Lesson 42Not Very Musical

并非很懂音乐8 句 · 1:26

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  1. Whathappenedwhenthesnakecharmerbegantoplayjazz?

    当耍蛇人开始吹奏爵士乐时，发生了什么？

  2. AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofoldDelhi, westoppedatasquaretohavearest.

    由于我们在旧德里的一个市场里走了很长一段路，便在一个广场停下来休息。

  3. Afteratime, wenoticedasnakecharmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare, sowewenttohavealookathim.

    过了一会儿，我们注意到广场的另一边有一个带着两个大筐的耍蛇人，于是就走过去看看他。

  4. Assoonashesawus, hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.

    他一看到我们，就拿起一根长长的、上面镶满硬币的笛子，并打开了其中一个筐。

  5. Whenhebegantoplayatune, wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.

    当他开始吹奏一支曲子时，我们第一次瞥见了那条蛇。

  6. Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthemovementsofthepipe.

    它从筐里探出身来，开始随着笛子的摆动而扭动。

  7. Wewereverymuchsurprisedwhenthesnakecharmersuddenlybegantoplayjazzandmodernpopsongs.

    当耍蛇人突然开始吹奏爵士乐和现代流行歌曲时，我们感到非常吃惊。

  8. Thesnake, however, continuedto' dance' slowly.

    然而，那条蛇却继续缓慢地“跳舞”。

  9. ItobviouslycouldnottellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz!

    它显然分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐的区别！

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

musical/ˈmjuːzɪkl/adj.

good at or interested in songs and playing instruments

精通音乐的；懂音乐的

#0What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz?

snake charmer/ˈsneɪk ˌtʃɑːrmər/n.

a person who plays music to make a long thin animal move

耍蛇人

#0What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz?

market/ˈmɑːrkɪt/n.

a place where people buy and sell things outside

市场；集市

#1As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

square/skwer/n.

an open space in a town with buildings around it

广场

#1As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

have a rest/hæv ə rest/phr.

to stop and relax for a short time

休息一下

#1As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

basket/ˈbæskɪt/n.

a container made of thin sticks for carrying things

筐；篮子

#2After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.

pick up/pɪk ʌp/phr v.

to lift something with your hands

拿起；拾起

#3As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

pipe/paɪp/n.

a long thin tube you blow into to make music

管乐器；笛子

#3As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

tune/tuːn/n.

a group of musical notes that sound nice together

曲调；曲子

#4When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

glimpse/ɡlɪmps/n.

a very quick look at something

一瞥；一看

#4When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

movement/ˈmuːvmənt/n.

the act of changing place or position

动作；移动

#5It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

jazz/dʒæz/n.

a kind of music with a strong beat, from America

爵士乐

#6We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

pop/pɑːp/adj.

of modern music that many young people like

流行的（音乐）

#6We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

continue/kənˈtɪnjuː/v.

to keep doing something without stopping

继续

#7The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.

obviously/ˈɑːbviəsli/adv.

in a way that is easy to see or understand

显然；明显地

#8It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!