2015年高考(湖北卷)英语听力真题 长对话(4)

 

Good evening, Steven. Thank you for being with us.

晚上好，斯蒂芬。谢谢你能和我们在一起。

Thank you for having me.

感谢你们邀请我。

So Steven, as a guitar player, how would you describe your music?

那么斯蒂芬，作为一名吉它演奏者，你怎么形容你的音乐？

Is it a kind of folk¹ rock, or a mixture of pop and rock?

是民族摇滚，还是流行与摇滚的混搭？

Well, I just want it to be real rock, hard and solid².

嗯，我只想做纯粹的摇滚，坚硬、坚实的摇滚乐。

Has it changed since your first record?

从你第一张唱片以来有变过吗？

No. I am happy with what I can do.

没有。我为我能做的感到很高兴。

Where are your favorite places to play?

你最喜欢到哪里演出？

Oh, I love Australia.

噢，我最爱澳大利亚。

People here are all smiles.

这里的人们个个笑逐颜开。

So no one throws things onto the stage in Australia?

也就是说在澳大利亚没人会往舞台上扔东西？

People throw things everywhere.

人们把东西扔得到处都是。

You can't stop that.

你阻止不了的。

What do you think of the people who download your music from the Internet?

你怎么看待那些从网上下载你的音乐的人？

Well, the truth is people who download your music are people who are interested in your music.

嗯，事实上那些下载你音乐的人对你的音乐感兴趣。

And if you're upset about that, then what's the point?

若你对这种行为感到不快，有什么意义呢？

Thanks, Steven. Before we finish, can you offer any tips on becoming a better songwriter?

谢谢你，斯蒂芬。在我们结束前，你能否就如何成为一个好的作曲人给我们提供一些建议？

Stop listening to other people's songs, be yourself.

别再听别人的歌，做你自己。

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1 folk   

n.人们；家属，亲属；adj.民间的

参考例句：

• I am not very fond of folk dance.我不太喜欢民间舞蹈。
• Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.困难有助于把人们锻炼成能干的人。

2 solid   

adj.固体的，结实的，可靠的，实心的；n.固体，实心；adv. 一致地

参考例句：

• Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
• I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。