Starting a Chinese Rock Collection
IntermediateHobby
A young man visits a record shop and asks the female owner for recommendations on classic Chinese rock albums to begin his collection.
J
JackM
MeiJ
你好，我想开始收集中国摇滚唱片，你能给我推荐几张吗？
nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng kāishǐ shōují Zhōngguó yáogǔn chàngpiàn, nǐ néng gěi wǒ tuījiàn jǐ zhāng ma?
Hello, I want to start collecting Chinese rock records. Could you recommend a few to me?
M
当然可以！你是刚入门，还是已经听过一些了？
dāngrán kěyǐ! nǐ shì gāng rùmén, háishì yǐjīng tīngguò yīxiē le?
Of course! Are you just getting started, or have you already listened to some?
J
基本上算是刚入门吧，我只知道崔健这个名字，别的都不太了解。
jīběnshàng suàn shì gāng rùmén ba, wǒ zhǐ zhīdào Cuī Jiàn zhège míngzì, biéde dōu bù tài liǎojiě.
Basically I'm just a beginner. I only know the name Cui Jian, and I don't really know much about the rest.
M
那你可来对地方了！崔健的《新长征路上的摇滚》绝对是必买的第一张。
nà nǐ kě lái duì dìfang le! Cuī Jiàn de 《xīn chángzhēng lùshàng de yáogǔn》 juéduì shì bì mǎi de dì yī zhāng.
Then you've come to the right place! Cui Jian's "Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March" is absolutely the first must-buy album.
J
我好像听说过这张，它为什么这么重要呢？
wǒ hǎoxiàng tīngshuō guò zhè zhāng, tā wèishénme zhème zhòngyào ne?
I think I've heard of this one. Why is it so important?
M
因为它是中国第一张真正意义上的摇滚专辑，里面《一无所有》那首歌影响了整整一代人。
yīnwèi tā shì Zhōngguó dì yī zhāng zhēnzhèng yìyì shàng de yáogǔn zhuānjí, lǐmiàn 《yīwúsuǒyǒu》 nà shǒu gē yǐngxiǎng le zhěngzhěng yī dài rén.
Because it's China's first album that's truly rock in a real sense, and the song "Nothing to My Name" on it influenced an entire generation.
J
太酷了！除了崔健，还有别的乐队值得推荐吗？
tài kù le! chúle Cuī Jiàn, hái yǒu biéde yuèduì zhídé tuījiàn ma?
So cool! Besides Cui Jian, are there other bands worth recommending?
M
当然有，黑豹乐队和唐朝乐队都非常经典，尤其是他们九十年代的作品。
dāngrán yǒu, Hēibào yuèduì hé Tángcháo yuèduì dōu fēicháng jīngdiǎn, yóuqí shì tāmen jiǔshí niándài de zuòpǐn.
Of course there are. Black Panther and Tang Dynasty are both very classic, especially their work from the nineties.
J
这些唱片贵吗？我预算不是很多。
zhèxiē chàngpiàn guì ma? wǒ yùsuàn bù shì hěn duō.
Are these records expensive? My budget isn't very big.
M
别担心，我这儿既有原版黑胶，也有价格实惠的再版CD，总能找到适合你的。
bié dānxīn, wǒ zhèr jì yǒu yuánbǎn hēijiāo, yě yǒu jiàgé shíhuì de zàibǎn CD, zǒng néng zhǎodào shìhé nǐ de.
Don't worry. Here I have both original vinyl and affordable reissue CDs, so you'll always find something that suits you.
J
那我先买崔健和黑豹这两张吧，剩下的下次再说。
nà wǒ xiān mǎi Cuī Jiàn hé Hēibào zhè liǎng zhāng ba, shèngxià de xiàcì zàishuō.
Then let me buy these two first, the Cui Jian and Black Panther ones, and we'll deal with the rest next time.
M
好眼光！我这就给你包起来，欢迎你以后常来逛逛。
hǎo yǎnguāng! wǒ zhè jiù gěi nǐ bāo qǐlái, huānyíng nǐ yǐhòu cháng lái guàngguàng.
Good taste! I'll wrap them up for you right now. Feel free to come browse often from now on.