Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.是什么意思？

Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.

当时我和保罗在组建一个乐队，我们需要签一份新唱片合约。

Paul

倒齿，掣爪；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

getting

n. 获得（物），利益；v. 得到( get的现在分词 )，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；

例句
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。

band

n. 带，乐队，衣带，价

例句
The band played the Czech anthem.
乐队演奏了捷克国歌。

together

adv. 同时，在一起，一致地，不间断地；adj. 稳定可靠的，做事有效率的；

例句
We have to get our act together — we have to organize ourselves.
我们必须把劲儿往一处使——我们得组织起来。

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

needed

v. 需要，必须( need的过去式和过去分词 )，（表示应该或不得不做）有必要；

例句
...whether one has access to a dish and the other accoutrements needed to watch satellite TV.
是否能使用碟型卫星天线以及其他观看卫星电视所需要的装备

new

adj. 新的，崭新的，新鲜的，新到的，现代的，初次（听到）的；adv. 新近，最近；

例句
When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy.
从她的演奏中我听出了新一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

record

n. 记录，记载，唱片，事实，经历，前科；adj. 创纪录的；

例句
...our abysmal record at producing a scientifically trained workforce...
我们在培育具有科学素养的专业人才方面惨不忍睹的记录

deal

vt. [牌戏]分，分配，经营，施予；n. （一笔）交易，许多，待遇，发

例句
The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。