音乐与戏剧中的残障人士 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的 6 分钟英语。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Many people love watching movies at the cinema

许多人喜欢去电影院看电影

or going to the theatre to see a play.

或者去剧院看戏。

But have you ever imagined what an art gallery would be like if you were blind? 語法

但你有没有想象过，如果你失明了，美术馆会是什么样子？

Or how a deaf person might feel at a music concert?

或者如果一个聋人去听音乐会，会有什么感觉？

In the UK,

在英国，

the Equality Act of 2010 文化背景

2010 年的《平等法案》

guaranteed the rights of disabled people

保障了残障人士的权利

to equal access to education, employment, 用詞

平等享有教育、就业

and services including music, theatre, and the arts.

以及包括音乐、戏剧和艺术在内的服务。

Since then, 表達脈絡

从那以后，

the Disability Rights Movement has worked hard 文化背景

残障权利运动一直努力

to break down barriers for disabled artists 習語

为残障艺术家、

and performers and their audiences.

表演者及其观众打破障碍。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we'll be hearing from a musical composer

我们将听到一位音乐作曲家的故事，

whose work using new instruments 語法

她的作品通过使用新乐器，

allows disabled musicians to express

让残障音乐家能够通过音乐

their lived experience through music. 用詞

表达他们的切身体验。

The phrase lived experience

切身体验（lived experience）这个词组

emphasizes the unique experience of disabled people,

强调了残障人士的独特经历，

plus the fact that this gives them knowledge

以及这些经历赋予了他们别人所没有的

and understanding that others do not have.

知识和理解。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

Great,

太棒了，

but first I have a question for you, Georgie.

但首先我要问你一个问题，Georgie。

Despite 2010's Equality Act, 語法

尽管有 2010 年的《平等法案》，

it's still difficult for disabled musicians 語法

残障音乐家

and music fans in the UK

和英国的乐迷

to perform and see live music. 用詞

要表演和观看现场音乐依然很困难。

A study by Disabled Musicians Group 表達脈絡

残障音乐家团体

Attitude is Everything found that

Attitude is Everything 的一项研究发现，

1/3 of music venues provided

三分之一的音乐场馆完全没有提供

no disabled access information at all. 短語搭配

任何针对残障人士的无障碍信息。

But which London music venue

但是伦敦的哪个音乐场馆

was recently given a gold award 短語搭配

最近因为为残障音乐家

for accessibility for disabled musicians

和观众提供无障碍设施

and audiences?

而荣获了金奖？

Was it A, the Royal Albert Hall,

是 A，皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅（Royal Albert Hall），

B, the Southbank Centre,

B，南岸中心（Southbank Centre），

or C, Brixton Academy?

还是 C，布里克斯顿学院（Brixton Academy）？

Hmm,

嗯，

I'll guess it was the Royal Albert Hall.

我猜是皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅。

Okay, Georgie,

好的，Georgie，

I'll reveal the answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我会在节目稍后揭晓答案。

Megan Steinberg is a music composer

Megan Steinberg 是一位音乐作曲家，

at Royal Northern College of Music,

任职于皇家北方音乐学院，

where she collaborates with Drake Music, 短語搭配

在那里她与 Drake Music 合作，

a leading national organization 用詞

这是一家在音乐、残障和科技领域

working in music, disability, and technology.

领先的全国性组织。

Megan composes music to be played 語法

Megan 创作的音乐是为了用

by new instruments.

新乐器来演奏的。

Here she explains what a new instrument is 表達脈絡

在这里，她向 BBC 广播 3 台的节目

to BBC Radio 3 program

《艺术与思想》（Art and Ideas）

Art and Ideas.

解释了什么是新乐器。

So, they may have been mass 語法

那么，它们可能是大批量

produced or semi-mass produced, 用詞

生产的，或者是半批量生产的，

or they may have been designed and built 語法

或者是音乐家自己

by the musician themselves,

设计并制造的，

just like a bespoke instrument for themselves. 用詞

就像为他们自己量身定制的乐器。

And they're designed to be accessible 語法

而且它们的设计初衷是提供无障碍使用体验，

to maybe just that one individual performer

也许只针对那一位表演者，

or maybe also to lots of different performers

也许也适用于许多其他

with disabilities or differences. 用詞

有残障或身体差异的表演者。

Megan's new instruments are designed

Megan 的新乐器被设计成

to be accessible to be used

无障碍的，以便让

by someone with a disability.

残障人士也能使用。

More generally, 表達脈絡

更一般地来说，

the word accessible means enabling someone 用詞

无障碍（accessible）这个词意味着让

with a disability the opportunity

残障人士有机会

to engage in the same interactions 短語搭配

参与相同的互动

and enjoy the same experiences

并享受与无残障人士

as people without a disability.

相同的体验。

New instruments are both electronic and acoustic. 語法

新乐器既有电子的也有原声的。

They might be mass produced, 用詞

它们可能是大批量生产的（mass produced），

that's when a factory makes a lot

也就是工厂大量制造

of the same thing,

同一种东西，

or bespoke,

或者是定制的（bespoke），

made specially for one person in particular.

专门为某一个人特制的。

So, what are these new instruments like? 語法

那么，这些新乐器到底是什么样的呢？

Listen as Megan introduces the Rainbow Harp,

请听 Megan 介绍彩虹竖琴（Rainbow Harp），

a new instrument which was designed 短語搭配

这是一款为竖琴演奏家

for harpist Morwenna Louttit-Vermaat

Morwenna Louttit-Vermaat 设计的新乐器，

to BBC Radio program Art and Ideas.

她在 BBC 广播节目《艺术与思想》中做了分享。

And the Rainbow Harp is a harp

并且彩虹竖琴是一种

that has color-coded strings. 用詞

带有彩色编码琴弦的竖琴。

Right.

对的。

And each string color corresponds 短語搭配

而且每种颜色的琴弦对应

to a different pitch.

一个不同的音高。

So, Morwenna is dyslexic 用詞

那么，Morwenna 有阅读障碍，

and she really found that

她真的觉得

traditional black and white musical notation 用詞

传统的黑白乐谱

was quite an obstacle for her 短語搭配

对她来说是一个很大的障碍，

in learning and teaching music.

无论是在学习还是在教授音乐时。

So, she and her husband made these harps

所以她和她的丈夫制作了这些竖琴，

and they're like really colorful

它们非常色彩斑斓，

and she uses color in music.

她在音乐中运用了颜色。

Morwenna is dyslexic.

Morwenna 有阅读障碍（dyslexic）。

She has dyslexia,

她患有阅读障碍症（dyslexia），

a condition which makes it difficult

这种症状让她很难

for her to spell, read, and write.

拼写、阅读和书写。

So, when Morwenna's harp teacher

所以，当 Morwenna 的竖琴老师

wanted her to play from written down sheet music, 短語搭配

希望她看着纸质乐谱弹奏时，

her brain froze. 習語

她的脑袋一片空白。

And that's how the Rainbow Harp was invented. 表達脈絡

而这正是彩虹竖琴被发明出来的缘由。

The strings of a Rainbow Harp are color-coded.

彩虹竖琴的琴弦是带有颜色编码的（color-coded）。

Different colors are used to represent

不同的颜色被用来代表

and separate out different strings 短語動詞

和区分不同的琴弦，

and to produce different notes.

并弹出不同的音符。

It's a great idea and an inclusive way 用詞

这是一个好主意，也是一种包容的方式，

for disabled musicians to share their talent 短語搭配

让残障音乐家与全英国的乐迷

with music fans across the UK.

分享他们的才华。

Which reminds me of my question, Georgie. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了我的问题，Georgie。

Right.

是的。

You asked me which London music venue

你问我伦敦的哪个音乐场馆

was awarded top marks for making music accessible 講解

因为为残障音乐家和观众

for disabled musicians and audiences.

提供无障碍音乐设施而获得最高分。

I guessed it was the Royal Albert Hall.

我猜是皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅。

So, was I right?

那么，我猜对了吗？

Good guess, Georgie,

猜得不错，Georgie，

but that was the wrong answer, I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

恐怕那是个错误的答案。

The good news for all music fans living in London 表達脈絡

对所有住在伦敦的乐迷来说，好消息

is that the South Bank Centre is accessible

是南岸中心是无障碍的，

and ready and waiting. 短語搭配

并且已经准备就绪。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary 表達脈絡

好了，让我们来复习一下

we've learnt in this program,

我们在节目中学到的词汇，

starting with lived experience.

从切身体验（lived experience）开始。

The things that someone has experienced

指某人自己亲自

personally for themselves

经历过的事情，

rather than heard or read about. 語法

而不是听说或读到的。

If something is accessible,

如果某个东西是无障碍的（accessible），

it enables everyone to have equal opportunities

它就能让所有人都有平等的机会

and experiences regardless of their abilities. 短語搭配

和体验，无论他们的能力如何。

To mass produce something means 語法

批量生产（mass produce）某个东西意味着

to make many copies of it cheaply in a factory,

在工厂里低成本地制造很多副本，

whereas a bespoke product has been made 表達脈絡

而定制（bespoke）产品则是

specially for one person in particular.

专门为某一个人特别制作的。

A dyslexic person has dyslexia,

有阅读障碍（dyslexic）的人患有阅读障碍症（dyslexia），

a condition making it difficult for them

这是一种使他们难以

to spell, read, or write.

拼写、阅读或书写的症状。

And finally,

最后，

things which are color-coded use different colors

带有颜色编码的（color-coded）东西使用不同的颜色

to represent different parts or functions.

来代表不同的部分或功能。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up, 表達脈絡

我们的 6 分钟又到了，

but remember to join us again next time

但记得下次再来

here at 6 Minute English.

6 分钟英语和我们相聚。

Goodbye for now.

先说到这里，再见。

Bye.

再见。

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