Oxford's Music Talent
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：Entertainment
Jackie: Hello, welcome to Entertainment, I'm Jackie Dalton, and today we travel to
the English town of Oxford 1. Most famous, perhaps, for its University, but it's
not only academic talent that the city has produced. Among the many other
things, it's the birthplace of some very successful music groups and some
great music venues 3 – music venues - places where musicians and bands play.
This week, our reporter Tim Bearder has got on his bicycle and is going to
take us on a tour of some of the best places to see live music in Oxford…
starting with The Jericho Tavern 4, which was the birthplace of Oxford's
modern indie-rock music scene. As you listen to Tim, try to catch the names
of two famous groups who started out there:
Tim
So here I am at The Jericho Tavern in the wealthy bohemian area of central Oxford. It's
where it was all going on in the early 90's. On a Friday, the band, which later became
Radiohead, played their first gig here in September 1986. Jonny Greenwood, the now
internationally renowned 5 lead guitarist for the band, played harmonica back then. Oh, and
Supergrass also played their first gig here.
Jackie: Did you catch them? Radiohead and Supergrass both played their first gigs
there. A 'gig' – spelt g-i-g is a live music performance. Tim is going to take
us inside the tavern to meet Adrienne, who organises gigs there. As you listen
to her, try to answer this question: Which words does Adrienne use to
Tim and Adrienne
- Downstairs is a large pub area and upstairs here we go into the legendary 6 back venue and
hopefully Adrienne should be here. Adrienne, hello there!
- Hi there!
- This is the birthplace of Radiohead and Supergrass.
- Yeah, it is. It's a lovely, lovely venue it's got a great vibe, it's got a great atmosphere.
Jackie: Adrienne says it's got a great vibe, a great atmosphere: it feels good to be
there. So, if upcoming local bands today want to perform on the same stage
as Radiohead and Supergrass, can they call up Adrienne and ask her to let
them play? What does she say to this?
Tim and Adrienne
- It's got a great vibe, it's got a great atmosphere.
- So if a local band wanted to take the same hallowed stage that Radiohead and Supergrass
had taken, they could contact you and…
- They've got to be good enough, I'm very picky. It's got a great reputation of having great
bands, you know, and that's what I'm trying to get going again.
Jackie: Well, just being a local band isn't quite enough – they have to be good.
Adrienne says she is picky - picky, which means she won't just accept anyone
she's very fussy 7 about who she chooses to perform and they have to be good.
Next Tim is getting on his bicycle and taking us to another venue – this one is
called the Zodiac. Tim says the Zodiac is an important venue in Oxford –
why?
Tim
The venue is easily the most important place for new music in Oxford. It has two separate
rooms; the downstairs room has a capacity of 350 and the upstairs 450. Oxford's most
famous band, Radiohead, also have a strong association with this venue - as well having
shot the video for Creep here they have also contributed in the past to its upkeep.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? Tim says it's the most important venue for new
music in Oxford. New bands play there. He also mentions that Radio Head
performed in the Zodiac and shot a video there – to 'shoot a video' means to
film it. So where is Tim taking us next?
Tim
So we've done the most historically important, the most currently influential 8 - it's right that
we visit the biggest.
Jackie: Tim is taking us to Brook 9 Student Union, the biggest venue in Oxford. He
talks to a girl who is going to watch the group – the Lemonheads play there.
What kinds of bands does she say tend to play in Brook Student Union?
Tim
- OK, so I've ended up now, on my little tour of Oxford, I've come to probably the biggest
venue we've got here, at Brook Student Union and I've caught up with two guys here who
are about to watch the Lemonheads – you've been here before you say?
- I have, a couple of times, yeah. What where the last ones you watched?
- I came to see Spiritual Eyes, then I came to see Super Furry 10 Animals.
- So quite big bands, sort of, UK touring bands…
- Yeah, I do think this venue tends to be the place where the big bands play in Oxford.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? She says it's the place where the big bands - the
well-known bands - play. Well, thanks to Tim for taking us on such an
interesting tour of Oxford's music venues and thanks also to Oxford band the
Foxes, for kindly 11 donating their music to this programme.
- At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
- This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
- There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
- Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
- He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
- The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
- In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
- The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。