Name: 查理-瓦茨滾石樂隊鼓手去世 - 新聞評論 (Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer dies - News Review)
Uploaded: 2021-08-31T16:45:31.000Z
Duration: 10 min 51 s

Charlie Watts, the drummer from the legendary British rock group

查理-瓦茨，英國傳奇搖滾樂隊的鼓手

the Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.

滾石樂隊的成員，已經去世，享年80歲。

This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

I'm Neil and joining me is Tom. Hello Tom.

我是尼爾，加入我的是湯姆。你好，湯姆。

尼爾你好，也向我們的觀眾問好。

Don't forget – if you want to test yourself on today's vocabulary,

不要忘記--如果你想測試自己今天的詞彙量。

there's a quiz at bbclearningenglish.com.

在bbclearningenglish.com有一個測驗。

Now, let's hear about this story from a BBC radio report:

現在，讓我們聽聽BBC電臺報道的這個故事。

So, Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, has died.

那麼，滾石樂隊的鼓手查理-瓦茨已經去世。

and this was shortly after cancelling his appearance

而這是在取消了他的出現後不久

Yeah. Sad news for fans of the Rolling Stones.

是的。對於滾石樂隊的粉絲來說，這是一個悲傷的消息。

You've been looking at this story and you've picked out

你一直在看這個故事，你已經挑出了

three words and expressions that we can use to talk about it.

我們可以用三個詞和表達方式來談論它。

I have three words and expressions: 'backbone', 'rock' and 'pay tribute'.

我有三個詞和表達方式。'骨幹'、'搖滾'和'致敬'。

Let's start with your first headline then please, Tom.

讓我們從你的第一個頭條新聞開始吧，湯姆。

My first headline, Neil, is from the Miami Herald in the US – it says:

我的第一個標題，尼爾，是來自美國的《邁阿密先驅報》--它說。

Now, 'backbone' – that word made up of two words: 'back' and 'bone'–

現在，"骨幹"--這個詞由兩個詞組成。'背'和'骨' -

I know what that is. That's... that's your spine, isn't it?

我知道那是什麼。那是......那是你的脊柱，不是嗎？

Yeah. You know the medical use – so, the spine is...

是的。你知道醫療用途 - 所以，脊柱是...

is your 'backbone'. And what does it do, Neil?

是你的 "主心骨"。那它是做什麼的，尼爾？

What is the purpose of this spine or 'backbone' in the body?

這個脊柱或 "背脊 "在體內的作用是什麼？

Well, it supports everything else: all of the other main bones come off it

嗯，它支持其他一切：所有其他主要的骨骼都來自於它。

and it's really central. Without it, the body would collapse.

而它確實是核心。沒有它，身體就會垮掉。

Yeah. It quite literally holds everything together,

是的，從字面上看，它把一切都聯繫在一起。

and it's in this way that this use is similar.

而正是在這種方式下，這種使用是相似的。

We're not talking about an actual bone in your body, but when we say,

我們不是在談論你身體裡的一根真正的骨頭，但是當我們說。

'Charlie Watts was the backbone of the Rolling Stones,'

查理-沃茨是滾石樂隊的骨幹，' '。

we mean that he helped to keep the group together.

我們的意思是，他幫助保持了這個團體的團結。

or, as a drummer, he helps to keep other musicians in time.

或者，作為一個鼓手，他幫助其他樂手保持時間。

Yeah, that's right. And we use that expression

是的，這就對了。而我們使用這種表達方式

'to be the backbone of something' precisely like that –

'成為某物的骨幹'正是如此------。

to say that something is really important

Yeah, and it... it's quite a positive thing to say.

是的，而且......這是很積極的說法。

which refers to, kind of, strength of character.

這指的是，一種，性格的力量。

or you could say if they 'have a lot of backbone',

或者你可以說，如果他們 "有很多骨氣"。

it means they display great strength of character

意味著他們顯示出巨大的人格力量

而且他們是一個，有點，堅強的人。

OK. So, that's a slightly different meaning to the one in this headline then,

好的。是以，這與這個標題中的含義略有不同。

where we're saying that somebody is important for supporting.

在這裡，我們說某人是重要的支持。

This is about the strength, or how brave somebody is.

這是關於力量，或某人有多勇敢。

Yeah, precisely. So, imagine... one day, Neil,

是的，正是如此。所以，想象一下......有一天，尼爾。

if I didn't want to do News Review and I said,

如果我不想做《新聞評論》，我說。

我不知道我是否能做到這一點'。

And you said, 'Tom, come on! Show some backbone. Do the job.'

而你說，"湯姆，來吧！拿出點勇氣。拿出點骨氣來。做好工作。

它的意思是，有點像，要堅強。

Yeah. And interestingly, we talk about 'spine' in a...

是的。有趣的是，我們談論 "脊柱 "是在...。

in a similar way to mean, sort of, being brave.

以類似的方式表示，有點像，勇敢。

We can say that somebody who isn't brave is 'spineless'.

我們可以說，不勇敢的人是 "沒骨氣"。

Exactly. Yeah. So, almost the opposite of having 'backbone'

正是如此。是的。所以，幾乎與有 "骨氣 "相反的是

is being 'spineless', which – if you say to someone, 'Don't be spineless,'

是 "沒有骨氣"，這--如果你對某人說，"不要沒有骨氣，

它的意思是："不要做一個懦夫。

Yeah. That's right. OK. Shall we get a summary?

是的。這就對了。好的。我們要不要做個總結？

If you like stories about music, we have the perfect one for you

如果你喜歡關於音樂的故事，我們為你準備了完美的故事

about whether or not music's getting faster.

They just need to groove on down the page

他們只需要繼續往下走就可以了。

and click the link in the video description.

Let's have a look now at your second headline.

現在我們來看看你的第二個標題。

當然了。我的第二個標題是來自

the Financial Times in the UK – it says:

是以，"岩石"--堅強、可靠的人。

Yeah. 'Rock' – strong, reliable person.

是的。"岩石"--堅強、可靠的人。

現在，我今天選擇了這個，尼爾。

because lots of people know what a 'rock' is,

因為很多人都知道 "石頭 "是什麼。

而且它與一塊石頭有關，實際上。

But there are all these other uses of 'rock' that we use in English as well.

但是我們在英語中也有所有這些 "岩石 "的其他用法。

I thought this would be a good opportunity to look at these.

我認為這將是一個很好的機會來看看這些。

Yeah. And in this headline the use of the word 'rock'

是的。而在這個標題中，"搖滾 "一詞的使用

has multiple meanings and that's very typical of a headline.

有多種含義，這是很典型的標題。

We call these puns. They are plays on word... on words.

我們稱這些為雙關語。它們是文字遊戲......文字上的遊戲。

They are, of course, yeah, because Charlie....

當然，他們是，是的，因為查理....

Charlie Watts was a 'rock musician'. He played in a 'rock band'

查理-瓦茨是一個 "搖滾樂手"。他在一個 "搖滾樂隊 "中演奏

and to describe him as the 'rock' of a band is quite appropriate.

將他描述為一個樂隊的 "搖滾 "是非常恰當的。

The meaning is almost similar: if you think of a 'rock' –

其含義幾乎是相似的：如果你想到一塊'石頭' --

and these are adjectives we could use to describe 'rock music' as well,

而這些都是我們可以用來描述 "搖滾音樂 "的形容詞。

which has a sort of strong, hard and powerful sound.

它有一種強烈的、堅硬的和有力的聲音。

Yeah. And if we describe someone as 'your rock' or 'my rock',

是的。如果我們形容某人為 "你的岩石 "或 "我的岩石"。

we're talking about the strength that they give you.

我們談論的是他們給你的力量。

Yeah. So, this is more in a, sort of, emotional context.

是的。所以，這更多的是在一種，某種，情感的背景下。

If you have a husband or wife or partner and you say,

如果你有一個丈夫或妻子或夥伴，你說。

'You are my rock,' or, 'This person is my rock,'

'你是我的磐石'，或者，'這個人是我的磐石'。

it means you are my, sort of, person that I depend on.

這意味著你是我的，某種程度上，我依賴的人。

You're my number one person that I rely on for support.

你是我的頭號支持者，我依靠你來支持。

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