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，演奏某種樂器時，必須
用定冠詞，如play the guitar, play the piano,
playthe violin等。
2）take lessons：上課；聽課。
3）make progress：取得進步。注意下列短語中的修飾
語make a lot of/ good/ much/ little/ fast/ show/
progress.progress為不可數名詞，不用冠詞。
4）in particular：特別，尤其。
5）Spanish：西班牙的。
6）jazz：爵士音樂，一種起源于美國黑人的活潑
放縱，節奏強烈的舞曲。

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譯文

1--我開始學彈吉他了。
2--真的嗎？
1--我一直很感興趣，但總是沒有時間學。
2--那你買了一把吉他？
1--是的。
2--那你在聽吉他課嗎？
1--沒聽課，我自己自學。
2--這么說你有一本教材，并且.....
1--是的，我還和那些會彈吉他的人聊過，懂得了些初步概念。
2--不錯，那你有進步嗎？
1--當然啦，進步挺大。
2--喔，真棒。
1--是的，我也很高興。
2--你喜歡彈哪種曲子？
1--沒有什么特別愛好，各種曲子都彈，西班牙的，古典的
或爵士音樂，什么都喜歡。

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