美語情景對話 第749期:Band Routine 樂隊行程

Todd: So, Eoin, we're talking about you playing this weekend. You're going to play in two cities. What's the set-up like? What's the routine like when you go to a club? Like how soon must you be there? You know, how long do you play, etc.?

託德：約恩，我們之前說過，你這週末有演出。你要在兩個城市進行演出。行程是怎麼安排的？你去俱樂部表演的行程是怎麼安排的？比如你要提前多長時間到那裏？你要演奏多長時間？

Eoin: Yeah, there is some variance from place to place about that but generally it's pretty standard that if you're playing that evening, you'll need to be there about maybe two, one or two in the afternoon just to... especially if it's a place you haven't played before to go and greet the... or say hello to the owner of the live house and then do your rehearsal, your sound check to get... make sure all the volumes are correct and normally there's some paperwork to fill in, like list out the songs you're going to play, copy for the lighting people, and copy for the sound guy on the sound desk, and plus if there's people coming to see you and they want to reserve advance tickets, you need to write out a list and give that to the reception guy and then apart from that... yeah, that's most of the preparation done, so normally, you'd go in, greet their live house manager, rehearsal, after that have a bit of free time and the events normally start around 6:30, 7:00 in the evening, and each band plays for about half an hour normally.

約恩：各個地方的情況不一樣，一般來說，如果在晚上演出，那還是有標準的，大概要在下午一兩點鐘到達表演場地，尤其是去之前沒有演出過的地方，因爲你要和表演空間的經營者打招呼，然後彩排和試音，確保音量合適，通常還有一些文件工作要做，比如列出你要演奏的歌曲清單，複印一份清單給照明工作人員，再複印一份給負責音響的工作人員，如果有人來看你想讓你給他們留預售票，那你就要寫個名單給接待人員，除此之外……基本上這樣大部分準備工作就已經完成了，通常來說，就是要去和表演空間的經理打招呼，彩排，之後會有一些自由時間，一般表演會在晚上6點半或7點開始，每個樂隊有大約半小時的表演時間。

Todd: That's it. Only thirty minutes.

託德：是這樣。只有30分鐘。

Eoin: That's it.

約恩：是的。

Todd: All that work for only thirty minutes.

託德：做這麼多準備工作只有30分鐘的表演時間。

Eoin: That's right.

約恩：沒錯。

Todd: That must go by so fast for you?

託德：對你們來說，表演時間一定過得非常快吧？

Eoin: Yeah, it does, but in an ideal world it would be nice to just play for hours on end but I've seen bands play for hours on end, especially bands that I never heard the music before, and I think it's too much to take in. You know, for... if you're a listener, taking in much more than half an hour of brand new music from one band at one time is a lot. I think it's a good length of time to perform if you're not a really well known band.

約恩：是這樣的，不過理想的情況是連續表演幾個小時，我見過有樂隊連接表演幾個小時，還是我之前從來沒聽說過的樂隊，我認爲這樣觀衆吸收的太多了。對觀衆來說，一次吸收一種新音樂超過半小時的時間就有點過了。我認爲如果是不太知名的樂隊，半個小時是最合適的表演長度。

Todd: Well, for you though, does the time just fly by?

託德：不過對你來說，半個小時過得飛快吧？

Eoin: Yeah, it feels pretty fast but I don't know. It's a rush, you know. It's a buzz to play and even though it's short, it's enjoyable as many things in life are.

約恩：對，的確感覺是非常快，我也說不好。感覺很匆忙。雖然時間很短，但是很興奮，就像生活中很多有趣的事情一樣。

Todd: Right.

託德：是的。

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重點講解：
1. make sure 一定要；設法保證；
例句：You mustmake sureof the time and place.
你必須把時間和地點弄清楚。
2. write out 寫出（篇幅較長的報告或清單）；
例句：We had towrite outa list of ten jobs we'd like to do.
我們得列出10種我們想做的工作。
3. apart from 除…外（尚有）；此外；
例句：There was one streetapart froma tributary road near the end of the village.
除了村子盡頭的岔道外，還有一條大路。
4. go by （時間）流逝，過去；
例句：As timegoes by, Chlorophytum also accompany me with a long high, with thrive.
隨着時間的流逝，吊蘭也伴我一同長高，一同茁壯。
5. on end 連續地；持續地；
例句：He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hourson end.
他是個非常好的同伴，我們可以連續聊上好幾個小時。
6. take in 吸收；領悟；
例句：As you read, youtake inideas rapidly and accurately.
閱讀過程中，你在迅速而準確地吸收思想。
7. even though 即使；儘管；縱然；
例句：He likes to give way to displayeven thoughhe is not rich at all.
他根本不富有，但卻喜歡講排場。