访谈录 2013-03-27&03-29 民谣摇滚歌手德文达·班哈特专访

 　　I just want to start by saying I really dislike interviews with a camera in front of me.

　　I used to live alonebut I found you so certainI’m yours to take…The far cameras, even worse, because it’s more of this superfluous¹ buzz², you know, it’s a mosquito³ in the night. It’s supposed to annoy us in the room.

　　Now shake it up babyTwist and shout…I am Venezuelan. Do I represent⁴ Venezuelans? I don’t know if I…I barely⁵ can represent myself. I feel so Venezuelan everywhere except for Venezuelan. That’s a truth for me. And it’s also the truth of many people that I know that also are South American yet don’t live there……over againCan you help me overcome this unlovingOssifying body you’re in…Wow wow wow…I used to live aloneJust counting those…On this record, I sing in Spanish, and in English and German. But I put out a song in Spanish, one or two on every record that I’ve made, I’m Venezuelan. I’m Venezuelan. You know, so I sing in Spanish. Of course, I’m gonna sing in Spanish.

　　…till we sing againStart at the bottom and then we’ll descendLove not unlikeLittle joy ain’t around no moreLove not unlikeI am woman hear me roarLove not unlikeLarry Levan sanctifiedLove not unlike…I can identify with the culture that I’ve never, that I have no relationship. And that’s thanks to art. That’s it.

　　What do I got to doJust to make that man love meWhat do I got to doThank you so much, everyone!

1 superfluous   

adj.过多的，过剩的，多余的

参考例句：

• She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
• That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。

2 buzz   

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

• My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
• A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。

3 mosquito   

n.蚊子

参考例句：

• I slapped at the mosquito but missed.我打蚊子，但没打中。
• I was bitten in the leg by a mosquito.我腿上被蚊子叮了一口。

4 represent   

vt.表现，表示；描绘，讲述；代表，象征；回忆；再赠送，再上演；vi.提出异议

参考例句：

• I'll represent to him the risk he is running.我要向他指出他所面临的险境。
• We selected her to represent us.我们选她作为我们的代表。

5 barely   

adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。