiàn, xiàcì gěi nǐ.
That's right. In general, it's a very relaxing, fashionable style. I have a lot of albums. Next time, I'll give them to you.
A 快看，又進來個美女。
kuài kàn, yòu jìnlái ge měinǚ.
Quick, look-- another pretty woman just came in!
Key Vocabulary
美眉 měiméi pretty young girl
正經 zhèngjing decent
專場 zhuānchǎng special show
一心二用 yīxīnèryòng multitasking
不愧 bùkuì to be worthy of
爵士鼓 juéshì gǔ jazz drums
小號 xiǎohào trumpet
長號 chánghào trombone
薩克斯風 sàkèsīfēng saxophone
即興 jíxìng improvised
鍾情 zhōngqíng to fall in love
小資 xiǎozī upper middle-class
不懂裝懂 bùdǒngzhuāngdǒng to pretend to understand
一問三不知 yīwènsānbùzhī to know nothing
裝模作樣 zhuāngmúzuòyàng to put on an act
輕快 qīngkuài light and quick; lively
做作 zuòzuo overdo
Supplementary Vocabulary
藍調 lándiào blues
靈感 línggǎn inspiration
交響樂 jiāoxiǎngyuè symphony
飽含 bǎohán contain many
奔放 bēnfàng unrestrained
聆聽 língtīng listen respectfully
編制 biānzhì to draw up
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