·1. 什么歌，谁唱的·
① What's this song?
② What's the name/title of the song?
title /ˈtaɪtl/ 名词，表示the name of a book, poem, painting, piece of music, etc. 书、诗、绘画音乐等的题目，标题，title听起来稍微比name正式一点。
③ Who sings this song?
④ Who is the singer?
例：Hey, what's this song? I love it! Who sings it? Her voice is amazing.
嘿，这歌叫什么？我好喜欢！谁唱的？她的声音太棒了。
·2. 原唱：original·
/əˈrɪdʒənl/ 形容词，表示existing or happening first, before other people or things，比其他人或事先存在、先发生的，原始的，原先的，表示这个含义时只用在名词前。
原唱歌手：the original singer/artist
artist /ˈɑːtɪst/ 除了表示画家，艺术家，也可以指a person who is a professional singer, dancer, actor, etc. 歌手，舞蹈演员，演员等都可以叫artist。
例：The original singer of this song is Beyoncé.
这首歌的原唱是碧昂斯。
例：This song was originally recorded by the Bee Gees.
这首歌的原唱是比吉斯。
歌曲原唱版本：the original version, the original
例：For me, the original is always the best; it's what made me love the song in the first place.
对我来说，原版永远是最好的——是它让我一开始爱上这首歌。
例：He prefers the original version by Adele.
他喜欢阿黛尔唱的原版。
·3. 翻唱：cover·
/'kʌvə(r)/ 动词，表示to perform or record a song that was originally recorded by another artist，翻唱、重新录制别人的歌曲。
也可以用作名词，表示a new recording of an old song by a different band or singer，翻唱的作品。
cover一般指翻唱然后录制发布，或者歌手在演出的时候翻唱别人的歌，如果是我们日常唱歌或者去KTV唱不叫cover。
翻唱一首歌：cover a song
一首翻唱的歌：a cover, a cover version
例：Did you know she once covered a Coldplay song at her concert?
你知道她曾经在演唱会上翻唱过一首酷玩乐队的歌吗？
例：She did a cover of Adele's 'Hello'.
她翻唱了阿黛尔的《Hello》。
例：Sometimes the cover version becomes more popular than the original.
有时候翻唱歌曲比原版火。
例：This song is a cover of a song from the 70s. Good music is timeless.
这首歌是70年代一首歌的翻唱。好音乐不会过时。70s读seventies，timeless 形容词，表示remaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned，一直有吸引力，不会过时的。
根据首字母补充单词，文本左滑查看答案：
A: No matter how many c_______ they make, the o_________ is always the best.
无论出多少翻唱，原唱总是最好的。
B: Well, the c_______ singer's vocal skills are just on another level. I actually like the c_______ v_______ better than the o_________.
额，这个翻唱歌手的唱功厉害很多，比起原版我其实更喜欢翻唱。
A: No matter how many covers they make, the original is always the best.
无论出多少翻唱，原唱总是最好的。
B: Well, the cover singer's vocal skills are just on another level. I actually like the cover version better than the original.
额，这个翻唱歌手的唱功厉害很多，比起原版我其实更喜欢翻唱。
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