Intermediate - First Time in a Recording Studio (C2316)

A: 两位,准备好了吗?请站到各自的话筒前面。
liǎng wèi, zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma? qǐng zhàn dào gèzì de huàtǒng qiánmian.
Are the two of you ready? Please take your places in front of the microphones.
B: 呵呵,我从来没有进过录音室,什么都不懂。
hēhē, wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jìn guo lùyīnshì, shénme dōu bù dǒng.
Hehe, we've never been in a recording studio before. I don't know anything.
C: 没事儿,我会带着你的。别紧张。
méishìr, wǒ huì dài zhe nǐ de. bié jǐnzhāng.
No problem. I'll take care of you. Don't be nervous.
A: 好,两位,请戴上耳机,面对话筒。
hǎo, liǎng wèi, qǐng dài shàng ěrjī, miànduì huàtǒng.
Okay, you two. Please put on your headphones and face the microphones.
B: 这样吗?
zhèyàng ma?
Like this?
C: 嗯,不要离话筒太近也不要太远。保持一个拳头的距离就行了。
ng4, bù yào lí huàtǒng tài jìn yě bù yào tài yuǎn. bǎochí yī gè quántou de jùlí jiù xíng le.
Yeah. Don't get too close to the microphone or too far either. About a fist's length away should be fine.
B: 行。
xíng.
Okay.
A: 两位,试一下音。
liǎng wèi, shì yīxià yīn.
Both of you check your sound.
C: 喂,喂。
wéi, wéi.
Check, check.
B: 喂,喂。
wéi, wéi.
Check, check.
A: 很好。注意一下,头部动作不要太多,容易有杂音。另外,翻纸的声音尽量轻一点。
hěn hǎo. zhùyì yīxià, tóubù dòngzuò bù yào tài duō, róngyì yǒu záyīn. lìngwài, fānzhǐ de shēngyīn jǐnliàng qīng yīdiǎn.
Great. Try not to move your head too much. It's easy to create noise. Other than that try to turn over the pages as quietly as possible.
B: 好的。
hǎo de.
Okay.
A: 好,下面准备录音,请看我的手势。
hǎo, xiàmian zhǔnbèi lùyīn, qǐng kàn wǒ de shǒushì.
Okay, next were going to start recording. Please watch for my signal.
C: 欢迎大家收听今天的名医讲座,坐在我旁边的是李医生......
huānyíng dàjiā shōutīng jīntiān de míngyī jiǎngzuò, zuò zài wǒ pángbiān de shì Lǐ yīshēng......
Welcome everyone to today's Discussions with Famous Doctors. Sitting by my side is Doctor Li...

Key Vocabulary

准备好了 zhǔnbèi hǎo le to be ready
各自 gèzì each
话筒 huàtǒng microphone
从来没有 cónglái méiyǒu have never before
录音室 lùyīnshì recording studio
什么都不 shénme dōu bù not at all
dài to take care of
紧张 jǐnzhāng tense, anxious
dài to wear
耳机 ěrjī earphone
面对 miànduì to face
to be away from
保持 bǎochí to maintain
拳头 quántou fist
距离 jùlí distance
试音 shìyīn to check the sound
注意 zhùyì to pay attention
头部 tóubù head
动作 dòngzuò movement
杂音 záyīn static, noise
翻纸 fānzhǐ to turn the page
尽量 jǐnliàng as much as possible
录音 lùyīn to record (sound)
手势 shǒushì gesture
收听 shōutīng to accept
名医 míngyī famous doctor
讲座 jiǎngzuò lecture hall

Supplementary Vocabulary

指导 zhǐdǎo to direct
机器 jīqì machine
to hold, grasp
按摩 ànmó massage
翻书 fānshū to turn the page (of a book)
翻页 fānyè to turn the page

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