初级美语Lesson22:LikesandDislikes好恶

2012-06-22 09:50:40 


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+名词”结构询问别人对音乐的好恶。
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.


会话 B
路  易:太美了,你喜欢古典吉他吗?
马  丁:是的,你喜欢古典吉他吗?
路  易:是的,我在乐队中弹摇滚吉他。
劳  里:他在家弹古典吉他。
路  易:我们学习古典吉他。
劳  里:是的,我们俩都弹。
马  丁:我想谈一下你的家庭。路易,你母亲是歌剧演员,她都在哪儿演唱?路  易:南美洲,中美洲,墨西哥。她也教唱歌。
马  丁:她是哪儿的人?
路  易:她是西班牙人。
马  丁:你父亲是哪儿的人?
路  易:他是纽约人。
马  丁:他是乐师吗?
路  易:不是,但他喜爱音乐。
劳  里:他父母是在演歌剧中结识了。
马  丁:这很有趣。
路  易:我父亲喜爱西班牙音乐。
马  丁:他喜欢你的音乐吗?
路  易:不喜欢。
劳  里:他喜欢古典吉他。
路  易:当然了,古典吉他来自西班牙。
马  丁:让我们再听些音乐吧。
马  丁:路易,你唱歌,弹吉他。劳里,你唱歌,弹吉他。斯特西弹电子琴。路  易:不错。
马  丁:谁打鼓呢?
路  易:里基打鼓。
马  丁:他也唱歌吗?
路  易:当然了,斯特西也唱歌。
马  丁:还有更多的乐师吗?
劳  里:没有,只有四名乐师去旅行的。
马  丁:你们录制自己的音乐吗?
路  易:不,我们不录音。
劳  里:我们想录音。
马  丁:劳里,你的父母是乐师吗?
劳  里:不是,但他们喜欢音乐,他们喜欢民间音乐。他们也喜欢爵士乐。
马  丁:你喜欢爵士乐吗?
劳  里:是的。
马  丁:他们演奏爵士乐吗?
路  易:我们的爵士乐演奏得不太好,劳里吹奏爵士乐笛子。
劳  里:我学过爵士乐笛子。
马  丁:你在哪儿学的?
劳  里:我在纽约学的。
马  丁:让我再听些爵士乐。
马  丁:你喜欢吗?
劳  里:我喜爱这个。
马  丁:劳里,你和路易是在纽约认识的吗?
劳  里:是的,我在那儿学了三年,我们第二年认识的,我们在纽约结婚的。马  丁:你有兄弟姐妹吗?
劳  里:有,我有两个兄弟。
马  丁:他们是乐师吗?
劳  里:不,他们不是。他们喜欢音乐。
马  丁:他们喜欢你的音乐吗?
劳  里:他们喜欢,但不喜爱。


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.

Practice 3:英语中演奏某种乐器,用“play+the+乐器”结构表达,若询问某人是否能演奏一种乐器,用“Do you play the+乐器”结构来表达。
Examples:  MARTIN: Do you play the piano?
LAURI: Yes, I do.

会话 C
马  丁:路易,我们还未谈到乡村音乐。你喜欢乡村音乐吗?
路  易:还行吧。
劳  里:他不喜欢。
路  易:我喜欢某些乡村音乐。
马  丁:劳里,你喜欢乡村音乐吗?
劳  里:是的,我兄弟喜爱乡村音乐。


New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

studio   n. 演播室;工作室
recording studio  n. 录音室
rock music   n. 摇滚乐
opera   n. 歌剧
musician   n. 乐师;音乐家
flute   n. 笛子
wooden   adj. 木制的
bamboo   n. 竹
classical   adj. 古典的
folk music   n. 民间音乐
keyboard   n. 键盘;电子琴
band   n. 乐队
central   adj. 中部的;中央的
drum   n. 鼓
jazz   n. 爵士乐

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Detroit   底特律
South America  南美洲
Central America  中美洲
Mexico   墨西哥
Spain   西班牙
New York   纽约市
 

Language Points 语言要点

like 和 love 是表示“喜欢……”最常用的两个动词,表达类似含义的动词或短语还有:
enjoy(喜欢;享受)  例如:
Luis enjoys listening to folk music. 路易斯喜欢听民间音乐。
be fond of(喜欢)例如:
Martin is fond of rock music. 马丁喜欢摇滚乐。
be crazy about(着迷;迷恋)例如:
That young man is crazy about the girl in red.那个年青人为那红衣服女孩而神魂颠倒。
be wild about(对……狂热)例如:
My brothers are wild about country music.我弟弟们痴迷于乡村音乐。
 

Cultural Notes  文化注释

音乐在美国人的生活中一直起着重要的作用。美国的民间音乐(folk music) 源于多国文化背景,为世界人民所喜欢。古典音乐方面,美国有引以为自豪的著名交响乐团,如纽约、波士顿、费城、芝加哥、底特律、洛杉矶等交响乐团。最具美国特色的是爵士乐,起源于新奥尔良(New Orleans),现已风靡全世界。

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