2006年VOA标准英语-Carbon Leaf Visits VOA as it Releases New CD

By Larry London
Washington, DC
13 September 2006
 
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The members of Carbon Leaf have always managed to attract a large following -- from their early days as college students to their national appearance at the 2002 American Music Awards.  Their 2004 breakthrough album, "Indian Summer", offered two success stories with "Life Less Ordinary" and "What About Everything".  The band is on tour in support of its sixth studio album, "Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat", released¹ September 12th.  Carbon Leaf recently stopped by VOA to talk with Larry London.

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Barry Privett  
  
Carbon Leaf's Barry Privett tells why the group's second album for Vanguard Records is so personal.

"The new album's called 'Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat,' and it's pretty self-explanatory," he tells us.  "It's the -- what I kind of half-jokingly call 'the four seasons of the human condition,' running you through the wash cycle of love, loss, hope, and then repeating that cycle and then, so it's kind of a bittersweet album of those intangibles that you can't hold onto, that the emotions that kind of drive our lives and, uh, it's a love, loss, hope, repeat."

Carbon Leaf is known for its busy schedule, performing more than 300 concerts a year.  Barry explains why the band works² so hard.

Band members of Carbon Leaf at VOA   
  
"I always liken it to swimming in a swim meet where you just keep your head down in the pool and you just keep swimming until, you know, your coach pulls your head out of the water and says, 'OK, you can stop.'  We just hit the road and we play and we go city to city and then meet people and do our thing and assuming³ the rest will take care of itself." 

He reflected on his career. "We're lucky that whenever I stop and think, you know, this is what we've chosen to do and we're doing it and we don't have to take part-time jobs to drive through the night every night like we used to do. I mean, that's the freedom that you have from that is definitely⁴ worth it."

Where does Carbon Leaf hope to be in the near future?

“We'd love to be touring the world, making music, and having people come and listen to it and I'd be happy."

For now, Carbon Leaf will settle for people buying its new album, "Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat."

All footage, except interviews (during which Carbon Leaf members are standing), is courtesy⁵ of Vanguard Records.

1 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 assuming   

如果

参考例句：

• You were mistaken in assuming it. 你这样臆断是错了。
• The country's industry is assuming a new aspect. 该国的工业正在呈现新的面貌。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 courtesy   

n.谦恭有礼，礼貌的举止，好意，恩惠

参考例句：

• She called on us merely for the sake of courtesy.她来访只是为了礼貌。
• After a few words of courtesy,they got down to business.双方客气了一番，就开始谈正事。