P: Ernie and Beth are two students at college and they are starting a musical group together. Today Beth and Ernie are talking to Eric, who is a DJ, to ask him if he wants to join their group.
假如我是 Eric，肯定拒绝。 Beth跟Ernie的音乐品味可不如何。
P: Let's see what Eric says about this.
Eric: Hey guys, thanks for inviting me to join your group. I'm pretty interested, but first I just want to know a little bit more about what you're going to play.
Beth: Eric, it's going to be really great! We want to be a Vanilla Ice cover band!
Eric: Umm ... did you say you want to start a Vanilla Ice cover band? You're kidding, right?
Ernie: What? Of course not! And we want you to be our DJ.
Professor Bowman, 什么叫cover band?
P: Winnie, a cover band is a musical group that only plays the songs from one really famous band.
噢， cover band专门翻唱某个著名乐队的歌。所以Beth和Ernie的Vanilla Ice cover band就只唱Vanilla Ice的歌喽！这多没创意啊。看来Eric对这个想法更不是非常有兴趣。
Eric: Umm ... you know guys, Vanilla Ice hasn't been popular since the early 1990s. And even then he was pretty terrible. What about playing something more up|to|date?
Beth: You know, I like to think of him as classic. His music never really goes out of style.
Eric: Right ... well what are you going to name the group?
Ernie: We're going to call it Chocolate Ice. Get the joke? Chocolate Ice instead of Vanilla Ice?
Eric: Don't worry, I get the joke. And if there's one thing that's certain, it's that everyone will be laughing at you.
哎呀， Beth还说Vanilla Ice的歌从不过时|| never goes out of style! 我感觉，他的歌就从来没时髦过， he was never in style to begin with!
P: Very funny, Winnie. So, what does Eric think of the cover band's name||Chocolate Ice?
他感觉这个姓名太俗了，一定会让人笑话。
Eric: You know guys, I'm not sure I can play in your group. The problem is that ... rap music is violent and demeaning to women. I wouldn't feel comfortable playing it.
Beth: That's not true! Some rappers talk about violence, but a lot of them just talk about money.
Eric: I know... and that's bad too! Who wants to listen to someone rap about how much money he has?
Beth: Well, if it were about nothing but guns and money, why does it appeal to so many young people?
Ernie: I agree with Beth. Besides, hip hop goes way beyond music. It's a whole culture.
Eric说他不喜欢嘻哈音乐，由于这种歌的内容充满暴力，而且侮辱女人。 Professor Bowman, Eric不是DJ么？他如何会不喜欢时下时尚的嘻哈音乐呢？
P: Well, it sounds like he may be pretending not to like hip hop music so he doesn't have to be in the group.
Beth: Well you know Eric, our group isn't just going to be about music. Ernie is an amazing hip hop dancer. Ernie, show him your dance moves!
Ernie: Sure!
(Music)
Eric: Wow Ernie, your dance moves are so ... um ... unique. I've definitely never seen dancing like that before.
Ernie: Thanks. Want me to teach you how to dance like me?
Eric: Uh, maybe another time. Ok guys, I'll join your group on one condition.
Beth: Great, what's that?
Eric: Can I play at gigs with a bag over my head?
看来，Eric对Ernie的热舞不敢恭维。不过Eric说他可以加入乐队，不过有个条件，他说的gig的意思是啊？
P: A gig is a performance, usually a small and informal one. You can also call any small or informal job a gig. Eric wants to wear a bag over his head when he plays gigs because he is embarrassed to be seen with this band.
哈，原来是这样。我了解了， gig在这里就是演出。 Eric说演出时要把头遮住，以免丢人，我目前倒真想看看他们的表演呢！
这次的美语三级跳就播送到这里
