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-Hi. -Hi there. -Great. How are you? -Hi, how are you? -Good. What is your name? -My name is Dariel. -And my name is Emil. -You're brothers? -Yes. -Okay. [applause] And you brought your- -Cellos. -Cellos. -Why cellos? -Our grandfather taught us to play and he's still our teacher to this day. [music] -Our grandfather originally inspired us to start playing cello. -He actually came from Russia and he came here with nothing, no money, nothing, just his cello and that's how he made a living.
-He inspired us. He started teaching us when we were four. We never took lessons from anybody else. He's everything to us. -I always told the boys, "In America, if you work very hard, dreams come true."
[applause] -There's this intuition between us. We feel, you know, certain music, how we can do it one way, another way. -We're constantly looking for new ways to improvise the cello and make it explore everything that the cello can actually do. -Sometimes when they play, they make me cry.
Of course, it's very emotional. -We're here to pay back to our grandfather everything he did for us for all these years. I think he deserves to see us on a big stage. [applause]
-Let's hear it. -Thank you. -Thank you. -I can't wait. [applause]
[cello music]
-Wow. [applause]
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Nick Cannon: All right, they’re ready for you. Go give it to them. Have fun out there.
[applause]
Heidi Klum: Hi there.
Dariel: Hi.
Emil: How are you?
Heidi: Hi, how are you?
Dariel: Great. How are you?
Heidi: Good. What is your name?
Dariel: My name is Dariel.
Emil: And my name is Emil.
Heidi: You’re brothers?
Dariel: Yes.
Heidi: Okay.
[applause]
Heidi: And you brought your-
Dariel: Cellos.
Emil: Cellos.
Heidi: Why cellos?
Dariel: Our grandfather taught us to play and he’s still our teacher to this day.
[music]
Emil: Our grandfather originally inspired us to start playing cello.
Dariel: He actually came from Russia and he came here with nothing, no money, nothing, just his cello and that’s how he made a living.
Emil: He inspired us. He started teaching us when we were four. We never took lessons from anybody else. He’s everything to us.
Grandfather: I always told the boys, “In America, if you work very hard, dreams come true.”
[applause]
Emil: There’s this intuition between us. We feel, you know, certain music, how we can do it one way, another way.
Dariel: We’re constantly looking for new ways to improvise the cello and make it… explore everything that the cello can actually do.
Grandfather: Sometimes when they play, they make me cry. Of course, it’s very emotional.
Dariel: We’re here to pay back to our grandfather everything he did for us for all these years. I think he deserves to see us on a big stage.
[applause]
Heidi: Let’s hear it.
Dariel: Thank you.
Heidi: Thank you.
[applause]
Heidi: I can’t wait.
[cello music]
Howard Stern: I like that.
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have fun 楽しむ/楽しい時間を過ごす
Have fun out there.
applause 喝采/拍手
[applause]
brought 持ってくる bringの過去形
cello チェロ
Heidi: And you brought your-
Dariel: Cellos.
taught 教える teachの過去形
Our grandfather taught us to play and he’s still our teacher to this day.
originally 元々
inspire 導く
Our grandfather originally inspired us to start playing cello.
actually 実際に
come from ~から来る
make a living 生計を立てる
He actually came from Russia and he came here with nothing, no money, nothing, just his cello and that’s how he made a living.
never 決して~ない
anybody else 他の誰か
We never took lessons from anybody else.
He’s everything to us. 彼は私たちの全てである。
He’s everything to us.
come true 実現する
I always told the boys, “In America, if you work very hard, dreams come true.”
intuition 直感/勘
certain 特定の
There’s this intuition between us. We feel, you know, certain music, how we can do it one way, another way.
constantly 常に
look for さがす
improvise 即興で演奏する
explore 探る
We’re constantly looking for new ways to improvise the cello and make it… explore everything that the cello can actually do.
make me cry 私を泣かせる
Sometimes when they play, they make me cry.
emotional 感情的な
Of course, it’s very emotional.
pay back 応える/報いる
We’re here to pay back to our grandfather everything he did for us for all these years.
deserve 値する
I think he deserves to see us on a big stage.
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