Beyoncé’s performance of the national anthem at President Obama’s second inauguration on Monday was everything it should be. But was it actually live?
碧昂丝周一在奥巴马的第二次就职典礼上演唱《星条旗》的表演让人印象深刻，但是她真的是现场演唱么？
A spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Band said early Tuesday that Beyoncé only pretended to sing, lip-syncing the words to a backing track. What the listeners heard was a version she had recorded at a Marine Corps studio in Washington on Sunday night, the spokeswoman, Master Sgt. Kristin duBois said.
海军陆战队乐队的女发言人周二说，碧昂丝是假唱，只是对了嘴型。这位女发言人名叫克莉丝汀，她表示观众们听到的歌声其实是她周日晚上在华盛顿海军陆战队的录音室提前录好的。
But by Tuesday afternoon, the Marine Corps had backed off Sergeant duBois’s statement, saying while the band had not played live, neither Sergeant duBois nor anyone else in the Marine Band was in a position to know if Beyoncé had sung the anthem live or not. Capt. Gregory A. Wolf, a Marine Corps spokesman, said the corps had determined that a live performance of the anthem was ill advised because its members had little time to rehearse with the singer.
但是周二下午，海军陆战队就取消了这位女发言人的声明，并说其实是乐队假弹，女发言人和其他陆战队乐队的人都不知道碧昂丝是否是假唱。格雷戈里，海军陆战队的另一个发言人称，他们决定现场演唱国歌也是有点欠考虑，因为他们的成员几乎没有时间和歌手排练。
A publicist for Beyoncé did not immediately return telephone calls and e-mail messages.
碧昂丝的发言人目前没有作出电话或者书面回应。