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Transition乐队是西方的一个乐队，他们学普通话，用中文唱歌，获得了极大的成功。
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release n. 发行
dedicated adj. 专注的
collaboration n. 合作；协作
comment v. 评论；评价
recommend v. 推荐
diligently adv. 勤奋地
split v. 分开；分摊；使分裂（成不同的派别）
barrier n. 障碍；栅栏
When Western musicians perform songs in Mandarin， its generally one?off release designed to woo（争取……的支持）Chinese fans.
For Josh and Jesse Edbrooke， Mandarin is not a marketing ploy（策略）—its the language they perform and release albums in.
They love Mandarin and later became dedicated Mandarin students， moving to Taiwan in 2009 along with former bandmate Niall Dunne.
Today， Transition is working on its third Chinese?language album， having completed two multi?city tours of Chinese mainland， and picked up a nomination（提名）for a Golden Indie Music Awards in Taiwan， the equivalent（同等的）to the well?known Mercury Award in the UK.
“Weve made all sorts of great connections and collaborations with local artists，” said Jesse Edbrooke. “Our identity is almost like a Mandarin band， part of the Mandarin scene.”
The band often works with Chinese artist Luo Wenyu， who performs under the name of Wing， and they supported him two years ago on live television during the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan， the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in the United States.
Perhaps their biggest collaboration was with Jay Chou in 2011， when the band featured in the pop stars music video for the song Sailor Afraid of Water.
That year Transition released their biggest hit Dui Bu Qi， which has received 2.6 million hits on Youtube.
The bands single Dui Bu Qi about the challenges of cross?cultural relationships， is also popular with Mandarin learners.
Chinese teacher Fu Frances commented on YouTube： “A smart and interesting topic that you choose for this new published song with relaxing melody as usual， I will definitely recommend it to my Chinese students.”
Lead singer Jesse Edbrooke worked diligently with a song coach to get his pronunciation right， and the song coach joked that his singing was probably better than his spoken Mandarin.
“Singing in Chinese is a very different challenge，”he said.
Instrumentalist Josh lives permanently（永久地）in Taiwan with his wife， while Jesse now splits his time between the UK and China.
“We love being a bridge between both countries，” Jesse Edbrooke said. “We love so many parts of Asian culture， and we want to break down some of the cultural barriers using our music. We try to show our journey of learning about Asian culture， learning to love it and understand it.” The band is now focusing on producing its third Mandarin language album， and plans to play music during festivals in Chinese mainland.
当西方音乐人用中文演唱歌曲时，通常都是一次性发行的，旨在吸引中国歌迷。
对乔希和杰西·埃德布鲁克来说，普通话不是一种营销策略，而是他们演出和发行专辑的语言。
他们爱普通话，后来成了专心学习普通话的学生，并于2009年和前乐队成员尼尔·邓恩一起搬到了台湾。
今天，Transition乐队正在制作其第三张中文专辑，完成了两次中国大陆的多城市巡回演出，并获得了台湾金独立音乐奖的提名，这一奖项相当于英国家喻户晓的水星奖。
杰西·埃德布鲁克说：“我们与当地艺术家建立了各种各样的良好关系和合作关系。我们的身份就像一个普通话乐队，是普通话场景的一部分。”
乐队经常与中国艺术家罗文裕合作，他以“翼”的名义演出。两年前，在台湾的金曲奖上，他们在电视直播上支持他，那奖项相当于美国的格莱美奖。
或许他们最大的合作是2011年与周杰伦的合作，因为歌曲《水手怕水》，当时这个乐队在流行歌星的音乐视频中占重要地位。
那一年的Transition乐队发行了他们最大的热门单曲《对不起》，在YouTube上获得了260万的点击量。
乐队的单曲《对不起》，讲述的是跨文化关系的挑战，也很受汉语学习者的欢迎。
中国老师傅弗兰西斯在YouTube上评论道：“这首新发行的歌曲像往常一样旋律轻松，你選择了一个很潮的有趣的话题，我一定会把它推荐给我的中国学生。”
主唱杰西·埃德布鲁克与一位歌曲教练一起努力工作，以使他的发音正确。这位歌曲教练开玩笑说，他的演唱可能比普通话口语更好。
“用汉语唱歌是一个非常不同的挑战。”他说。
乐器演奏家乔希和他的妻子长期住在台湾，而杰西目前在英国和中国之间度过他的时光。
“我们喜欢成为两国之间的桥梁。”杰西·埃德布鲁克说，“我们热爱亚洲文化的许多部分，我们想用我们的音乐打破一些文化障碍。我们试图展示我们学习亚洲文化的历程，学会热爱和理解亚洲文化。”
乐队现正专注于制作第三部普通话专辑，并计划在中国大陆节日期间演奏音乐。
[巧笔妙记]
work on 从事；致力于
pick up 获得；拾起；学会；振作精神；恢复
be popular with 受……欢迎
as usual 像往常一样
focus on 聚焦于；专注于
plan to do 计划做……
[创新阅读]
Why are more and more foreigners beginning to learn and use Mandarin nowadays？What is the driving force in your eyes？Please share your opinion with your classmates.
Transition乐队是西方的一个乐队，他们学普通话，用中文唱歌，获得了极大的成功。
未读先知
release n. 发行
dedicated adj. 专注的
collaboration n. 合作；协作
comment v. 评论；评价
recommend v. 推荐
diligently adv. 勤奋地
split v. 分开；分摊；使分裂（成不同的派别）
barrier n. 障碍；栅栏
When Western musicians perform songs in Mandarin， its generally one?off release designed to woo（争取……的支持）Chinese fans.
For Josh and Jesse Edbrooke， Mandarin is not a marketing ploy（策略）—its the language they perform and release albums in.
They love Mandarin and later became dedicated Mandarin students， moving to Taiwan in 2009 along with former bandmate Niall Dunne.
Today， Transition is working on its third Chinese?language album， having completed two multi?city tours of Chinese mainland， and picked up a nomination（提名）for a Golden Indie Music Awards in Taiwan， the equivalent（同等的）to the well?known Mercury Award in the UK.
“Weve made all sorts of great connections and collaborations with local artists，” said Jesse Edbrooke. “Our identity is almost like a Mandarin band， part of the Mandarin scene.”
The band often works with Chinese artist Luo Wenyu， who performs under the name of Wing， and they supported him two years ago on live television during the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan， the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in the United States.
Perhaps their biggest collaboration was with Jay Chou in 2011， when the band featured in the pop stars music video for the song Sailor Afraid of Water.
That year Transition released their biggest hit Dui Bu Qi， which has received 2.6 million hits on Youtube.
The bands single Dui Bu Qi about the challenges of cross?cultural relationships， is also popular with Mandarin learners.
Chinese teacher Fu Frances commented on YouTube： “A smart and interesting topic that you choose for this new published song with relaxing melody as usual， I will definitely recommend it to my Chinese students.”
Lead singer Jesse Edbrooke worked diligently with a song coach to get his pronunciation right， and the song coach joked that his singing was probably better than his spoken Mandarin.
“Singing in Chinese is a very different challenge，”he said.
Instrumentalist Josh lives permanently（永久地）in Taiwan with his wife， while Jesse now splits his time between the UK and China.
“We love being a bridge between both countries，” Jesse Edbrooke said. “We love so many parts of Asian culture， and we want to break down some of the cultural barriers using our music. We try to show our journey of learning about Asian culture， learning to love it and understand it.” The band is now focusing on producing its third Mandarin language album， and plans to play music during festivals in Chinese mainland.
当西方音乐人用中文演唱歌曲时，通常都是一次性发行的，旨在吸引中国歌迷。
对乔希和杰西·埃德布鲁克来说，普通话不是一种营销策略，而是他们演出和发行专辑的语言。
他们爱普通话，后来成了专心学习普通话的学生，并于2009年和前乐队成员尼尔·邓恩一起搬到了台湾。
今天，Transition乐队正在制作其第三张中文专辑，完成了两次中国大陆的多城市巡回演出，并获得了台湾金独立音乐奖的提名，这一奖项相当于英国家喻户晓的水星奖。
杰西·埃德布鲁克说：“我们与当地艺术家建立了各种各样的良好关系和合作关系。我们的身份就像一个普通话乐队，是普通话场景的一部分。”
乐队经常与中国艺术家罗文裕合作，他以“翼”的名义演出。两年前，在台湾的金曲奖上，他们在电视直播上支持他，那奖项相当于美国的格莱美奖。
或许他们最大的合作是2011年与周杰伦的合作，因为歌曲《水手怕水》，当时这个乐队在流行歌星的音乐视频中占重要地位。
那一年的Transition乐队发行了他们最大的热门单曲《对不起》，在YouTube上获得了260万的点击量。
乐队的单曲《对不起》，讲述的是跨文化关系的挑战，也很受汉语学习者的欢迎。
中国老师傅弗兰西斯在YouTube上评论道：“这首新发行的歌曲像往常一样旋律轻松，你選择了一个很潮的有趣的话题，我一定会把它推荐给我的中国学生。”
主唱杰西·埃德布鲁克与一位歌曲教练一起努力工作，以使他的发音正确。这位歌曲教练开玩笑说，他的演唱可能比普通话口语更好。
“用汉语唱歌是一个非常不同的挑战。”他说。
乐器演奏家乔希和他的妻子长期住在台湾，而杰西目前在英国和中国之间度过他的时光。
“我们喜欢成为两国之间的桥梁。”杰西·埃德布鲁克说，“我们热爱亚洲文化的许多部分，我们想用我们的音乐打破一些文化障碍。我们试图展示我们学习亚洲文化的历程，学会热爱和理解亚洲文化。”
乐队现正专注于制作第三部普通话专辑，并计划在中国大陆节日期间演奏音乐。
[巧笔妙记]
work on 从事；致力于
pick up 获得；拾起；学会；振作精神；恢复
be popular with 受……欢迎
as usual 像往常一样
focus on 聚焦于；专注于
plan to do 计划做……
[创新阅读]
Why are more and more foreigners beginning to learn and use Mandarin nowadays？What is the driving force in your eyes？Please share your opinion with your classmates.