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Published: May 18, 2022 06:44 PM
Chat attack

pop song / 流行歌曲 / (liúxínɡ ɡēqǔ)

A: I heard you really like music. What kind of music do you like?  

听说你非常喜欢音乐,你喜欢哪类音乐呢?

(tīnɡshuō nǐ fēichánɡ xǐhuān yīnyuè, nǐ xǐhuān nǎlèi yīnyuè ne?)

B: I like to listen to classical music, but there is one pop song that made a deep impression on me.    

我喜欢听古典音乐,但是有一首流行歌曲让我印象非常深刻。

(wǒ xǐhuān tīnɡ ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè, dànshì yǒu yīshǒu liúxínɡ ɡēqǔ rànɡwǒ yìnxiànɡ fēichánɡ shēnkè.)

A: Really? Tell me about it.    

是吗?你说来听听呢。

(shìma? nǐ shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ ne.)

B: There is a song called Rice Field that I really like. There is a really moving story behind it. 

有一首叫做《稻香》的歌曲我非常喜欢。它背后有一个令人感动的故事。

(yǒu yīshǒu jiàozuò dàoxiānɡ de ɡēqǔ wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān.tā bèihòu yǒu yīɡè lìnɡrén ɡǎndònɡ de ɡùshì.)

A: What story?

是什么样的故事呢?

(shì shénmeyànɡ de ɡùshì ne?)

B: This song was created to remember the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. The creator hopes that this song would tell everyone a simple but easily forgotten idea: Be happy with what you have.  

这首歌是为纪念汶川大地震而创作的。创作者称他希望以这首歌告诉大家一个很简单,也很容易被遗忘的道理,那就是知足。

(zhèshǒu ɡē shì wéi jìniàn wènchuān dàdìzhèn ér chuànɡzuò de.chuànɡzuòzhě chēnɡ tā xīwànɡ yǐ zhèshǒu ɡē ɡàosù dàjiā yīɡè hěn jiǎndān, yě hěn rónɡyì bèi yíwànɡ de dàolǐ, nà jiùshì zhīzú.)

A: I want to listen to it. Thinking about it, it has been 14 years since the Wenchuan earthquake, but everything that happened feels like yesterday. 

我也要去听听,现在想想汶川大地震已经过去了14年,但是当时发生的一切还是那么历历在目。

(wǒ yěyào qù tīnɡtīnɡ, xiànzài xiǎnɡxiǎnɡ wènchuān dàdìzhèn yǐjīnɡ ɡuòqù le shísì nián, dànshì dānɡshí fāshēnɡ de yīqiē háishì nàme lìlìzàimù.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT