實用短語

pop music

流行音樂

classical music

古典音樂

I've heard that...

我聽說...

I've heard that Manchester has a really good chinatown, like the one in San Francisco.

我聽說曼徹斯特有一條非常好的中國城，就像舊金山的那樣。

To be honest

老實說

To be honest, I really don't like the way he talks.

老實說，我不喜歡他說話的方式。

be into

喜歡...；對...感興趣

I am really into finance.

我真的很喜歡金融。

經典對話

A: What are you listening to? Is that Beethoven or Mozart?

你聽什么呢？貝多芬還是莫扎特？

B: It's Beethoven. Do you like it?

貝多芬，你喜歡他的音樂嗎？

A: I think Beethoven's music is incredible. I've heard that listening to it can make you more intelligent too. Do you believe that?

我覺得貝多芬的音樂簡直好聽到不可思議。我還聽說常聽他的音樂可以讓人變得更聰明，你相信嗎？

B: I don't know about that, but I do think that it helps people relax.

這個我倒不知道，不過我相信它有助于放松身心。

A: What other kind of music do you listen to?

其他類型的音樂，你喜歡聽什么？

B: Actually. I mostly just listen to classical music. What about you?

其實，我一般聽古典音樂，你呢？

A: To be honest, I think classical music is too complicated for me.

老實說，我覺得古典音樂對我來說有點兒太深奧了。

B: What kind of music do you prefer then?

那你喜歡聽什么？

A: I like pop music. Do you?

我喜歡聽流行音樂，你喜歡嗎？

B: Not really. I don't think pop music has much depth.

不怎么喜歡，我覺得流行音樂都沒什么深度。

A: I see what you mean. I think that's why I like it so much.

我明白你的意思，不過這也正是我喜歡它的原因。

B: How long have you been into pop music then?

那你喜歡流行音樂有多久了？

A: I've always been into it. Have you always liked classical music?

我一直都很喜歡聽，你是一直都喜歡聽古典音樂嗎？

B: Not really. When I was little, we didn't really listen to music at all.

也不是，我小時候根本就不聽音樂。

A: So how did you become interested in it?

那你怎么就開始對古典音樂感興趣了？

B: Well, when I was about ten years old, I started playing the piano. I think that's how it all started.

大概是十歲的時候我開始學鋼琴，我想就是從那時候開始的。

A: Do you still play piano?

你現在還彈鋼琴嗎？

B: Yes, it's one of my hobbies.

對，那是我的一個愛好。