Rave the Day

 

 

“Rave”一词也算个时尚字眼，那么何为“Rave party”，仔细看看下面的短文。

It’s four in the morning. Outside, the night is quiet, and most people have been asleep for hours. Inside the club it’s a different story. It could be a club in Los Angeles or London, Tel Aviv or Shanghai, and its walls are vibrating. The thumping techno beat of the music is that loud, and it is

driving and energizing the dancers in the club. Arms flail, heads bounce up and down, and somebody is waving a pair of green neon glow sticks in the air. They’ve been dancing like this for hours, and they don’t plan to quit any time soon. When they finally leave the club, the sun will be up. They’ll be sweaty and exhausted, but also exhilarated, and happy. It’s a rave.　

 

Simply defined, a rave is a party — often an all-night-long party —at which some form of electronic, synthesized music is played. The music is usually played by a DJ (deejay), who might specialize in one of the many varieties of electronica — techno, house, trance, ambient, hardcore, jungle, or drum and bass. Or he might play a little of everything, guiding the crowd to find the right feeling, and to bring the music and all the dancers into happy.　

[注释]：

vibrate: to cause to tremble or quiver (使)摇摆　

thump: to hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump; pound 砰然地响　

beat: a regular, rhythmical unit of time 拍子　

energize: to give energy to; activate or invigorate 使活跃，给予精力　

flail: to wave or swing vigorously; thrash 挥动，用力打　

bounce: to move jerkily; bump 剧烈运动　

neon: ［化］氖　

exhilarate: 使高兴，使愉快　

define: to state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example) 定义　

synthesize: to form a synthesis 综合　

specialize: to pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study 专攻，专门研究　

variety: the quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity 变化，多样性　

　

电子音乐是西方乐坛较为流行和活跃的音乐形式，最常见的有二十多种。　

house(music)： 浩室，又译作货仓音乐。是一种将迪斯科电子乐、电子鼓和蓝调音乐混音在一起的音乐形式，是流行舞曲的代表。　

techno： 科技，又译作高科技音乐。是house 之后发展出来的一种电子混音音乐形式，其混音与浩室音乐类似，是更平缓的高科技电子音效舞曲。　

trance： 迷幻，又译作迷情音乐。是继（hard）techno 之后出现的最具商业化的舞曲，其节奏更快更硬并加入一些钢琴速弹和迷幻效果的音效，产生恍惚迷幻的意境。　

ambient： 氛围，又译作情境音乐。通过节奏的变换不断营造出多层次的空间感，音乐似乎缭绕不绝，却又模糊不清。　

hardcore： 碎石，本为“硬核”。是一种改良techno 的，节奏激烈、速度极快的热舞音乐。

jungle： 丛林音乐。一种融合嘻哈音乐、舞曲和techno 音乐，节奏急骤，带有深沉邈远低

音拍的音乐。　

drum and bass： 暂译作鼓与低音。由丛林音乐发展而来，但节奏稍慢，注重将不同的电子鼓声融入到音乐中，并突出低音节拍的深沉邈远。