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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Pippa. And I'm Neil. Now, Neil, have you ever wanted to be a musician?
大家好，这里是BBC六分钟英语节目。我是皮帕。我是尼尔。尼尔，你有没有想过成为一名音乐家？
Oh yes, Pippa, I still want to be a musician. I've been playing my guitar since I was 14. Wow. Well, maybe one day you'll, you'll manage it. Who knows? What about you?
是的，皮帕，我仍然想成为一名音乐家。我从14岁起就开始弹吉他。哇。好吧，也许有一天你会做到的。谁知道呢？你呢？
I don't think I'd like to be a musician. I think it would be a bit stressful. Especially if you had lots of fans and were really successful.
我认为我不想成为一名音乐家。我认为这会有点压力。特别是如果你有很多粉丝并且非常成功的话。
Yeah. I wonder what life as a musician is actually like? 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 we'll even listen to some of their music too.
是的。我想知道作为一名音乐家的生活实际上是什么样的？我们将在本期节目中找出答案，因为我们会听到一些英国各地想成为成功音乐家的人的声音，我们甚至还会听他们的一些音乐。
But first, I have a question for you, Neil. In the UK, we have a weekly chart of the best-selling songs in the country.
但首先，我有一个问题要问你，尼尔。在英国，我们有一个每周全国最畅销歌曲排行榜。
And the top selling song is called the number one. But which musical artist do you think has had the most UK number one songs? a) The Beatles b) Ed Sheeran c) Elvis Presley
最畅销的歌曲被称为第一名。但是，您认为哪位音乐艺术家拥有最多英国排名第一的歌曲？a)披头士乐队 b)艾德·希兰 c)埃尔维斯·普雷斯利
Oh well, I think that's easy. It must be, surely, The Beatles. Well, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme.
我认为这很容易。肯定是披头士乐队。好吧，我将在节目结束时揭晓答案。
Now, getting a number one song is a dream for many musicians. But if you want to become a musician, where do you start?
现在，获得排名第一的歌曲是许多音乐家的梦想。但是，如果您想成为一名音乐家，您从哪里开始呢？
I grew up in a really rich music scene in St Ives. I was going to open mics from the age of about 11.
我出生于圣艾夫斯，那里的音乐氛围非常浓厚。我从11岁左右就开始参加开放式麦克风表演。
This is Bailey. She lives in St Ives in Cornwall on the south-west coast of England. She says she was going to open mic nights from a young age. Open mic nights are events where anyone can sing or play music.
这是贝利。她住在英格兰西南海岸康沃尔郡的圣艾夫斯。她说她从小就参加开放式麦克风之夜。开放式麦克风之夜是任何人都可以唱歌或演奏音乐的活动。
Bailey talked about her life as a musician to BBC Learning English programme My Song, My Home.
贝利在BBC学习英语节目《我的歌，我的家》中讲述了她作为音乐家的生活。
I would go to these songwriters' 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.
我会去Kettle and Wink参加这些歌曲创作者圈子，比如周五晚上放学后，在那里我可能是最年轻的人，大概小50岁。
But I'd sit in a circle with a bunch of old men, and they'd play James Taylor and Carole King and The Eagles and lots of 70s music, and I guess that's influenced me massively.
但我会和一群老人坐在一圈，他们会播放詹姆斯·泰勒、卡洛尔·金、老鹰乐队和许多70年代的音乐，我想这对我影响很大。
But I guess, you know, everyone kind of took me under their wing growing up.
但我想，在我成长的过程中，每个人都对我照顾有加。
When she was younger, Bailey went to songwriters' circles. These are meetings for people interested in writing their own music.
贝利年轻时，她参加了歌曲创作者圈子。这些是为有兴趣创作自己音乐的人举办的聚会。
Bailey remembers sitting with a bunch of old men. A bunch is an informal way to talk about a group of people.
贝利记得和一群老人坐在一起。a bunch是一种非正式的谈论一群人的方式。
The older men in the group would play music from the 1970s, and Bailey says they took her under their wing.
小组中的老年人会演奏20世纪70年代的音乐，贝利说他们照顾她。
If you take somebody under your wing you decide to protect them or guide them. Let's meet another musician, Josh.
如果你take somebody under your wing，你就决定保护他们或指导他们。让我们认识另一位音乐家乔什。
So, I learnt my first proper song on guitar when I was about 13. I literally started busking the moment I could kind of do that.
我13岁左右的时候学会了第一首正规的吉他歌曲。我几乎从会做街头表演的那一刻就开始了。
Josh lives in London and is a busker. This means that he performs on the street or in public places to earn money.
Josh住在伦敦，是一名街头艺人。这意味着他在街头或公共场所表演以赚钱。
Busking is a common way for musicians to make money and perform to more people.
街头表演是音乐家赚钱和为更多人表演的常见方式。
And as Josh told BBC Learning English programme My Song, My Home, it can help musicians to get new opportunities.
正如Josh告诉BBC学习英语节目《我的歌，我的家》那样，它可以帮助音乐家获得新的机会。
It's been kind of like my main earner that's kept me going for the last ten or so years. From that, it's then got me various different opportunities. It's got me all my gigs, it's got me all my connections. So I owe a lot to busking.
它就像是我过去十年左右的主要收入来源，让我得以继续工作。从那时起，它为我带来了各种不同的机会。它让我有了所有的演出机会，让我有了所有的人脉。所以我非常感谢街头表演。
Busking is Josh's main earner, it's his main source of money. He says that busking has got him all his gigs and connections. Gigs are musical concerts. It's an informal, slang word.
街头表演是Josh的主要收入来源。他说街头表演让他有了所有的演出机会和人脉。gigs就是音乐会。这是一个非正式的俚语。
Josh says he owes a lot to busking. If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have success or happiness because of that person or thing. So, would you like to listen to some of Josh's music, Neil?
Josh说他非常感谢街头表演。如果你owe a lot to someone or something，那么你会因为那个人或某事而获得成功或幸福。那么，尼尔，你想听听Josh的音乐吗？
Of course I would. 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.
当然想。这是他为BBC英语学习节目《我的歌，我的家》演唱的歌曲That Side of the Wall的片段。
Wow. Josh is pretty good, isn't he?. I'd love to hear more. Well you can find performances by the musicians in the series on our website – bbclearningenglish.com. We'll also put a link in the notes below this episode!
Josh很棒，我很想听更多。你可以在我们的网站bbclearningenglish.com上找到该系列音乐家的表演。我们还会在本集下面的注释中放一个链接！
OK. So, what about your question, Pippa? Yes, I asked which artist had the most number one songs in the UK charts? The Beatles, Ed Sheeran or Elvis Presley?
好的。那么，你的问题呢，皮帕？是的，我问哪位艺术家在英国排行榜上拥有最多的冠军歌曲？披头士乐队、艾德·希兰还是猫王？
And you said The Beatles, Neil. But the answer is actually Elvis Presley. He's had 21 number one songs and The Beatles have had 18.
你说的是披头士乐队，尼尔。但答案实际上是猫王。他有21首冠军歌曲，披头士乐队有18首。
Really? Well that's OK, I love 'the King' as well. OK. 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.
真的吗？好吧，没关系，我也喜欢“the King”。好的。好的，让我们回顾一下我们在本期音乐节目中学到的词汇，从open mic nights开始，指任何人都可以唱歌或演奏音乐的活动。
Songwriters' circles are meetings for people interested in writing their own music. A bunch of people is a group of people.
Songwriters' circles是为有兴趣创作自己音乐的人举办的会议。A bunch of people是一群人。
The expression take someone under your wing means to protect or guide someone.
表达方式take someone under your wing意味着保护或指导某人。
Busking is performing in a public place for money, and a busker is someone who performs on the street for money. Your main earner is your main source of income.
busking是在公共场所表演以赚钱，busker是在街头表演以赚钱的人。你的main earner是你的主要收入来源。
Gigs are musical concerts. And the expression to owe a lot to someone or something, means to have success or happiness because of that person or thing.
gigs是音乐会。而表达方式to owe a lot to someone or something，意味着因为那个人或物而获得成功或幸福。
Once again our six minutes are up, but you can find My Song, My Home on our website – bbclearningenglish.com. Watch the songs and sing along, and learn more about the vocabulary in the lyrics!
六分钟又到了，但你可以在我们的网站bbclearningenglish.com上找到My Song, My Home。观看歌曲并跟唱，并了解更多有关歌词中的词汇！
We'll see you again soon for some more trending topics and useful vocabulary. Bye for now! Goodbye!
我们很快会再见，我们将讨论更多热门话题和有用的词汇。现在再见！再见！
