Disconcerting 令人不安
英語(yǔ)笑話
I had been trying to get my friend Mike—a rock' n roll fan—interested in classical music. When I offered to purchase tickets to a Mozart festival , he willingly agreed to accompany me and seemed to enjoy the symphony.
After the concert , I mentioned how Mozart's music moved me. "At times, I can almost hear his voice in his music and I feel as though he's talking to me," I said.
Mike nodded his head in solemn agreement. "Yes," he said. "I know what you mean."
Feeling very pleased that I had made a "convert" , I asked what he felt the music was saying to him.
He replied, "It said go to sleep, Michael. Go to sleep.
中文翻譯
我一直設(shè)法讓我朋友邁克——一個(gè)搖滾迷——對(duì)古典音樂(lè)感興趣。我主動(dòng)提出購(gòu)買兩張莫扎特紀(jì)念節(jié)的票，他很愿意伴隨我，而且似乎喜愛(ài)上了交響樂(lè)。
音樂(lè)會(huì)后，我捉到莫扎特的音樂(lè)如何感動(dòng)了我?！坝行r(shí)候，我?guī)缀蹩梢月?tīng)到他在音樂(lè)中的聲音，感覺(jué)到好像他在對(duì)我傾訴，”我說(shuō)。
邁克嚴(yán)肅地點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭表示贊成?！笆堑?，”他說(shuō)，“我懂你的意思?！?/p>
我為已使他“轉(zhuǎn)變”了興趣而非常得意，我問(wèn)他是如何感受那音樂(lè)的。
他回答說(shuō)：“交響樂(lè)對(duì)我說(shuō)：‘睡吧，邁克，睡吧?！?/p>
詞匯點(diǎn)睛
rock' n roll 搖滾樂(lè)
classical [?kl?s?kl] adj. 古典的
festival [?fest?vl] n.（文化娛樂(lè)的）節(jié)
willingly [?w?l??li] adv. 情愿地，樂(lè)意地
accompany [??k?mp?n?] v. 陪伴（同）
symphony [?s?mf?n?] n. 交響曲，交響樂(lè)
concert [?k?ns?t] n. 音樂(lè)會(huì)，演奏會(huì)
solemn [?s?l.?m] adj. 嚴(yán)肅的
convert [k?n?v??t] n. 改變
口語(yǔ)實(shí)踐
A I like that.
B I don't like it that much.
A 我喜歡那個(gè)。
B 我沒(méi)那么喜歡。
A I'm interested in playing football.
B Well, basketball is my thing.
A 我對(duì)踢足球很感興趣。
B 哦，我愛(ài)好打籃球。
A You have an amazing CD collection. Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk—and even classical music. Do you have a copy of The Barber of Seville, by any chance?
B Well, I have cultivated a wide range of tastes, but opera is not my cup of tea. I would rather listen to the washing machine.
A 你的CD收藏太令人驚奇了。爵士、搖滾、布魯斯、民歌——甚至古典音樂(lè)。你有歌劇《塞維利亞的理發(fā)師》的復(fù)制品嗎？
B 嗯，我培養(yǎng)了廣泛的興趣品味，但歌劇不是我喜歡的。我寧愿聽(tīng)洗衣機(jī)的聲音。
★collection [k??lek?n] n. 收藏
★cultivate [?k?lt?ve?t] v. 培養(yǎng)
★one's cup of tea 某人喜愛(ài)的東西
A You really hate it that much?
B Yeah, I don't like that at all.
A 你真那么討厭它嗎？
B 是啊，我一點(diǎn)兒也不喜歡那個(gè)。
