ABC基础英语对话：关于音乐乐队的对话

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1) acoustic guitar (classical guitar) (古典吉它): a guitar with no electronics needed
i took my acoustic guitar to the park and played music for hours.
我把我的老吉它带到公园里，在那儿弹了几个小时的音乐。

2) amplifier (amp) (扬声器，扩音器): a box-like speaker that produces the sounds from a electric guitar or keyboard
please plug my guitar into that big amplifier, i love to be loud.
请把我的吉它插到那个大的扩音器上，我喜欢大点的声音。

3) band (乐队): a group of musicians that work together on a regular basis
pink floyd is the name of a band, not the name of a person.
平克·弗罗伊德是一个乐队的名字，而不是某个人的名字。

4) electric guitar/bass (电吉它/贝斯): (axe) a guitar that needs an amp to make sounds
careful with that electric guitar, roger waters gave it to me as a gift.
拿我的点吉它时小心点儿，罗杰·沃特斯是把它当成礼物给我的。

5) gig (演出，音乐会): a performance or concert
you had better hurry up, we have a gig tonight.
你最好快一点，我们今晚有演出。

6) groupie (乐队追星族): a fan, or person who follows a band and loves the band members
there is a beautiful groupie outside and she wants our autographs.
外面有一个漂亮的歌迷，她想要我们的亲笔签名。

7) hard rock (硬摇滚): heavy metal, loud, strong music
most hard rock fans and groupies have long hair.
大部分的硬摇滚歌迷和乐队歌迷都留长发。

8) jam (演奏): to play music together
turn on your amp and let's jam! the guitarist santana really jams, don't you agree? listen to that solo, he is in a grove.
打开你的扩音器，让我们蹦眺演奏吧。吉它手桑塔那真的是在蹦眺，你们同意吗？听那个独唱歌手，他正沉浸在他的groove中。

9) lyrics (歌词): words to the song
this helpful e-mail letter often teaches us the lyrics to interesting songs.
这封有用的电子邮件经常教我们有趣的歌词。

10) percussion instruments (打击乐器): drums and things that keep the rhythm
a percussionist is someone who plays drums or other percussion instruments.
打击乐家是打鼓或其它打击乐器的演奏家。

11) solo （独奏): (alone) to play a guitar solo is to highlight the guitar as it plays alone. to play solo is to jam alone.
yesterday i had a solo gig, i jammed alone.
昨天我进行了一个独奏音乐会，我一个人蹦蹦跳跳。