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想叫老外“去k歌”,可不要说成"go to KTV"!老外听的一脸懵!

2019-12-31来源:和谐英语

Karaoke is an activity where people sing famous songs. The words to the songs are displayed on a TV screen and people sing them out loud. Karaoke was invented in Japan in the 1980s and became popular around the world in the 1990s.

卡拉ok是人们唱歌的一项活动称呼。在这项活动里,你所唱的歌曲的歌词会被显示在电视屏幕上,然后人们看着屏幕大声跟着唱。卡拉ok于20世纪80年代起源于日本,90年代风靡全球

卡拉ok这个说法是音译,

对应的英文是

karaoke

最初来自日本,

kara在日语里“空”的意思,

oke指英文orchestra(管弦乐队),

组合在一起就是

“没有歌声+只有伴奏”的意思。


其实在国外,KTV并非随处可见

基本集中在唐人街和中餐馆,

几乎都是亚裔开的

KTV是主要流行在华语地区的说法,

它的全称是

Karaoke television

Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment. Karaoke box, a karaoke entertainment establishment (the name KTV is particularly used in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore)

KTV,一种互动音乐娱乐形式。卡拉ok包厢,卡拉ok娱乐场所(KTV这个说法在中国、柬埔寨、越南、马来西亚和新加坡特别常用)


而这个营业场所英语里叫作

Karaoke bar

Karaoke bars are places where people can do karaoke. Inside Karaoke bars are individual karaoke rooms. The karaoke rooms are decorated with party lights and comfortable sofas. You choose the songs you want to sing by using a touchscreen computer or an app on your phone. You can also order food and drinks which you are allowed to consume inside the karaoke room.
Karaoke bar是人们唱karaoke的地方。在Karaoke bar里,又分成各个独立的小房间,每个房间装饰着炫目的彩灯和舒适的沙发。你可以通过用一个触摸屏的电脑或者你手机的客户端来选择你想要唱的歌。你也可以在包间内点零食和饮料。

如果你想和外国人一起去KTV,

你可以说

go to a Karaoke bar

或sing Karaoke (唱K),

这样子他们就会立刻就懂啦~