Upper-Intermediate - Saved by the Gong: Music Class (D1135)

A好,同学们,请把课本翻到第23页,今天我们要学唱这首歌曲。
hǎo, tóngxué men, qǐng bǎ kèběn fāndào dì èrshí sān yè, jīntiān wǒmen yào xué chàng zhè shǒu gēqǔ.
OK, everyone. Please turn to page 23 in your textbook. Today, we're going to learn how to sing this song.
B唉!是周杰伦的《蜗牛》!
ài! shì Zhōu Jiélún de 《 Wōniú 》!
Oh! It's "Snail," by Jay Chow!
C你瞎叫什么,看清楚,是《蜗牛与黄鹂鸟》,是一首校园歌曲。
nǐ xiā jiào shénme, kān qīngchu, shì 《 Wōniú yǔ huánglíniǎo 》, shì yī shǒu xiàoyuán gēqǔ.
What are you babbling about? Look closely-- it's "The Snail and the Oriole," a classic schoolyard song.
D哎呀,我忘了预习歌词,你预习了没有?
āiyā, wǒ wàng le yùxí gēcí, nǐ yùxí le méiyǒu?
Oh man, I forgot to preview the lyrics. Did you do it?
B我才懒得预习呢!谁爱唱这种破歌。为什么不学周杰伦的歌呢?真没劲!
wǒ cái lǎnde yùxí ne! shéi ài chàng zhè zhǒng pò gē. wèishénme bù xué Zhōu Jiélún de gē ne? zhēn méijìn!
I couldn't be bothered to! Who wants to sing this kind of crappy song? Why don't we study Jay Chow's songs? This is so boring.
A好,大家请看黑板上的歌词。这首歌曲呢,是4/4拍的,情绪上要欢快些。
hǎo, dàjiā qǐng kàn hēibǎn shàng de gēcí. zhè shǒu gēqǔ ne, shì sì /sì pāi de, qíngxù shàng yào huānkuài xiē.
OK, everyone. Please look at the lyrics on the blackboard. This song is in 4/4 time. The mood should be light and happy.
B陈磊,坐过来一点,帮我挡着。我先睡一会儿。
Chén Lěi, zuò guòlai yīdiǎn, bāng wǒ dǎng zhe. wǒ xiān shuì yīhuìr.
Chen Lei, scoot on over and help hide me. I'm going to take a snooze.
D哦。
ō.
Oh.
A好,现在请大家看一下五线谱,我请同学来打一下节奏。林峰!
hǎo, xiànzài qǐng dàjiā kàn yīxià wǔxiànpǔ, wǒ qǐng tóngxué lái dǎ yīxià jiézòu. Lín Fēng!
Great, now, look at the scale, everyone. Students, please tap out the rhythm. Lin Feng!
D唉,老师叫你呢。
ài, lǎoshī jiào nǐ ne.
Hey, the teacher called your name.
B啊?
á?
Huh?
D节奏。
jiézòu.
The rhythm.
B哦,节奏!
ò, jiézòu!
Oh, the rhythm.
A什么啊,我让你打节奏!
shénme a, wǒ ràng nǐ dǎ jiézòu!
What do you mean, "oh"? I want you to tap out the rhythm!
B哦...
ò...
Oh...
A我来开始吧,哒哒哒 哒哒哒,好,你来。
wǒ lái kāishǐ ba, dā dā dā dā dā dā, hǎo, nǐ lái.
How about I start? Da-da-da, da-da-da. OK, you do it.
B嗯...大大的,大大的。
ng4...dà dà de, dà dà de.
Uhm...Da-da-de, da-da-de.
A我还小小的呢。徐小婷,你来。
wǒ hái xiǎoxiǎo de ne. Xú Xiǎotíng, nǐ lái.
I'm still very small. (This is a pun on "dà=big" in Chinese --Ed.) Xu Xiaoting, you do it.
C哒哒哒 哒哒哒 哒哒哒。
dā dā dā dā dā dā dā dā dā.
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da.
A听到没有,这就是差距。
tīngdào méiyǒu, zhè jiùshì chājù.
Did you hear that? That's the difference.
D老师,林峰想学周杰伦的歌。
lǎoshī, Lín Fēng xiǎng xué Zhōu Jiélún de gē.
Teacher, Lin Feng would like to study Jay Chow's songs.
A哦?那林峰,请你把他《青花瓷》那首歌旋律的音名唱一下。
ó? nà Lín Fēng, qǐng nǐ bǎ tā 《 Qīnghuācí 》 nà shǒu gē xuánlǜ de yīnmíng chàng yīxià.
Agh? Well, then, Lin Feng, please sing out the notes of the melody of "Blue and White Porcelain."
B啊?不不不,老师,我最喜欢古典音乐。
ǎ? bù bù bù, lǎoshī, wǒ zuì xǐhuan gǔdiǎn yīnyuè.
Huh? No, no-- teacher, I like classical music best.
A哦,那你说说贝多芬和肖邦哪一个是浪漫派代表。
ò, nà nǐ shuō shuo Bèiduōfēn hé Xiāobāng nǎ yī ge shì làngmànpài dàibiǎo.
Oh, then tell us who is representative of the Romantic School: Beethoven or Chopin?
B嗯...
ng...
Uh...
A林峰,我发现你有音乐细胞,只是不用心。我们音乐课的目的是了解音乐知识,然后提升我们的音乐鉴赏能力。你作为周杰伦的粉丝,是不是也想更好地理解他的歌曲呢?
Lín Fēng, wǒ fāxiàn nǐ yǒu yīnyuè xìbāo, zhǐshì bù yòngxīn. wǒmen yīnyuèkè de mùdì shì liǎojiě yīnyuè zhīshi, ránhòu tíshēng wǒmen de yīnyuè jiànshǎng nénglì. nǐ zuòwéi Zhōu Jiélún de fěnsī, shì bu shì yě xiǎng gèng hǎo de lǐjiě tā de gēqǔ ne?
Lin Feng, I've noticed that you have a natural skill for music, but you just don't apply yourself. The point of music class is to learn about music, and to improve our ability to appreciate music. As a Jay Chow fan, wouldn't you like to understand his music better?
B嗯。我以后一定认真听讲。
ng4. wǒ yǐhòu yīdìng rènzhēn tīngjiǎng.
Hmm...In the future, I'll definitely pay close attention in class.
A好,我来放伴奏,4个预备拍后大家一起唱。
hǎo, wǒ lái fàng bànzòu , sì ge yùbèi pāi hòu dàjiā yīqǐ chàng.
Good. I'll put on the background music -- after four beats, come in and sing together, everyone.
A3、2、1,唱。
sān, èr, yī, chàng.
3, 2, 1, sing.

Key Vocabulary

蜗牛wōniúsnail
黄鹂鸟huánglíniǎooriole
预习yùxíto preview, study in advance
歌词gēcílyrics
歌曲gēqǔsong
情绪qíngxùsentiment
欢快huānkuàicheerful
dǎngto block
五线谱wǔxiànpǔmusical staff
节奏jiézòurhythm
差距chājùdisparity
周杰伦Zhōu JiélúnJay Chow
青花瓷qīnghuācíBlue and White Vase
旋律xuánlǜmelody
音名yīnmíngnames of notes
贝多芬BèiduōfēnBeethoven
肖邦XiāobāngChopin
浪漫派làngmànpàiRomantic School
音乐细胞yīnyuè xìbāomusical talent
鉴赏jiànshǎngto appreciate
粉丝fěnsīfan
伴奏bànzòuaccompaniment
听讲tīngjiǎngto listen in class
预备拍yùbèi pāia few beats to get ready

Supplementary Vocabulary

节拍jiépāibeat
乐谱yuèpǔsheet music
简谱jiǎnpǔnumbered musical notation
音符yīnfúmusic notes
和声héshēngharmony
学派xuépàia school of thought
欣赏xīnshǎngto enjoy