Unlike traditional instruments, which can last for hundreds of years, vegetable instruments spoil quickly. Therefore, the orchestra needs to create new ones for every performance. Each member makes eight to 25 instruments for every show, spending hours turning carrots into flutes or pumpkins into drums. So far, they have invented more than 150 instruments by doing things like attaching peppers to cucumbers or simply rubbing two leeks together.
The group has performed at famous places like London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Vegetable Orchestra has also been listed in the Guinness World Records and has inspired others to form similar orchestras.
與可以持續使用數百年的傳統樂器不同，蔬菜樂器很快就會腐壞。因此，樂團每次演出都需要製作新的樂器。每位成員要為每場演出製作八到二十五件樂器，花費數小時將胡蘿蔔變成長笛或將南瓜製成鼓。到目前為止，他們已經透過各種方式發明了超過一百五十種樂器，像是把甜椒固定在小黃瓜上，或是簡單地把兩根韭蔥互相摩擦。
該樂團曾在倫敦皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳等著名場所演出。蔬菜管弦樂團也被列入《金氏世界紀錄大全》，並激勵其他人組成類似的樂團。
生活必備字詞：
attach A to B 把 A 固定∕繫在 B 上
attach vt. 固定，繫，連接
rub vt. 摩擦；搓揉
inspire sb to V 激發某人做……
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十二月號。
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