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(lè)器時(shí),必須
用定冠詞,如play the guitar, play the piano,
playthe violin等。
2)take lessons:上課;聽(tīng)課。
3)make progress:取得進(jìn)步。注意下列短語(yǔ)中的修飾
語(yǔ)make a lot of/ good/ much/ little/ fast/ show/
progress.progress為不可數(shù)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(lè),一種起源于美國(guó)黑人的活潑
放縱,節(jié)奏強(qiáng)烈的舞曲。