会话:LikesandDislikes好恶(二)
Conversation B?
LUIS: That's beautiful. Do you like classical guitar??
MARTIN: Yes, I do. Do you play classical guitar??
LUIS: Yes, I do. I play rock guitar in the band.?
LAURI: He plays classical guitar at home.?
LUIS: We study classical guitar.?
LAURI: Yes, we both play.?
MARTIN: I want to talk about your families. Luis, your mother is an opera singer. Where does she sing??
LUIS: South America. Central America. Mexico. She teaches singing, too.?MARTIN: Where is she from??
LUIS: She's from Spain.?
MARTIN: Where is your father from??
LUIS: He's from New York.?
MARTIN: Is he a musician??
LUIS: No, but he loves music.?
LAURI: His mother and father met at the opera.?
MARTIN: That's interesting.?
LUIS: My father loves music from Spain.?
MARTIN: Does he like your music??
LUIS: No.?
LAURI: He likes classical guitar.?
LUIS: Of course. It's from Spain.?
MARTIN: Let's listen to more music.?
MARTIN: Lauri, you sing and play the guitar. Lauri, you sing and play the guitar. Stacy plays the keyboard.?
LUIS: That's right.?
MARTIN: Who plays the drums??
LUIS: That's Ricky.?
MARTIN: Does he sing, too??
LUIS: Of course. Stacy sings, too.?
MARTIN: Are there more musicians??
LAURI: No, only four musicians travel.?
MARTIN: Do you record your music??
LUIS: No, we don't record.?
LAURI: We want to record.?
MARTIN: Lauri, were your parents musicians??
LAURI: No, but they liked music. They liked folk music. They liked jazz, too.?MARTIN: Do you like jazz? ?
LAURI: Yes, I do.?
MARTIN: Do you play jazz??
LUIS: We don't play jazz very well. Lauri plays jazz flute.?
LAURI: I studied jazz flute.
MARTIN: Where did you study??
LAURI: I studied in New York.
MARTIN: Let's listen to some jazz. Did you like that??
LAURI: I loved that.?
MARTIN: Lauri, did you and Luis meet in New York??
LAURI: Yes, we did. I studied there for three years. We met the second year. We married in New York.?
MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??
LAURI: Yes, I do. I have two brothers. ?
MARTIN: Are they musicians??
LAURI: No, they aren't. They like music. ?
MARTIN: Do they like your music??
LAURI: They like it. They don't love it.?
Practice 2:用“Do you like+名词”结构询问别人对音乐的好恶。?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you like jazz??
LAURI: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you like rock music??
LAURI: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you like opera??
LAURI: Yes, I do.?
会话 B?
路 易:太美了,你喜欢古典吉他吗??
马 丁:是的,你喜欢古典吉他吗??
路 易:是的,我在乐队中弹摇滚吉他。?
劳 里:他在家弹古典吉他。?
路 易:我们学习古典吉他。?
劳 里:是的,我们俩都弹。?
马 丁:我想谈一下你的家庭。路易,你母亲是歌剧演员,她都在哪儿演唱??路 易:南美洲,中美洲,墨西哥。她也教唱歌。?
马 丁:她是哪儿的人??
路 易:她是西班牙人。?
马 丁:你父亲是哪儿的人??
路 易:他是纽约人。?
马 丁:他是乐师吗??
路 易:不是,但他喜爱音乐。?
劳 里:他父母是在演歌剧中结识了。?
马 丁:这很有趣。?
路 易:我父亲喜爱西班牙音乐。?
马 丁:他喜欢你的音乐吗??
路 易:不喜欢。?
劳 里:他喜欢古典吉他。?
路 易:当然了,古典吉他来自西班牙。?
马 丁:让我们再听些音乐吧。?
马 丁:路易,你唱歌,弹吉他。劳里,你唱歌,弹吉他。斯特西弹电子琴。?路 易:不错。?
马 丁:谁打鼓呢??
路 易:里基打鼓。?
马 丁:他也唱歌吗??
路 易:当然了,斯特西也唱歌。?
马 丁:还有更多的乐师吗??
劳 里:没有,只有四名乐师去旅行的。?
马 丁:你们录制自己的音乐吗??
路 易:不,我们不录音。?
劳 里:我们想录音。?
马 丁:劳里,你的父母是乐师吗??
劳 里:不是,但他们喜欢音乐,他们喜欢民间音乐。他们也喜欢爵士乐。?
马 丁:你喜欢爵士乐吗??
劳 里:是的。?
马 丁:他们演奏爵士乐吗??
路 易:我们的爵士乐演奏得不太好,劳里吹奏爵士乐笛子。?
劳 里:我学过爵士乐笛子。?
马 丁:你在哪儿学的??
劳 里:我在纽约学的。?
马 丁:让我再听些爵士乐。?
马 丁:你喜欢吗??
劳 里:我喜爱这个。?
马 丁:劳里,你和路易是在纽约认识的吗??
劳 里:是的,我在那儿学了三年,我们第二年认识的,我们在纽约结婚的。?马 丁:你有兄弟姐妹吗??
劳 里:有,我有两个兄弟。?
马 丁:他们是乐师吗??
劳 里:不,他们不是。他们喜欢音乐。?
马 丁:他们喜欢你的音乐吗??
劳 里:他们喜欢,但不喜爱。?
Conversation C?
MARTIN: Luis, we didn't talk about country music. Do you like country music? LUIS: It's OK.?
LAURI: He doesn't like it.?
LUIS: I like some country music.?
MARTIN: Do you like country music, Lauri??
LAURI: Yes, I do. My brothers love it.?
Practice 3:英语中演奏某种乐器,用“play+the+乐器”结构表达,若询问某人是否能演奏一种乐器,用“Do you play the+乐器”结构来表达。
Examples: MARTIN: Do you play the piano??
LAURI: Yes, I do.?
会话 C?
马 丁:路易,我们还未谈到乡村音乐。你喜欢乡村音乐吗??
路 易:还行吧。?
劳 里:他不喜欢。?
路 易:我喜欢某些乡村音乐。?
马 丁:劳里,你喜欢乡村音乐吗??
劳 里:是的,我兄弟喜爱乡村音乐。?
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?
studio n. 演播室;工作室?
recording studio n. 录音室?
rock music n. 摇滚乐?
opera n. 歌剧?
musician n. 乐师;音乐家?
flute n. 笛子?
wooden adj. 木制的?
bamboo n. 竹?
classical adj. 古典的?
folk music n. 民间音乐?
keyboard n. 键盘;电子琴?
band n. 乐队?
central adj. 中部的;中央的?
drum n. 鼓?
jazz n. 爵士乐?
Proper Nouns 专有名词?
Detroit 底特律?
South America 南美洲?
Central America 中美洲?
Mexico 墨西哥?
Spain 西班牙?
New York 纽约市?
Language Points 语言要点?
like 和 love 是表示“喜欢……”最常用的两个动词,表达类似含义的动词或短语还有:
enjoy(喜欢;享受) 例如:?
Luis enjoys listening to folk music. 路易斯喜欢听民间音乐。
be fond of(喜欢)例如:?
Martin is fond of rock music. 马丁喜欢摇滚乐。?
be crazy about(着迷;迷恋)例如:?
That young man is crazy about the girl in red.?那个年青人为那红衣服女孩而神魂颠倒。?
be wild about(对……狂热)例如:?
My brothers are wild about country music.?我弟弟们痴迷于乡村音乐。?
Cultural Notes 文化注释
音乐在美国人的生活中一直起着重要的作用。美国的民间音乐(folk music) 源于多国文化背景,为世界人民所喜欢。古典音乐方面,美国有引以为自豪的著名交响乐团,如纽约、波士顿、费城、芝加哥、底特律、洛杉矶等交响乐团。最具美国特色的是爵士乐,起源于新奥尔良(New Orleans),现已风靡全世界。