Lesson 5 eReport
第五課 英文札記
July 10
7月10日
Song Time!
歡唱時間!
Welcome to the recording studio at Studio Classroom!
歡迎來到《空中英語教室》的錄音室!
We record many of our Song Times here.
我們的〈歡唱時間〉有許多歌曲都是在這里錄制的。
It takes a lot of people to create a Song Time.
創作一集〈歡唱時間〉需要由許多人共同完成,
We have teachers, writers and musicians at Studio Classroom that help.
我們在《空中英語教室》有英文老師、作曲家和樂手可以幫忙。
We also have sound engineers.
我們也有音響工程師,
Sound engineers work in the recording studio.
音響工程師在錄音室里工作,
They help musicians record music.
幫助樂手錄制音樂。
As the musician records a song, the sound engineer makes the song sound good.
當樂手錄著一首歌,音響工程師就會讓那首歌聽起來很動聽。
Everyone works very hard, and they're very talented, too!
每個人都非常認真地工作,而且他們也都很有才華!
The Song Time process begins with Doris or another English teacher writing some lyrics about a certain topic.
〈歡唱時間〉制作過程是先由彭蒙惠老師或另一位英文老師針對一項主題編寫歌詞,
The lyrics then go to a musician.
再把歌詞交給一位作曲老師,
The musician thinks of a good musical style for the song.
作曲老師會為這首歌想出適當的音樂風格,
Then he or she writes music for the lyrics.
再為歌詞譜曲。
After that, the musician chooses instruments to play the song.
然后,編曲老師再挑選演奏這首曲子的樂器。
In a rock song, he or she may use drums or electric guitar.
如果是搖滾歌曲,編曲老師可能就會使用鼓或者電吉他。
For jazz, he or she may choose piano or trumpet or saxophone.
如果是爵士歌曲,編曲老師可能就會選擇鋼琴、小喇叭或薩克斯風。
When the music is finished, a singer records the song in the studio.
伴奏音樂完成之后,就由一位歌手到錄音室里錄制這首歌。
The sound engineer sits in a different room.
音響工程師坐在另一個房間(音響控制室)里,
The engineer's job is to adjust the sound while the singer is singing.
音響工程師的工作是在歌手唱歌的時候調整聲音,
The engineer makes sure the song sounds great when it is finished.
音響工程師必須確保錄制下來的歌曲聽起來會很好聽。
The song then goes to the TV department.
然后,歌曲再送到電視部門。
A director listens to the song and films a music video.
導演聽過歌曲之后,會拍攝一部音樂影片。
That is the Song Time video that you see on the Let's Talk TV show!
這就是你在《大家說英語》電視節目上看到的〈歡唱時間〉影片!