Lesson 42 Not very musical并非很懂音乐
【New words and expressions】(13)
musical adj. 精通音乐的
market n. 市场,集市
snake charmer 玩蛇者(通常借音乐控制)
pipe n.(吹奏的)管乐器
tune n. 曲调
glimpse n. 一瞥
snake n. 蛇
movement n. 动作
continue v. 继续
dance v. 跳舞
obviously adv. 显然
Difference n. 差别
Indian adj. 印度的
★musical adj. 精通音乐的
(1) 音乐的
a musical instrument 乐器
a musical performance 音乐演奏
a musical score 乐谱
a musical film 音乐片
(2) (声音等)富音乐性的,美妙的
musical voice 美妙的嗓音
(3) 喜爱音乐的,精通音乐的
eg. Her family are all musical. 她们全家都很精通音乐。
a musical child 一个精通音乐的孩子
★ market n. 市场,集市
= market square = market place
bear market 熊市
bull market 牛市
a rising market 股票上升的行情
a falling market 股票下跌的行情
a weak market 疲软的市场
market price 市场价
marketing n.[u] 销售学,市场推广,市场推广部
fair 展览会
shop 商店,店铺
store 商店,店铺
department store 百货商店
drugstore 药店
winestore 酒店
★ snake charmer 玩蛇者(通常借音乐控制)
charmer n. 有吸引力的人
charm
(1) n. [u]/[c] 魅力,引人喜爱的特质
eg. He has a lot of charm. 他很有魅力。
the charm of the countryside in spring 郊外的春光明媚
Her happy smile is one of her charms. 她愉快的笑容是她的魅力之一。
(2) v.取悦,迷住,吸引
eg. He charms everyone he meets. 他使他遇见的每一个人都愉快。
We were charmed by the music. 我们陶醉在音乐中。
charming = delightful adj. 令人高兴的,迷人的,可爱的
★pipe n.(吹奏的)管乐器
(1) 管子 = tube
(两头通的东西, 如下水管道, 老爸的烟斗,或一节两头通的竹子都可以叫pipe)
a water-pipe 排水管
a gas-pipe 排气管
a waste pipe 排(排废水)水管
(2) 烟斗
smoke a pipe 吸烟斗
light one’s pipe 点燃一斗烟
(3) 管乐器
a bamboo pipe 竹笛
piper 吹笛者
★tune n. 曲调,曲子
play a tune 演奏一支曲子
eg. The tune of this song is easy to remember.
= The tune to this song is easy to remember. 这首歌的曲子很好记。
in tune 和谐,协调
eg. His ideas were in tune with the times. 他的思想合乎潮流。
out of tune 走调,不和谐
eg. He sang out of tune. 他唱歌走调。
★glimpse n. 一瞥
(1) n. (通常做单数)一瞥,一看
eg. a quick glimpse at the newspaper headlines 迅速看一眼报纸的大标题
One glimpse on him is enough. 看他一眼就够了。
have a glimpse of 瞥了一眼,映入眼帘
= catch a glimpse of = get a glimpse of
(犹如汉语中的“惊鸿一瞥”) (无意识的看)
同义词:glance 扫了一眼 (有意识)
take a glance at the TV programs
= give a glance over the TV programs
(2) v. 瞥见,乍见,看一眼
eg. I glimpsed him running through the crowd. 我看见他跑过人群了。
He only glimpsed at my new dress and said nothing.
他只看了我的新裙子一眼,什么也没说。
★snake n. 蛇
(1) n. 蛇
eg. I saw a snake wriggle away. 我看到一条蛇蜿蜒爬走了。
a snake in the grass 隐患,不忠实的朋友,伪装成朋友的敌人
(2) v. 蛇行,沿曲折道路前进
eg. snake one’s way 蜿蜒前进,蛇行
snake across = wind across 蜿蜒穿过
★movement n. 动作,移动,运动,活动
eg. the movements of planets 行星的运行
a political movement 政治运动
make a movement of impatience 做出不耐烦的姿态
move v.
(1) 移动,改变位置
eg. Don’t move, stay still. 别动,呆在这儿。
Move a chair nearer to the fire. 把这把椅子搬到更近火堆。
The teacher asked her to move to the front of the classroom.
老师叫她移到教室前面去。
She moved her lips but didn’t say anything. 她动了动嘴唇,什么也没说。
(2) 搬家,迁移
eg. move from … to …
We are going to move to a new house in the suburbs.
我们将搬进郊区的一栋新房子。
(3) 使(某人)感动,使动心 = touch
eg. The story moved us deeply. 这个故事令我们深深地感动了。
moving = touching adj. 令人感动的
moved = touched adj. 感到感动的
★continue v. 继续
(1) 继续
continue/begin/start/to do sth. = continue/start/continue doing sth.
= go on to do = go on doing
继续做某事
eg. He continued reading when I spoke to him.当我和他说话的时候,他继续读书。
= He continued to read when I spoke to him.
In spite of my efforts, the baby continued crying.
= In spite of my efforts, the baby continued to cry.
尽管我努力了,这个婴儿仍然继续哭。
(2) 仍旧,持续…状况
eg. The weather continued cold. 天气持续寒冷。
My father continues in good health. 我父亲依旧身体健康。
★dance v. 跳舞
(1) n. 跳舞
dance-hall = ball-room 舞厅(ball正式举办的舞会)
eg. May I have the next dance 可以请你跳一支舞吗?
dance to the music 随着音乐跳舞(固定搭配,用“to”)
make a song and dance 小题大做,大惊小怪
= a storm in the teacup
(2) v. 跳舞
eg. Would you like to dance 请你跳支舞好吗?
to dance a waltz 跳华尔兹舞
★obviously adv. 显然,明显的,易解的,显而易见的
= clear
obviously=clearly adv. (可放句首,可放句中)
eg. It was obvious that he turned against us. 很显然他背叛我们了。
an obvious traffic offense 明显的交通违章
He told her mother an obvious lie. 他明显对她妈妈说慌了。
eg. Obviously he can’t tell the difference between them.
显然他不能辨认区别。
Obviously she needs help. 很显然他需要帮助。
He was obviously drunk. 很显然他喝醉了。
★difference n. 差别
(1) 差别,差异
eg. tell the difference between A and B 辨认A和B的区别差异
Can you tell the difference between these two pictures
你能分辨这两幅图片的差别吗?
It’s easy to tell the difference between the twins.
很容易辨认双胞胎的差别。
(2) 意见相左,不和,争论
eg. a difference of opinion 意见不和
different adj. 不同的
eg. be different from 与……不同
A is different from B
differ vi. 不一致,不同
★Indian adj. 印度的,印第安人的
India n. 印度
the Indian Ocean 印度洋
Indian giver 送礼给人指望对方还礼的人或送他人东西日后又索回的人
(源自北美某些印第安部族中的习俗。据说印第安人向别人赠送礼物时,往往期待日后得到对方的偿还,如果得不到任何东西作为回报,他们便把礼物索回。)
Indian file 一路纵队
(源自印第安人穿越森林时的走法。印第安的勇士们出征时为了防备敌人的袭击,在行进时总是成一路纵队,后面的人踩着前面的人的脚印走,队伍中最后一个人把所有脚印抹去。这样别人便无法了解其数目和踪迹了。)
Indian summer 小阳春,晚秋的晴暖气候
(源于新大陆首批移民之口。当他们在陌生的北美洲的土地上遭遇第一场霜冻时,以为冬天即将到来,准备迎接冬雪。印第安人告诉他们,在下雪之前,大地将再次回暖。)
【Text】
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
参考译文
当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路, 我们在一个广场上停下来休息. 过了一会儿, 我们注意到广场的那一边有一个带着两个大筐的耍蛇人, 于是就走过去看看. 他一见我们, 就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐器, 并掀开了一个筐的盖子. 当他开始吹奏一支曲子时, 我们才第一次看到那条蛇. 它从筐里探出身子, 随着乐器的摆动而扭动. 当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时, 我们感到非常惊奇. 然而那蛇却还是缓慢地 “舞动” 着. 显然, 它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐!
【课文讲解】
1、As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
have a long walk = walk
through one of the markets中through表示:
through: 在表面之下通过或在中间通过,与in有关
eg. The train went through some tunnels. 火车通过了若干隧道。
The sun shone through the clouds. 阳光穿过云层照射起来。
across: 在表面之上通过,与on有关
eg. The old man walked across the road carefully. 老人很小心地穿过马路。
square n.
(1) 广场,街 at the square
(2) 正方形
(3) 平方 The square of 7 is 49. 7的平方是49。
at a square to have a rest中的to have a rest是目的状语
have a rest = rest
stop to do sth. 停下其他活动去做不定式表示的动作
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
2、After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
after a time 过了一会儿 = after a while
at a time 一次,同时 = at the same time
at one time 往昔,一度,从前
for a time 一时,暂时,短时间内
a snake charmer with two large baskets 带着两个大筐的耍蛇人
at the other side of 另一边
side n. 一边,一侧,一方面;
侧面,旁边
n. 山腰,斜坡
have a look = look
3、As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
which引导定语从句,修饰pipe
pick v. 采,摘,挑选
pick up 拾起,拿起
eg. He picked up a long pipe. 他拿起一根长长的管乐器。
pick sb. up (顺路)接某人(meetsb.+地点 专程接)
eg. I'll pick you up in the car this evening. 今晚我开车来接你.
pick up 学会 = learn
eg. I picked up a lot of English while I was in England. (I learnt.)
在英国的时候, 我学到了不少英语.
pick oneself up 站起来
eg. He fell over and picked himself up again. 他摔倒了又重新站起来。
pick out 挑出,选出 = choose = select
eg. There are so many beautiful cards on display, I can't pick out the ones I like best. (I can't choose.) 陈列着那么多漂亮的明信片, 我挑不出最喜欢的.
pick sb. out 辨认出
eg. I can’t pick him out. 我认不出他来了。
be covered with 盖满,掩盖
eg. Our apple tree is covered with fruit. 我们家的苹果树硕果累累。
open
(1)v. 打开(反义词:shut, close)
eg. open one’s mouth 张开嘴巴
open one’s arms 张开双臂
open the window 打开窗户
open a shop 开一家商店
Schools open today 各校今天开学。
(2)v. 通向,朝向,面向
eg. The door opens into the hall. 那扇门通往大厅。
The windows open to the south. 窗户面向南方。
(3)adj. 打开的,开阔的,开着的,公开的
eg. an open window 一扇开着的窗户
The flowers are open. 花都开了。
The store is open on Sunday afternoons. 在周日下午这家商店开门。
opener n. 开启的工具
eg. a can opener 开罐器
4、When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
play a tune(tune 可数名词) 演奏一支曲子
play music(music 不可数名词)
have/get/catch a (first)glimpse of… 一瞥,一看
5、It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
rise(rose,risen) vi.(不及物动词)
(太阳、月亮等)上升,升起; 反义词:set
(东西)上升;反义词:fall
(2) 站起来,起身,起床
eg. The injured man couldn’t rise by himself. 那个受伤的人自己站不起来。
rise from the table 吃完饭,离开餐桌
raise(raised,raised) vt. 提高,上升(及物动词)
6、We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
play jazz 演奏爵士乐
play a tune 吹奏一支曲子
play a pipe 吹奏管乐器
很少用very much 放在一起修饰surprise, 一般用very surprised 或 most surprised
7、The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
tell表示“辨别、分辨、识别”时常与can,could,be able to连用。有时也与by, from构成词组:
eg. My son can already tell the difference between beer and wine.
= My son can already tell beer from wine.
我儿子已经能分辨出啤酒和葡萄酒了。
表示两者之间的“差别、差异”时常用difference between:
eg. There’s a lot of difference between Englishmen and Frenchmen.
有些情况下也可以不跟between:
It makes no difference whether you believe me or not.
你信不信我区别不大/都无所谓。
【Key structures】
“have +名词”代替普通动词
“have +名词”代替普通动词表示“完成该动作”:
eg. walk = have a walk
drink = have a drink
talk = have a talk
look = have a look
rest = have a rest
swim = have a swim
smell = have a smell
类似的动词有dance,fight,ride,talk,sleep,wash:
一个动词的后面会加介词(如果这个动词是不及物动词),动词能加什么样的介词,名词也可以加什么样的介词:
look at->have a look at; walk across->havea walk across
succeed
in doing sth.-> be successful in->success in