Net radio finds its voice
青檬网络电台 大学生的网络电波基地 作者：LUO JIAJIA, 21ST CENTURY STAFF 时间：2008-07-17
来源：21世纪英文报第762期
apolitical 不关心政治的
collision 碰撞
contradict 同...矛盾
deferential 恭敬的
detention 拘留
ethical 民族的
Frankfurt 法兰克福
governor 省长
gulp 吞咽
green hand 新手
ignorant 无知的
illusion 幻想
initiator 创始人
Peeping Tom 偷窥狂
reconstruction 重建
shallow 浅薄的
subscribe 赞成
tipsy 喝醉的
BONUS
Expressions
Here are some words that you may use to describe a person's voice:
melodic 悦耳的
deep 低沉的
sweet 甜美的
lilting 像音乐般美妙的
gruff 声音嘶哑的
squealing 高分贝的
jarring 咋咋呼呼的
hoarse 嘶哑的
Here are some sentences that a DJ usually says to the audience in the middle or end of a program:
We'll be back after a break.
休息一下马上回来。
Stay with us for the next episode.
下个节目即将播出，不要走开。
Stay tuned.
不要走开。
Chatter box
Wang and Xiao are talking about listening to a radio program.
Wang: Have you ever listened to any ghost stories in the middle of the night on radio?
Xiao: No. It sounds so horrible. By the way, do many people listen to the radio besides lonely drivers? The radio sounds sort of out date to me.
Wang: I listen to the radio everyday, news, music cross-talk and ghost stories. You can do your own stuff while listening to the radio.
WHENEVER Chen Momo surfs on the Internet, she always puts her headphones on.
"I'm not a music fan. I'm a 'qmooner'," said Chen, a freshman at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Qmooner, a word coined by Chen herself, refers to a person who listens to programs at www.qmoon.net, a net radio station everyday.
"It's not a real radio station. Mostly the website offers live broadcasts and recorded audio clips. All of them are original and all the work of students," said Yan Shi, director of Qmoon campus channel, a graduate student at the Capital Normal University.
Passionate venture
The Net radio site, which belongs to the Beijing Municipal Committee, originated with the "new vision working studio", created by three freshmen telecommunications freshmen at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2000. Zhong Yongjian, one initiator of the studio, is now the radio site's chief. "We don't want it to be a simple audio workshop. It should have its own voice ," Zhong said.
Since the Net radio site was founded in December 2005, over 150 students from around 30 Beijing universities have worked there part-time, either as DJs or editors. Many of them are not broadcasting related majors.
"As long as you have passion for life, you can find your place at Qmoon," Zhong said.
Physically, Qmoon is just a small studio of around 35 square meters. However, it has reached around 80,000 people, and the number is increasing by 3,000 to 5,000 every month.
Chen Momo has been a fan of Qmoon for almost a year, though at the very beginning, she listened to the programs merely to support her friend, a rookie DJ.
Would Mom like it?
"It is more interesting than campus radio. They talk about every aspect of student life. I have an opportunity to listen to my peers who live in the same city, " Chen said.
Her favorite programs are Qmoon talk shows. "Last time, they talked about where to have fun at night during this boring summer vacation. It's helpful," added Chen.
Lu Wei, 19, a broadcasting major at The Central Academy of Drama, ranks among the top 10 most popular DJs at Qmoon. Lu joined Qmoon in March. She hosts the "Girl Time" program, which airs issues about college women.
So far, Lu has covered such topics as mini skirts, preparing for marriage, being 19 or 20 and how to keep fit in the summer.
"If our parents listened to the program, they'd probably think it was silly and shallow. They don't understand what it means to be a 20-year-old girl. But the program reflects what gilrs are feeling and thinking. We are honest and sincere," Lu said.
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