This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是來自 BBC Learning English 的 6 分鐘英語。

I'm Pippa.

我叫皮帕

And I'm Neil.

我是尼爾

Now, Neil, have you ever wanted to be a musician?

尼爾，你想過成為音樂家嗎？

Oh yes, Pippa.

哦，是的，皮帕。

I still want to be a musician.

我仍然想成為一名音樂家。

I've been playing my guitar since I was 14.

我從 14 歲開始彈吉他。

Wow.

哇

Well, maybe one day you'll manage it.

也許有一天你會成功的。

Who knows?

誰知道呢？

What about you?

你呢？

I don't think I'd like to be a musician.

我不認為我想成為一名音樂家。

I think it would be a bit stressful, especially if you had lots of fans and were really successful.

我覺得壓力會有點大，尤其是如果你有很多粉絲，而且非常成功的話。

Yeah.

是啊

I wonder what life as a musician is actually like.

我想知道音樂家的生活究竟是怎樣的。

We'll be finding that out in this programme as we hear from some people around the UK who would like to become successful musicians and will even listen to some of their music too.

在本節目中，我們將聆聽英國一些希望成為成功音樂家的人的心聲，甚至還將聆聽他們的一些音樂作品，從而找出答案。

But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

但首先，我有個問題要問你，尼爾。

In the UK, we have a weekly chart of the best-selling songs in the country, and the top-selling song is called The Number One.

在英國，每週都有一個全國最暢銷歌曲排行榜，最暢銷的歌曲被稱為 "第一名"。

But which musical artist do you think has had the most UK number one songs?

但是，您認為哪位音樂藝術家擁有最多的英國冠軍歌曲？

Is it… A.

是...... A．

The Beatles B.

披頭士 B.

Ed Sheeran Or C.

Ed Sheeran 或 C.

Elvis Presley Oh, well, I think that's easy.

埃爾維斯-普雷斯利 哦，好吧，我想這很簡單。

It must be surely The Beatles.

肯定是披頭士。

Well, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme.

好吧，我會在節目最後揭曉答案。

Now, getting a number one song is a dream for many musicians.

現在，獲得一首冠軍歌曲是許多音樂人的夢想。

But if you want to become a musician, where do you start?

但是，如果你想成為一名音樂家，該從哪裡開始呢？

I grew up in a really rich music scene in St Ives.

我是在聖艾夫斯豐富的音樂氛圍中長大的。

I was going to open mics from the age of about 11.

我從 11 歲起就開始參加公開音樂會。

This is Bailey.

我是貝利

She lives in St Ives in Cornwall on the south-west coast of England.

她住在英格蘭西南海岸康沃爾郡的聖艾夫斯。

She says she was going to open mic nights from a young age.

她說，她從小就參加開放式麥克風之夜。

Open mic nights are events where anyone can sing or play music.

開放式麥克風之夜是任何人都可以唱歌或演奏音樂的活動。

Bailey talks about her life as a musician to BBC learning English programme My Song, My Home.

貝利在 BBC 學習英語節目《我的歌，我的家》中講述了她的音樂家生活。

I would go to these songwriter's circles at the Kettle and Wink on like a Friday night after school where I'd be like the youngest person by like 50 years.

每週五放學後，我都會去Kettle和Wink酒吧參加作曲家的聚會，在那裡，我是最年輕的作曲家，比別人小50歲。

But I'd sit in a circle of a bunch of old men and they'd play James Taylor and Carole King and the Eagles and lots of 70s music.

但我會和一群老人圍坐在一起，他們會播放詹姆斯-泰勒、卡羅爾-金、老鷹樂隊和許多 70 年代的音樂。

And that's influenced me massively.

這對我影響很大。

But I guess everyone kind of took me under the wing growing up.

但我想，在我的成長過程中，每個人都把我放在羽翼之下。

When she was younger, Bailey went to songwriter's circles.

年輕時，貝利經常參加作曲家的聚會。

These are meetings for people interested in writing their own music.

這些會議是為對創作自己的音樂感興趣的人舉辦的。

Bailey remembers sitting with a bunch of old men.

貝利記得自己和一群老人坐在一起。

A bunch is an informal way to talk about a group of people.

一群人 "是談論一群人的非正式說法。

The older men in the group would play music from the 1970s.

小組中的年長者會演奏 20 世紀 70 年代的音樂。

And Bailey says they took her under their wing.

貝利說，他們把她帶到了自己的羽翼之下。

If you take somebody under your wing, you decide to protect them or guide them.

如果你把某人置於你的羽翼之下，你就決定保護他或引導他。

Let's meet another musician, Josh.

讓我們來認識另一位音樂家喬希。

So I learnt my first proper song on guitar when I was about 13.

是以，我在 13 歲左右用吉他學會了第一首正式的歌曲。

I literally started busking the moment I could kind of do that.

實際上，我一有機會就開始賣唱。

Josh lives in London and is a busker.

喬希住在倫敦，是一名巴士藝人。

This means that he performs on the street or in public places to earn money.

這意味著他在街頭或公共場所表演掙錢。

Busking is a common way for musicians to make money and perform to more people.

擺攤是音樂家賺錢和向更多人表演的常見方式。

And as Josh told BBC Learning English programme My Song, My Home, it can help musicians to get new opportunities.

正如喬希在 BBC Learning English 節目 "我的歌，我的家 "中所說，它可以幫助音樂家獲得新的機會。

It's been kind of like my main earner that's kept me going for the last 10 or so years.

在過去的十多年裡，它就像是我的主要收入來源，一直支撐著我。

From that, it's then got me various different opportunities.

由此，我獲得了各種不同的機會。

It's got me all my gigs, got me all my connections.

我所有的演出和人脈都靠它。

So I owe a lot to busking.

所以，我的成功很大程度上要歸功於擺攤賣藝。

Busking is Josh's main earner.

賣藝是喬希的主要收入來源。

It's his main source of money.

這是他的主要經濟來源。

He says that busking has got him all his gigs and connections.

他說，他的所有演出和人脈都是靠擺攤獲得的。

Gigs are musical concerts, and it's an informal slang word.

Gigs 是音樂會，是一個非正式的俚語。

Josh says he owes a lot to busking.

喬希說，他的成功很大程度上要歸功於擺攤賣藝。

If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have success or happiness because of that personal thing.

如果你欠某人或某事很多，那麼你的成功或幸福就是因為那件個人的事情。

So would you like to listen to some of Josh's music, Neil?

你想聽聽喬什的音樂嗎 內爾？

Of course I would.

我當然會。

Well, here's a bit of his song That Side of the Wall, which he performed for BBC Learning English programme My Song, My Home.

下面是他在 BBC Learning English 節目 "我的歌，我的家"（My Song, My Home）中演唱的歌曲 "牆的那一邊"（That Side of the Wall）的片段。

Wow, Josh is pretty good, isn't he?

哇，喬希很厲害吧？

I'd love to hear more.

我很樂意聽到更多。

Well, you can find performances by the musicians in the series on our website, bbclearningenglish.com, and we'll also put a link in the notes below this episode.

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到該系列音樂家的表演，我們也會在本集的註釋中提供鏈接。

OK, so what about your question, Pippa?

好吧，那麼你的問題呢，皮帕？

Yes, I asked which artist had the most number one songs in the UK charts?

是的，我問的是哪位藝術家的歌曲在英國排行榜上獲得冠軍的次數最多？

The Beatles, Ed Sheeran or Elvis Presley?

披頭士、艾德-希蘭還是貓王？

And you said the Beatles, Neil.

而你說的是披頭士，尼爾。

But the answer is actually Elvis Presley.

但答案其實是貓王。

He's had 21 number one songs, and the Beatles have had 18.

他有 21 首冠軍歌曲，而披頭士有 18 首。

Really?

真的嗎？

Well, that's OK.

嗯，沒關係。

I love the King as well.

我也喜歡國王。

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this musical episode, starting with open mic nights, events where anyone can sing or play music.

好了，讓我們來回顧一下在這期音樂節目中學到的詞彙，首先是開放式麥克風之夜，即任何人都可以唱歌或演奏音樂的活動。

Songwriter's circles are meetings for people interested in writing their own music.

作曲家圈子是為對創作自己的音樂感興趣的人舉辦的聚會。

A bunch of people is a group of people.

一群人就是一群人。

The expression take someone under your wing means to protect or guide someone.

take someone under your wing 一詞的意思是保護或引導某人。

Busking is performing in a public place for money, and a busker is someone who performs on the street for money.

Busking 是指在公共場所為賺錢而進行的表演，Busker 是指在街頭為賺錢而進行表演的人。

Your main earner is your main source of income.

你的主要收入來源就是你的主要收入來源。

Gigs are musical concerts.

演出是音樂會。

And the expression to owe a lot to someone or something means to have success or happiness because of that personal thing.

而 "多虧了某人或某事 "的意思是，因為個人的原因而獲得成功或幸福。

Once again, our six minutes are up, but you can find my song My Home on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

再一次提醒大家，我們的六分鐘時間到了，但大家可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到我的歌曲《我的家》。

Watch the songs and sing along and learn more about the vocabulary in the lyrics.

觀看歌曲並跟唱，瞭解歌詞中的更多詞彙。

We'll see you again soon for some more trending topics and useful vocabulary.

我們很快會再見面，為您介紹更多熱門話題和實用詞彙。

Bye for now.

再見。

Goodbye.

再見

From bbclearningenglish.com

摘自 bbclearningenglish.com