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。