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JoeKowan_2013S-_我是如何战胜怯场的_
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| Joe Kowan: I have stage fright . |
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stage fright:n.怯场(演员出场前的紧张不安);
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| I've always had stage fright, and not just a little bit, it's a big bit. |
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| And it didn't even matter until I was 27. |
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| That's when I started writing songs, and even then |
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| I only played them for myself. |
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| Just knowing my roommates were in the same house made me uncomfortable. |
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| But after a couple of years, just writing songs wasn't enough. |
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| I had all these stories and ideas, and I wanted to share them with people, but physiologically , I couldn't do it. |
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physiologically:adv.生理学方面;
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| I had this irrational fear. |
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irrational:adj.不合理的;无理性的;荒谬的;n.[数]无理数;
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| But the more I wrote, and the more I practiced, the more I wanted to perform . |
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perform:v.表演;执行;履行;演出;工作,运转(好/不好);
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| So on the week of my 30th birthday, |
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| I decided I was going to go to this local open mic, and put this fear behind me. |
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| Well, when I got there, it was packed. |
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| There were like 20 people there. |
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| (Laughter) |
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| And they all looked angry. |
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| But I took a deep breath, and I signed up to play, and I felt pretty good. |
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| Pretty good, until about 10 minutes before my turn, when my whole body rebelled , and this wave of anxiety just washed over me. |
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rebelled:v.造反;反抗;背叛;(rebel的过去分词和过去式) anxiety:n.焦虑;渴望;挂念;令人焦虑的事;
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| Now, when you experience fear, your sympathetic nervous system kicks in. |
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sympathetic:adj.同情的;赞同的;和谐的;n.交感神经;容易感受的人; nervous system:n.神经系统;
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| So you have a rush of adrenaline , your heart rate increases, your breathing gets faster. |
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adrenaline:n.[生化]肾上腺素;
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| Next your non-essential systems start to shut down, like digestion . (Laughter) |
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non-essential:adj.非本质的;不重要的;n.不重要的人或事; digestion:n.消化;领悟;
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| So your mouth gets dry, and blood is routed away from your extremities , so your fingers don't work anymore. |
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routed:n.已选择路径;v.按路线发送(route的过去分词和过去式); extremities:n.四肢,骨端;末端,极限(extremity复数形式);手足;
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| Your pupils dilate , your muscles contract , your Spidey sense tingles , basically your whole body is trigger-happy . (Laughter) |
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dilate:vi.扩大;膨胀;详述;vt.使扩大;使膨胀; muscles:n.肌肉(muscle的复数); contract:v.收缩;感染;订约;n.合同;婚约; tingles:vi.感到刺痛;(耳朵等)鸣响;vt.刺痛;使激动;n.刺痛感;激动;鸣响; basically:adv.主要地,基本上; trigger-happy:adj.好战的;乱开枪的;
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| That condition is not conducive to performing folk music . |
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conducive:adj.有益的;有助于…的; performing:adj.表演的;演奏的;v.做;执行;演出;运转(perform的现在分词) folk music:n.[音]民间音乐;
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| (Laughter) |
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| I mean, your nervous system is an idiot . |
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idiot:n.笨蛋,傻瓜;白痴;
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| Really? Two hundred thousand years of human evolution , and it still can't tell the difference between a saber tooth tiger and 20 folksingers on a Tuesday night open mic? |
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evolution:n.演变;进化;发展;渐进; saber:n.军刀;佩剑;骑兵;vt.用马刀砍或杀;
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| (Laughter) |
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| I have never been more terrified -- until now. |
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| (Laughter and cheers) |
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| So then it was my turn, and somehow , I get myself onto the stage, I start my song, |
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somehow:adv.以某种方法;莫名其妙地;
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| I open my mouth to sing the first line, and this completely horrible vibrato -- you know, when your voice wavers -- comes streaming out. |
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horrible:可怕的,极讨厌的, vibrato:n.(意)颤音;抑扬顿挫; wavers:n.匀墨辊; v.摇摆;
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| And this is not the good kind of vibrato, like an opera singer has, this is my whole body just convulsing with fear. |
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opera:n.歌剧;歌剧院;歌剧艺术;歌剧剧本; convulsing:v.使痉挛(或抽筋);(身体)震动(或抖动);(convulse的现在分词)
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| I mean, it's a nightmare . |
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nightmare:n.恶梦;梦魇般的经历;adj.可怕的;噩梦似的;
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| I'm embarrassed , the audience is clearly uncomfortable, they're focused on my discomfort . |
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embarrassed:adj.尴尬的;窘迫的;v.使...局促不安;(embarrass的过去分词和过去式) discomfort:n.不适,不安;不便之处;vt.使…不舒服;使…不安;
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| It was so bad. |
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| But that was my first real experience as a solo singer-songwriter . |
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solo:n.独奏; adj.独奏的; v.单人攀登; v.单独地; singer-songwriter:n.写词并演唱的歌手;
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| And something good did happen -- I had the tiniest little glimpse of that audience connection that I was hoping for. |
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glimpse:v.瞥见;[诗]闪现;n.领悟;概况;见识;一睹;
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| And I wanted more. But I knew I had to get past this nervousness . |
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nervousness:n.神经质;[心理]神经过敏;紧张不安;
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| That night I promised myself: I would go back every week until I wasn't nervous anymore. |
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| And I did. I went back every single week, and sure enough, week after week, it didn't get any better. The same thing happened every week. (Laughter) |
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| I couldn't shake it. |
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| And that's when I had an epiphany . |
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epiphany:对事物真谛的顿悟;
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| And I remember it really well, because I don't have a lot of epiphanies . (Laughter) |
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epiphanies:n.主显节(每年一月六日纪念耶稣显灵的节日);显现(特指神的显现);
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| All I had to do was write a song that exploits my nervousness. |
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exploits:n.功绩,业绩;壮举(exploit的复数);v.利用;开发(exploit的第三人称单数);
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| That only seems authentic when I have stage fright, and the more nervous I was, the better the song would be. Easy. |
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authentic:adj.真正的,真实的;可信的;
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| So I started writing a song about having stage fright. |
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| First, fessing up to the problem, the physical manifestations , how I would feel, how the listener might feel. |
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fessing:vt.供认;坦白;vi.交代;供认; physical:adj.[物]物理的;身体的;物质的;符合自然法则的;n.体格检查; manifestations:n.临床表现(manifestion的复数);显示;证明;
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| And then accounting for things like my shaky voice, and I knew I would be singing about a half-octave higher than normal, because I was nervous. |
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shaky:adj.摇晃的;不可靠的;不坚定的;
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| By having a song that explained what was happening to me, while it was happening, that gave the audience permission to think about it. |
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| They didn't have to feel bad for me because I was nervous, they could experience that with me, and we were all one big happy, nervous, uncomfortable family. (Laughter) |
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| By thinking about my audience, by embracing and exploiting my problem, |
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embracing:n.拥抱;v.拥抱,包含;(embrace的现在分词) exploiting:v.利用…为自己谋利;剥削;压榨;运用;发挥;(exploit的现在分词)
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| I was able to take something that was blocking my progress, and turn it into something that was essential for my success. |
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| And having the stage fright song let me get past that biggest issue right in the beginning of a performance . |
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issue:n.重要议题;争论的问题;v.宣布;公布;发出;发行; performance:n.性能;表现;业绩;表演;
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| And then I could move on, and play the rest of my songs with just a little bit more ease. |
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| And eventually , over time, I didn't have to play the stage fright song at all. |
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eventually:adv.最后,终于;
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| Except for when I was really nervous, like now. (Laughter) |
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| Would it be okay if I played the stage fright song for you? |
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| (Applause) |
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| Can I have a sip of water? |
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sip:v.小口喝;n.一小口(饮料);
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| (Music) |
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| Thank you. |
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| ? I'm not joking, you know, ? |
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| ? this stage fright is real. ? |
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| ? And if I'm up here trembling and singing, ? |
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trembling:v.颤抖;极担心;焦虑;恐惧;(tremble的现在分词)
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| ? well, you'll know how I feel. ? |
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| ? And the mistake I'd be making, ? |
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| ? the tremolo caused by my whole body shaking. ? |
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tremolo:n.颤音;震音装置;
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| ? As you sit there feeling embarrassed for me, ? |
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| ? well, you don't have to be. ? |
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| ? Well, maybe just a little bit. ? |
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| (Laughter) |
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| ? And maybe I'll try to imagine you all without clothes. ? |
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| ? But singing in front of all naked strangers scares me more than anyone knows. ? |
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naked:adj.裸体的;无装饰的;无证据的;直率的;
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| ? Not to discuss this at length, ? |
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| ? but my body image was never my strength. ? |
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| ? So frankly, I wish that you all would get dressed, ? |
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| ? I mean, you're not even really naked. ? |
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| ? And I'm the one with the problem. ? |
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| ? And you tell me, don't worry so much, you'll be great. ? |
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| ? But I'm the one living with me ? |
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| ? and I know how I get. ? |
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| ? Your advice is gentle but late. ? |
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| ? If not just a bit patronizing . ? |
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patronizing:adj.自认为高人一等的; v.摆出高人一等的派头; (patronize的现在分词)
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| ? And that sarcastic tone doesn't help me when I sing. ? |
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sarcastic:adj.挖苦的;尖刻的,辛辣的; tone:n.语气:风格:特色:声音信号:v.使更结实:与…协调:
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| ? But we shouldn't talk about these things right now, ? |
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| ? really, I'm up on stage, and you're in the crowd. Hi. ? |
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| ? And I'm not making fun of a nurtured , rational fear, ? |
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nurtured:v.养育;培养;养护;支持(nurture的过去分词和过去式)
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| ? and if I wasn't ready to face this, ? |
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| ? I sure as hell wouldn't be here. ? |
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| ? But if I belt one note out clearly, ? |
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belt:n.皮带;腰带;传动带;传送带;v.猛击;狠打;飞奔;飞驰;
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| ? you'll know I'm recovering slowly but surely. ? |
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| ? And maybe next week, I'll set my guitar ringin' ? |
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| ? my voice clear as water, and everyone singin'. ? |
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| ? But probably I'll just get up and start groovin', ? |
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| ? my vocal cords movin', ? |
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vocal cords:n.声带;
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| ? at speeds slightly faster than sound. ? |
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slightly:adv.些微地,轻微地;纤细地;
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| (Applause) |
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