Bruna and her band arrive at the Blue Door café at six. They carry a drum, two guitars and a keyboard. But on the small stage, another band sets up its things.
布鲁娜和她的乐队六点钟来到蓝门咖啡馆。他们带着一面鼓、两把吉他和一架电子琴。可是在小小的舞台上,另一支乐队正在摆放自己的东西。
"Excuse me," Bruna says. "We play here tonight."
“打扰一下,”布鲁娜说,“我们今晚在这里演出。”
A woman with a red guitar shakes her head. "No, we play here tonight," she says. "My name is Nena."
一位拿着红吉他的女士摇了摇头。“不对,今晚是我们在这里演出,”她说,“我叫内娜。”
They call the owner. He comes out of the kitchen with his big book. He looks at one page for a long time. "Oh no," he says. "I wrote both bands for the same evening. It is my mistake."
他们把老板叫了出来。他拿着他的大本子从厨房里走出来。他盯着其中一页看了很久。“哎呀,糟了,”他说,“我把两支乐队都写在了同一个晚上。是我的错。”
The two bands argue a little. The drummer says his band came first. Nena says her band wrote to the café first. Nobody wants to go home.
两支乐队争论了一会儿。鼓手说他们乐队先来的。内娜说她的乐队先给咖啡馆写了信。谁也不想回家。
Then the door opens, and people come in. They sit down and look at the stage. They are ready for music.
这时门开了,客人们走了进来。他们坐下来,望着舞台。他们已经准备好听音乐了。
"We cannot send them away," Bruna says. "What if we play together?"
“我们不能把他们赶走,”布鲁娜说,“要是我们一起演呢?”
Nena thinks. "My band plays fast songs. You play slow songs."
内娜想了想。“我的乐队演奏快歌。你们演奏慢歌。”
"Then we take turns," Bruna says. "And at the end, we mix them."
“那我们轮流演,”布鲁娜说,“到最后,我们把两种混在一起。”
They start with a slow song and a very fast drum. It sounds strange, but the people clap. Soon both singers sing the same song. Both guitars play the same part. The owner brings free drinks for everyone.
他们先以一首慢歌和一阵很快的鼓点开场。听起来很奇怪,可是客人们鼓起了掌。很快,两位歌手唱起了同一首歌。两把吉他弹起了同一段旋律。老板给每个人送来了免费的饮料。
After the last song, a man calls, "What is your band's name?"
最后一首歌结束后,一个男人喊道:“你们乐队叫什么名字?”
Bruna looks at Nena and laughs. "We need a new one."
布鲁娜看着内娜,笑了。“我们得起个新名字了。”






