2014-09-13

【Aiden in English】

        I've never seen a singer with real talent sing in front of my eyes. That is, until I went to a friend's house for a Karaoke party in Blue Bell, PA tonight. There I saw what a true performance sounded like. It was loud! And I've experienced with resonance, considering having baby cousin and sitting in a band with the percussion right behind me. Trust me, you don't want to be near the gigantic bass drum.

        The party had a perfect setting that Karaoke would need. To make it impressive, the party took place in the large basement. The speakers looked like the size of a giant pillow and so the sound bounced off the wall like racquetballs.

        As soon as the party started, the basement was filled with blast and people. It was so loud that I couldn't hear myself think. The air was sizzling with the waves of pop music and enthusiasm. The thrumming base vibrated throughout the room as music poured out of the speakers with the ruckus. The adults were unaffected at all. In fact, they indulged their passion and seemed to enjoy it very much, while my ears were falling off. It is just like me and American pops which are the best songs in the world. As much as I play classical music, American pop surpassed everything by a mile, except for electronic music. That's a close 2nd.

        All I can say is that people have different opinions and for us, the pop music rocks.

【紅霞譯文】

        我從未近距離觀賞才華橫溢的歌唱家獻藝，直到今晚在賓州藍鈴小城熟人主辦的卡拉OK聚會上總算大開眼界。這下我才明白什麼叫真正的表演，那可是驚天動地﹗其實對於響聲我早有體驗，不僅家裡有位嘰嘰喳喳的小不點表妹，而且自己的樂隊站位恰好身居打擊樂之前。相信我沒錯，你說什麼也不能貼近大低音鼓。

        凡與卡拉OK有關的時髦東西，聚會上應有盡有。這還不算，卡拉OK場地又被設置在地下室，音箱大小看上去像個巨型枕頭，釋放出來的聲音經牆壁反射回來響徹整個空間，猶如美式壁球鈧鏘有力。

        聚會一旦開始，地下室立刻人聲鼎沸，弄得我一時不知所措。富於動感的流行歌曲與飽滿激揚的演唱情緒交織在一起，低音音響發出節奏強烈的轟鳴聲迴旋於地下室內外，叔叔阿姨們完全適應這種令我感到震耳欲聾的喧囂氛圍，全部沉浸在歡聲笑語之中，正如我熱衷領導世界新潮流的美國流行歌曲。雖然本人演奏古典音樂，但我更偏愛美國流行歌曲以及緊隨其後的電子樂。

        看來蘿蔔白菜各有所愛，有一點英雄所見略同，那就是彼此都酷愛流行音樂。