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Vocabulary
Throttle/look part
Hi
Bono talks about the band members before they formed a group.
He says: I had heard him (Edge) play before, because he was in Ali's class, and I knew he could play pretty well. The only thing that sounded better than Reggie Manuel's motorcycle was a power chord on an electric guitar. When Edge opened the throttle, there was quite a roar. Adam was there and he really looked the part; I don't know about his playing, but he had the look right.
1. I just suppose that suddenly Edge started to play really loud. Maybe he turned the volume up and this is what he means by "opening the throttle"?
2. I suppose "looked the part" means he "looked like one of us"?
3. "He had the look right" - maybe it just means that he looked OK. "I don't know how he played but he looked OK." That's what I think.
Thanks
Bono talks about the band members before they formed a group.
He says: I had heard him (Edge) play before, because he was in Ali's class, and I knew he could play pretty well. The only thing that sounded better than Reggie Manuel's motorcycle was a power chord on an electric guitar. When Edge opened the throttle, there was quite a roar. Adam was there and he really looked the part; I don't know about his playing, but he had the look right.
1. I just suppose that suddenly Edge started to play really loud. Maybe he turned the volume up and this is what he means by "opening the throttle"?
2. I suppose "looked the part" means he "looked like one of us"?
3. "He had the look right" - maybe it just means that he looked OK. "I don't know how he played but he looked OK." That's what I think.
Thanks
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1. I just suppose that suddenly Edge started to play really loud. Maybe he turned the volume up and this is what he means by "opening the throttle"?
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- I just suppose that suddenly Edge started to play really loud.
- Maybe he turned the volume up and this is what he means by "opening the throttle"?
- -- Yes, "opening the throttle" is what you do on a motorbike (or car) to rev the engine, hence making a lot of noise.
- Here he's using this as a metaphor for making a loud noise with a guitar.
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1. I just suppose that suddenly Edge started to play really loud. Maybe he turned the volume up and this is what he means by "opening the throttle"? -- Yes, "opening the throttle" is what you do on a motorbike (or car) to rev the engine, hence making a lot of noise. Here he's using this as a metaphor for making a loud noise with a guitar.
2. I suppose "looked the part" means he "looked l
2. I suppose "looked the part" means he "looked l
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