DIALOGUE 47:Learning to Play the Guitar

1--I have started learning to play the guitar.

2--Have you?

1--And I've always been intereste in... I've never

had the time, and...

2--So you've bought a guitar?

1--I have.

2--And are you taking lessons?

1--Not taking lessons, I'm teaching myself.

2--I see. You've got a, a book and...

1--Yeh, and I've talked to people that play the

guitar, got the basic ideas.

2--Yes--and are you making progress?

1--Yes, I am, making very good progress, yes.

2--Oh great.

1--I'm very pleased actually.

2--Wh-what sort of music do you want to play?

1--A-all sorts, nothing in particular, anything perhaps

from Spanish, classical, jazz.

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注解：

1）guitar：吉他。注意，演奏某种乐器时，必须

用定冠词，如play the guitar, play the piano,

playthe violin等。

2）take lessons：上课；听课。

3）make progress：取得进步。注意下列短语中的修饰

语make a lot of/ good/ much/ little/ fast/ show/

progress.progress为不可数名词，不用冠词。

4）in particular：特别，尤其。

5）Spanish：西班牙的。

6）jazz：爵士音乐，一种起源于美国黑人的活泼

放纵，节奏强烈的舞曲。

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译文

1--我开始学弹吉他了。

2--真的吗？

1--我一直很感兴趣，但总是没有时间学。

2--那你买了一把吉他？

1--是的。

2--那你在听吉他课吗？

1--没听课，我自己自学。

2--这么说你有一本教材，并且.....

1--是的，我还和那些会弹吉他的人聊过，懂得了些初步概念。

2--不错，那你有进步吗？

1--当然啦，进步挺大。

2--喔，真棒。

1--是的，我也很高兴。

2--你喜欢弹哪种曲子？

1--没有什么特别爱好，各种曲子都弹，西班牙的，古典的

或爵士音乐，什么都喜欢。