口語(yǔ)入門:談?wù)摴诺湟魳?lè) Talking About Classical Music

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    A:You said you like classical music very much. Then who is your favorite opera star?
    你說(shuō)你非常喜歡古典音樂(lè),那你最喜歡的歌劇明星是誰(shuí)啊?
    B:There are three of them, the Three Tenors.
    有三個(gè)呢,世界三大男高音。
    A:Oh, you mean Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras. Have you been to their live shows?
    哦,你是說(shuō)帕瓦羅蒂、多明戈和卡雷拉斯。你去過(guò)他們的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出嗎?
    B:Yeah, it's really a unique experience. It's a solo concert by Pavarotti. He put on the performance in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
    是的,那真是特別的經(jīng)歷。那是帕瓦羅蒂的個(gè)人演唱會(huì),是他在北京的紫禁城舉辦的演出。
    A:I've heard of that one. It was also his swan song.
    我聽說(shuō)過(guò)那場(chǎng)演出,那是他的告別演唱會(huì)。
    B:Besides, speaking of classical music, we should never forget about the New Year's Concert.
    另外,談到古典音樂(lè),我們就不能不提維也納新年音樂(lè)會(huì)。
    A:Of course not. People all over the world watch it on TV, or listen to it on the radio.
    那是當(dāng)然。全世界的人們都通過(guò)電視或者收音機(jī)欣賞它。
    B:Sure. It's undoubtedly one of the biggest classical music events. Have you ever been to the live show?
    是啊。它毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)是最隆重的古典音樂(lè)盛典之一。你看過(guò)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出嗎?
    A:Yes, I went to the New Year's Concert in 2005.
    是的,我參加了2005年的新年音樂(lè)會(huì)。
    B:Wow, you are so lucky. I saw that one on TV. But it must be so different to be there in the concert hall.
    哇,你太幸運(yùn)了。我是在電視上看的。但是到音樂(lè)廳欣賞一定很不一樣。
    A:That's for sure. You know, it's really amazing to be in the best concert hall, listening to the performance by the best orchestra. I had the greatest time ever.
    那是肯定的。你知道,到最棒的音樂(lè)廳聽最棒的管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)演出實(shí)在棒極了。那是我最快樂(lè)的時(shí)光。
    B:Who was the conductor at that event?
    那次的指揮是誰(shuí)啊?
    A:Lorin Maazel. He did an amazing job. Moreover, he just celebrated his 75th birthday.
    羅林馬澤爾。他表現(xiàn)得非常出色。而且,當(dāng)時(shí)他剛剛慶祝了他75歲的生日。
    B:So cool. I wish I can go to the live New Year's Concert someday in the future.
    真酷啊。我希望將來(lái)有一天我也可以去現(xiàn)場(chǎng)聽新年音樂(lè)會(huì)。
    A:The right opportunity for you would come along soon. You know, music is transnational.
    你一定有機(jī)會(huì)的。你知道,音樂(lè)是超越國(guó)界的。
    B:I believe in that. Well, the performance is about to begin. Let's be quiet.
    這個(gè)我相信。對(duì)了,演出快要開始了,讓我們保持安靜吧。