You may be able to score high on a guitar video game, but can you jump, spin, and strut like a rock star？

If so, you may be ready to join an air guitar competition.

Air guitar is the act of pretending to hold a guitar and play along to music.

Many people do this without even thinking about it when a favorite song comes on the radio.

你或許可以在吉他電玩遊戲中得高分，但你能像個搖滾巨星一樣跳躍、旋轉並昂首跨步嗎？

如果可以，你也許準備好要參加空氣吉他比賽了

空氣吉他是個假裝手持吉他並跟著音樂彈奏的表演

許多人聽到收音機傳出最愛的一首歌時也會不假思索地這麼做

August 2010 marks the fifteenth year of the Air Guitar World Championships in Finland.

Contestants can wear special clothing to help set the mood.

However, the guitar can be their only air instrument during their two one-minute performances.

The judges want the playing to look real.

They also rate performances on jumps, stunts, and the player's ability to rock the audience.

Winners may finally get a real guitar to play!

二○一○年八月事芬蘭舉辦世界空氣吉他錦標賽的十五週年

參賽者可以穿上特殊的服裝來幫忙營造氣氛

然而，在他們兩場一分鐘的表演中，吉他是他們唯一可使用的空氣樂器

評審希望表演看起來真實

他們也把跳躍、特技和參賽者炒熱觀眾氣氛的能力列入評比

優勝者最後可能會得到一把真的吉他來演奏！

You don't need years of lessons and practice to feel like a rock star.

Air guitar competitions and video games let you put the rock in rock' n' roll right now.

你不需要多年的課程和練習才能感覺像個搖滾巨星

空氣吉他大賽和電玩遊戲讓你立刻展現搖滾樂中的搖滾元素


字彙

01. spin [spɪn] v. 旋轉 (三態變化為 spin - spun - spun)

02. pretend [prɪˋtɛnd] v. 假裝

03. performance [pɚˋfɔrməns] n. 表演；演奏

04. rate [ret] v. 列入評比；為.....評分

05. audience [ˋɔdɪəns] n. 觀眾；讀者

06. strut [strʌt] v. 昂首闊步

07. contestant [kənˋtɛstənt] n. 競爭者；角逐者

08. stunt [stʌnt] n. 特技

09. set the mood 指「營造氣氛」

10. rock 'n' roll 指「搖滾樂」put the rock in rock 'n' roll 此指「展現搖滾樂中的搖滾元素」


關鍵解析

able的詞類變化

A. 第一段的 able 為形容詞，指「能夠；可以」，句型為：

S. + be able to + V.       某人事物能夠....

‧We were able to find a place to park the car.

　我們可以找得到地方停車

(反義字 unable 也可使用相同句型)

‧Nicole was unable to go to work yesterday because she was sick.

　妮可昨天無法去上班，因為她生病了

B. 第二段的 ability 為名詞，表示「能力」

‧The man has a wonderful ability to draw anything he sees.

　這個男人有驚人的能力可畫出他看到的任何東西

C. -able 還可作形容詞字尾，表示「具有.....性質的；可....的」

comfort 舒適 + able = comfortable 舒服的

value 價值 + able = valueable 有價值的

believe 相信 + able = believable 可信的

(字尾為 e 時，要去 e 再加 able)

‧Can I get you anything to make you feel more comfortable？

　我能給你什麼東西讓你感覺舒服一點嗎？