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Conversation A : In a Recording Studio
MARTIN: Wonderful! Very nice.
LUIS: Do you like rock music?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like all music. What do you like?
LAURI: Everything.
LUIS: No, she doesn't. She doesn't like opera.
MARTIN: Let's talk about music. First, let's talk about your music. Lauri, you're a singer.
LAURI: That's right. But I'm a musician, too.
MARTIN: Do you play an instrument?
LAURI: Yes, I do.
LUIS: She plays several instruments very well.
MARTIN: What do you play, Lauri?
LAURI: I play the guitar. I play the piano, but not very well. I play the fluteLUIS: She plays many flutes.
MARTIN: What do you mean?
LUIS: She can play wooden flutes, bamboo flutes, classical flutes. Everything
LAURI: I like the flute. I play folk music on the flute. Do you like folk music
MARTIN: Yes, I do. Let's listen to some folk music.
LUIS: That's very nice.
LAURI: I like that.
MARTIN: OK. You like folk music. You like the flute. You play the guitar. You play the piano. You sing. Do you like to sing?
LAURI: Oh, yes!
LUIS: She sings very well. We need a singer.
MARTIN: Of course. But you sing, Luis.
LUIS: Not very well. I like to sing. But I don't sing very well. Lauri sings very well.
LAURI: Thank you. That's nice.
LUIS: My mother is an opera singer. But I can't sing very well.
MARTIN: Does your mother like your music?
LUIS: No, she doesn't.
MARTIN: Do you like opera?
LUIS: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: You play the guitar. Can you play other instruments?
LUIS: Yes, I can. We need a guitar. I play the guitar very well. Lauri plays the guitar, too.
LAURI: We both sing.
MARTIN: Do you like this music? Listen. Do you like that music?
LUIS: I like it.
LAURI: I love it!
LUIS: Love it?
LAURI: Yes.
LUIS: It's OK.
MARTIN: One likes it. One loves it. Luis, do you play the keyboard?
LUIS: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Lauri, do you play the keyboard?
LAURI: I don't play it very well.
LUIS: Stacy plays the keyboard.
MARTIN: Stacy plays with your band.
LAURI: He's a wonderful musician.
MARTIN: Where is Stacy today?
LUIS: He's visiting his family.
MARTIN: Where is his home?
LAURI: He lives in Detroit.
Practice 1：like 喜欢，love 爱，喜欢的程度更深一步。
Examples: LUIS: Yes, I do. I like all music.
LUIS: She doesn't like opera.
MARTIN: Do you like opera?
LUIS: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you like that music?
LUIS: I like it.
LAURI: I love it.
会话 A 在录音室
马 丁：好极了!很好。
路 易：你喜欢摇滚乐吗?
马 丁：是的，是音乐我都喜欢，你喜欢什么音乐?
劳 里：任何音乐。
路 易：不，不是任何音乐，她不喜欢歌剧。
马 丁：让我们谈谈音乐吧，首先，来谈一谈你的音乐。劳里，你是歌手。
劳 里：不错，但我也是乐师。
马 丁：你演奏乐器吗?
劳 里：是的。
路 易：有好几种乐器她演奏得非常好。
马 丁：你演奏什么乐器，劳里?
劳 里：我弹吉他，弹钢琴，但弹得不太好。我吹笛子。
路 易：她吹许多种笛子。
马 丁：你是指什么?
路 易：她能吹奏木笛、竹笛、古典笛子，无所不能。
劳 里：我喜欢笛子，我用笛子吹奏民间音乐。你喜欢民间音乐吗?
马 丁：喜欢，让我们听听民间音乐吧。
路 易：真好听。
劳 里：我喜欢听。
马 丁：好，你喜欢民间音乐，你喜欢笛子，你弹吉他，你弹钢琴，你唱歌，你喜欢唱歌吗？
劳 里：噢，是的!
路 易：她的歌唱得非常动听，我们需要一名歌手。
马 丁：当然了，但你也唱歌，路易。
路 易：唱得不太好，我喜欢唱歌，但我唱得不太好，劳里唱得很好。
劳 里：谢谢，真好听。
路 易：我母亲是名歌剧演员，但我唱得不太好。
马 丁：你母亲喜欢你的音乐吗?
路 易：不，她不欢喜。
马 丁：你喜欢歌剧吗?
路 易：是的，我喜欢。
马 丁：你弹吉他，你能演奏别的乐器吗?
路 易：是的，我能。我们需要吉他，我吉他弹得很好，劳里也弹吉他。
劳 里：我们都唱歌。
马 丁：你喜欢那种音乐吗?听。你喜欢这种音乐吗?
路 易：我喜欢。
劳 里：我喜爱它。
路 易：喜爱它?
劳 里：是的。
路 易：好的。
马 丁：一个喜欢它，一个喜爱它。路易，你弹奏电子琴吗?
路 易：不，我不弹。
马 丁：劳里，你弹奏电子琴吗?
劳 里：我弹奏得不太好。
路 易：斯特西弹电子琴。
马 丁：斯特西和你的乐队一起演奏。
劳 里：他是个非常好的乐师。
马 丁：今天斯特西在哪儿?
路 易：他回家探亲了。
马 丁：他家在哪儿?
劳 里：他家住底特律。
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.
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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