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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.
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Practice 2:用“Do you like+名詞”結構詢問別人對音樂的好惡。?
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.?
會話 B?
路 易:太美了,你喜歡古典吉他嗎??
馬 丁:是的,你喜歡古典吉他嗎??
路 易:是的,我在樂隊中彈搖滾吉他。?
勞 里:他在家彈古典吉他。?
路 易:我們學習古典吉他。?
勞 里:是的,我們倆都彈。?
馬 丁:我想談一下你的家庭。路易,你母親是歌劇演員,她都在哪兒演唱??路 易:南美洲,中美洲,墨西哥。她也教唱歌。?
馬 丁:她是哪兒的人??
路 易:她是西班牙人。?
馬 丁:你父親是哪兒的人??
路 易:他是紐約人。?
馬 丁:他是樂師嗎??
路 易:不是,但他喜愛音樂。?
勞 里:他父母是在演歌劇中結識了。?
馬 丁:這很有趣。?
路 易:我父親喜愛西班牙音樂。?
馬 丁:他喜歡你的音樂嗎??
路 易:不喜歡。?
勞 里:他喜歡古典吉他。?
路 易:當然了,古典吉他來自西班牙。?
馬 丁:讓我們再聽些音樂吧。?
馬 丁:路易,你唱歌,彈吉他。勞里,你唱歌,彈吉他。斯特西彈電子琴。?路 易:不錯。?
馬 丁:誰打鼓呢??
路 易:里基打鼓。?
馬 丁:他也唱歌嗎??
路 易:當然了,斯特西也唱歌。?
馬 丁:還有更多的樂師嗎??
勞 里:沒有,只有四名樂師去旅行的。?
馬 丁:你們錄制自己的音樂嗎??
路 易:不,我們不錄音。?
勞 里:我們想錄音。?
馬 丁:勞里,你的父母是樂師嗎??
勞 里:不是,但他們喜歡音樂,他們喜歡民間音樂。他們也喜歡爵士樂。?
馬 丁:你喜歡爵士樂嗎??
勞 里:是的。?
馬 丁:他們演奏爵士樂嗎??
路 易:我們的爵士樂演奏得不太好,勞里吹奏爵士樂笛子。?
勞 里:我學過爵士樂笛子。?
馬 丁:你在哪兒學的??
勞 里:我在紐約學的。?
馬 丁:讓我再聽些爵士樂。?
馬 丁:你喜歡嗎??
勞 里:我喜愛這個。?
馬 丁:勞里,你和路易是在紐約認識的嗎??
勞 里:是的,我在那兒學了三年,我們第二年認識的,我們在紐約結婚的。?馬 丁:你有兄弟姐妹嗎??
勞 里:有,我有兩個兄弟。?
馬 丁:他們是樂師嗎??
勞 里:不,他們不是。他們喜歡音樂。?
馬 丁:他們喜歡你的音樂嗎??
勞 里:他們喜歡,但不喜愛。
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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.
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Practice 3:英語中演奏某種樂器,用“play+the+樂器”結構表達,若詢問某人是否能演奏一種樂器,用“Do you play the+樂器”結構來表達。
Examples: MARTIN: Do you play the piano??
LAURI: Yes, I do.?
會話 C?
馬 丁:路易,我們還未談到鄉村音樂。你喜歡鄉村音樂嗎??
路 易:還行吧。?
勞 里:他不喜歡。?
路 易:我喜歡某些鄉村音樂。?
馬 丁:勞里,你喜歡鄉村音樂嗎??
勞 里:是的,我兄弟喜愛鄉村音樂。
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New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?
studio n. 演播室;工作室?
recording studio n. 錄音室?
rock music n. 搖滾樂?
opera n. 歌劇?
musician n. 樂師;音樂家?
flute n. 笛子?
wooden adj. 木制的?
bamboo n. 竹?
classical adj. 古典的?
folk music n. 民間音樂?
keyboard n. 鍵盤;電子琴?
band n. 樂隊?
central adj. 中部的;中央的?
drum n. 鼓?
jazz n. 爵士樂
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Proper Nouns 專有名詞?
Detroit 底特律?
South America 南美洲?
Central America 中美洲?
Mexico 墨西哥?
Spain 西班牙?
New York 紐約市?
Language Points 語言要點?
like 和 love 是表示“喜歡……”最常用的兩個動詞,表達類似含義的動詞或短語還有:
enjoy(喜歡;享受) 例如:?
Luis enjoys listening to folk music. 路易斯喜歡聽民間音樂。
be fond of(喜歡)例如:?
Martin is fond of rock music. 馬丁喜歡搖滾樂。?
be crazy about(著迷;迷戀)例如:?
That young man is crazy about the girl in red.?那個年青人為那紅衣服女孩而神魂顛倒。?
be wild about(對……狂熱)例如:?
My brothers are wild about country music.?我弟弟們癡迷于鄉村音樂。?
Cultural Notes 文化注釋
音樂在美國人的生活中一直起著重要的作用。美國的民間音樂(folk music) 源于多國文化背景,為世界人民所喜歡。古典音樂方面,美國有引以為自豪的著名交響樂團,如紐約、波士頓、費城、芝加哥、底特律、洛杉磯等交響樂團。最具美國特色的是爵士樂,起源于新奧爾良(New Orleans),現已風靡全世界。?