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Jimmy’s Big Concert 乐团热力开演

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Jimmy is sitting in his room using a computer. Lucy walks in. 吉米坐在他的房间用计算机。露西走进来。

 Lucy: Hey Jimmy. What are you doing?  嗨，吉米。你在做什么？

Jimmy: The school is___1___ a concert next week, and I’m part of the electronic music club that is going to ___2___. I’ve spent several hours searching online. 学校下周将有一场音乐会，而我所属的电音社即将登台演台。我已经花好几个小时上网搜寻。

Lucy: That sounds exciting. Are you ___3___ the songs you’re going to play? 听起来真令人兴奋。你在找要表演的歌吗？

Jimmy: No. I’m renting ___4___for the band. 不是，我在为乐团租设备。

Lucy: What kind of equipment do you need? 你需要什么样的设备？

Jimmy: Tons of stuff. We need microphones, amplifiers, new strings, and other things. 一堆东西。我们需要麦克风、扩音器、新的弦和其他东西。

Lucy: Did you find any good ___5___?  有找到划算的设备吗？

Jimmy: Yeah, I just placed an ___6___. We will test everything at our rehearsal tomorrow.  有，我刚才下了一笔订单。我们明天排练的时候会测试这些设备。

Lucy: you’ll probably be busy. Do you need any help? 你应该会很忙。需要任何帮助吗？

Jimmy: I would be ___7___ if you could come to the show and help give us a big round of applause. 如果你能来看表演并为我们大力鼓掌，我会非常感激。

Lucy: I ___8___ classical and dance music… but I can advertise your concert. 我比较喜欢古典乐和舞曲…但我可以宣传你们的音乐会。

Jimmy: Thanks. I hope there will be lots of people in the ___9___. 谢啦，我希望会有很多观众。

Lucy leaves the room. 露西离开房间。

单词发音

Vocabulary

concert [ˋkɑnsɚt] n. 音乐会，演奏会

The band's concert had a huge crowd and lasted for several hours.

rent [rɛnt] v. 租

Renting video tapes used to be very popular, but now people rent DVDs instead.

equipment [ɪˋkwɪpmənt] n. 配备，装备

equip v. 配备; 装备

Soldiers often have to carry all their equipment in a large backpack.

stuff [stʌf] n. 东西

The messy home had stuff covering the floor and tables.

rehearsal [rɪˋhɝs!] n. 排练，试演

rehearse v. 排练; 彩排

The actors had their last rehearsal yesterday and their play will open tonight.

advertise [ˋædvɚ͵taɪz] v. 打广告，宣传

(advertise-advertised-advertised)

Companies like to advertise their products on TV in order to reach many people.

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microphone [ˋmaɪkrə͵fon] n. 麦克风

amplifier [ˋæmplə͵faɪr] n. 扩音器

round of applause  一阵掌声; 热烈鼓掌

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Lucas sees Jimmy on his way home. He calls Jimmy. 卢卡斯在回家的路上看到吉米，他叫住吉米。

Lucas: Hi, Jimmy. Lucy told me you were busy ___1___. Can I come to the show?

嗨，吉米。露西告诉我你正忙着准备你们的音乐会。我可以去看表演吗？

Jimmy: Of course. I’m a bit nervous though. It’s our first gig, so I hope ___2___ that evening. 当然。但是我有点紧张。这是我们第一次公演，所以我希望我们那晚能演出成功？

Lucas: What kind of music do you perform? 你们表演哪种音乐？

Jimmy: You name it. We play rock, country, metal, and even some punk. 你想的到的都有。我们演奏摇滚乐、乡村音乐、金属乐，甚至还有一些庞克音乐。

Lucas: Cool! ___3___ to see you play. Who else is in your band? 太酷了。我等不及要看你们演出。你的团里还有哪些人？

Jimmy: We have the best musicians. Ivan plays keyboards, Dave is our bassist, Mike is the guitarist, and Jack plays drums. 我们有最好的乐手：伊凡弹键盘、戴夫是贝斯手、麦克是吉他手、杰克打鼓。

Lucas: ___4___? Are you the vocalist? 那你呢？你是主唱吗？

Jimmy: No, I play ___5___role. 不，我扮演更重要的角色。

Lucas: Oh, really? What is that? 真的吗？是什么？

Jimmy: Charging you NT$300! 向你收三百元！

Lucas: Huh… Why do I have to pay you? 呃…为什么我要付钱给你？

Jimmy: I’m responsible for selling tickets, and the show is almost sold out. Luckily, ___6___. 因为我负责卖票，而且音乐会的票几乎卖完了。幸运的是，我帮你保留了一张。

Lucas hands Jimmy the money and Jimmy gives him the ticket. 卢卡斯付钱给吉米，吉米将票给他。

－by Jamie Blackler

单词发音

Vocabulary

nervous [ˋnɝvəs] adj. 紧张不安的

Little Henry felt really nervous when he went to his first day of school.

keyboard [ˋki͵bord] n. 键盘乐器

Mandy wanted to continue playing music in college, so she bought a keyboard.

role [rol] n. 角色

Percy competed with many other students to get the lead role in the school play.

charge [tʃɑrdʒ] v. 索价；收费

(charge-charged-charged)

Many restaurants do not charge customers extra for tea and rice.

responsible [rɪˋspɑnsəb!] adj. 需负责任的

The oldest child is often responsible for their younger brothers and sisters.

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gig [gɪg] n.【口】（爵士乐、摇滚乐等）演奏，公演

you name it【口】能说出(或想到)的任何东西(或地方等); 凡是你能想到的

punk [pʌŋk] n. 庞克摇滚乐

bassist [ˋbesɪst] n. 低音吉他手

guitarist [gɪˋtɑrɪst] n. 吉他手

vocalist [ˋvokəlɪst] n.〔尤指与乐队配合演唱流行歌曲的〕歌手