世博英语

Allen steps to the stage.

Jack: Look! Allen has the mike!
Ryan: I thought he only liked to listen?
Jack: That was before he heard Stanley sing! I guess he couldn’t stand it anymore, so he decided to give it a try himself!
Jack: [Sound of Allen singing] Hey, Allen has a really good voice! He sounds like Enrique Iglesias!
Ryan: And he can move, too! He dances like Ricky Martin!

Ricky Martin 　
瑞奇马汀。拉丁流行歌手，因于葛莱美奖颁奖典礼扭臀而声名大噪。最近已出了英文专辑

stage (n.) 　
舞台，此指KTV包厢中电视与桌子之间的空间

voice (n.) 　
声音，歌喉

stand (v.) 　
忍受
A: How are you getting along with your new roommate?
你跟新室友处淂如何？
B: He snores all night long. I can’t stand it!
他整晚都会打鼾。我受不了了！

Enrique Iglesias 　
安立奎伊格拉西亚斯，西班牙情歌王子。其父为情歌巨星「胡立欧」Julio Iglesias

艾伦站到了台前

杰克：大家看！艾伦拿着麦克风！
雷恩：我还以为他只喜欢听歌呢？
杰克：那是在他还没听过史丹利唱歌之前！我猜他是受不了了，干脆自己来试试！
杰克：嘿，艾伦的歌声很好听耶！他听起来就像是安立奎！
雷恩：而且他还会动呢！他跳起舞来好象瑞奇马汀！

Stanley: Hey! What happened?! My song was only half way through and it skipped to the next song.
Jack: I don’t know what happened!
Stanley: You cancelled the song, didn’t you, Jack?
Jack: No, I didn’t. Really!
Stanley: Then, is the machine broken or…

skip (v.) 　
跳过，略过

cancel (v.) 　
取消

machine (n.) 　
机器，此指KTV播歌的机器

史丹利：嘿！怎么了？我的歌唱到一半就跳到下一首了。
杰　克：我不知道是怎么回事！
史丹利：杰克，是你切歌了对不对？
杰　克：不，我没有，真的。
史丹利：那是机器坏了还是……

After 30 minutes

Allen: Is Stanley still singing that Elvis song? He’s really hogging the mike!
Ryan: If I hear “Love Me Tender” one more time, I think I’m going to go crazy!
Allen: He sounds like a sick cow!
Ryan: Can we adjust the pitch a little? Maybe he’ll sound better in a higher key.
Allen: I already tried that. Nothing seems to help.
Ryan: Hey! Where are you going…?

hog (v.) 　
独占
A: Hey! You’re hogging the whole blanket!
嘿！你把整条毯子都占去了！
B: Oh, are you cold?
噢，你会冷啊？

mike (n.) 　
麦克风，为microphone的简略说法

adjust (v.) 　
调整
A: Have you adjusted to life in America?
你已经习惯美国的生活了吗？
B: Not completely, but I’m trying.
还不完全习惯，不过我在努力当中。

pitch (n.) 　
音调的高低

三十分钟后

艾伦：史丹利还在唱猫王的歌吗？他死抓着麦克风不放！
雷恩：要是我再听一次《温柔爱我》，我一定会疯掉！
艾伦：他的歌声像生病的母牛！
雷恩：我们可以帮他调个key吗？他唱高一点的音或许会比较好听。
艾伦：我已经试过了。看来是无药可救。
雷恩：嘿，你要去哪里？