Lesson 10 · My First Band

S1

I was very sensitive to music.

我对音乐非常敏感。

sensitive 敏感的

S2

Just dipping into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well.

只要简单地翻阅一下音乐书，我就能唱得好或演奏得好。

dip into 翻阅、浏览 briefly 简短地、简单地

S3

To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor.

说实话，我一直梦想成为一名著名的民谣艺人。

dream of 梦想、向往（dreamt 为其过去式） folk 民间的、民俗的

S4

I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion.

我非常自信，从来没有减少过自己的投入。

confident 自信的 decrease 减少 devotion 热爱、投入

S5

I formed my first band called "Rolling Frog".

我组建了我的第一支乐队，名叫“滚蛙乐队”。

form 组建、成立 band 乐队

S6

At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passers-by to earn extra money in cash.

一开始，我们靠在酒吧里演奏乐器，或者为路人演奏，来赚取一些额外的现金。

rely on 依靠、依赖 instrument 乐器 pub 酒吧 passer-by 路人、过路人

S7

Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians whom people were familiar with.

然后我们戴上假胡须，假扮成人们熟悉的那几位音乐家。

false 假的 beard 胡须 pretend 假装 be familiar with 对…熟悉

S8

In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on each other.

此外，我们在表演中加入一些幽默的桥段，还互相开玩笑。

in addition 此外、另外 attach 附加、加入 humorous 幽默的 performance 表演

S9

Soon, our "funny jazz" became famous and invitations to perform for broadcast stations began to come.

很快，我们的“趣味爵士乐”出了名，广播电台的演出邀请开始纷至沓来。

jazz 爵士乐 invitation 邀请 broadcast 广播、播出

S10

Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a studio.

后来，我们整理出有吸引力的曲目，并在录音棚里录制了一张唱片。

sort out 整理、挑选出 attractive 有吸引力的 record 唱片（名词）；录制（动词） studio 录音室、工作室

S11

A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.

大约卖出了一百万张，我们成了百万富翁。

copy 一张（唱片）、一份 millionaire 百万富翁

S12

It was painful that the band broke up finally.

乐队最后解散了，这真让人难过。

painful 令人痛苦的、难过的 break up 解散（break 的过去式为 broke）

S13

But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician.

但最重要的是，我实现了当音乐家的梦想。

above all 最重要的是、尤其 realize 实现；意识到 musician 音乐家

📖 Lesson 10 · My First Band 我的第一支乐队