Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning
English, I’m Helen.
Chen Li: 大家好，我是陳鸝。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases
that you might not find in your dictionary.
Chen Li:
是的，英語(yǔ)是一種十分定式化的語(yǔ)言，所以了解現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中人們經(jīng)常使用的固定表達(dá)和俚語(yǔ)自然就很有用了。
Helen: Today’s word is gangsta rap.
Chen Li:
我想我們最好還是將這個(gè)詞分開來(lái)講吧，你剛才說(shuō)gangster，意思是強(qiáng)盜，匪徒，英文的拼寫是 G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R。
Helen: And today we are going to talk about gangster
rap – but you will often see gangster spelt g.a.n.g.s.t.a. There’s a slight
difference.
Chen Li: 大多數(shù)人都知道 rap music，也就是說(shuō)唱樂，但是什么是gangsta
rap？從字面意義上怎么來(lái)解釋呢？
Helen: So gangsta rap sounds like typical rap or hip
hop music?
Chen Li: 聽起來(lái)就像典型的說(shuō)唱樂，或者是 hip hop 音樂。
Helen: But the topic of the song will focus on the
lifestyles of criminals or gangsters.
Chen Li:
很多有名的美國(guó)說(shuō)唱樂歌手都來(lái)自犯罪頻繁的地區(qū)，他們的歌詞也大都反映歹徒們的生活方式。
Insert
A: I’m looking for the new Snoop Doggy Dogg CD.
B: Aah, you’ll find it over there in the gangsta rap
section…
DJ Voice:
Coming up next is the new CD from gangsta rapper 50
Cent…
Chen Li: So, Helen, do you like gangsta rap?
Helen: It’s too violent for me. No, I don’t like
it.
Chen Li: 是的，我也迷惑這種宣揚(yáng)暴力和大男子主義的方式會(huì)有什么可取之處。
Helen: Oh well - that’s all for today’s programme all
about gangsta rap.
Chen Li: 是的，有關(guān)匪徒說(shuō)唱樂。
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. See you next time.
Chen Li: 再會(huì)！
