新概念英语第二册第十课.docVIP

Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers. New words and expressions 生词和短语 jazz n. 爵士音乐musical adj. 音乐的instrument n. 乐器clavichord n. 古钢琴 recently adv. 最近damage v. 损坏key n. 琴键string n. （乐器的）弦 shock v. 使不悦或生气，震惊allow v. 允许，让touch v. 触摸 参考译文 我家有件古乐器，被称作古钢琴，是1681年德国造的。我们的这架古钢琴存放在起居室里。我们家有这件乐器已经很久了， 是我祖父在很多年以前买的。可它最近被一个客人弄坏了，因为她用它来弹奏爵士乐。她在击琴键时用力过猛，损坏了两根琴弦。我父亲大为吃惊，不许我们再动它。父亲的一个朋友正在修理这件乐器。 1. Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐 jazz [d??z] n. / v. n. [u] 爵士乐 e.g. 爵士乐队/夜总会 a jazz band/club 爵士乐师 jazz musicians 爵士乐(Jazz)，一种起源于非洲的音乐形式，由民歌发展而来。爵士乐以多种形式呈现出繁荣景象，其乐曲风格极其耀眼，节奏一般以鲜明，强烈为主，从根源布鲁斯、拉格泰姆(Ragtime)，经过新奥尔良爵士乐到Dixieland爵士乐、摇摆乐、主流爵士、比波普、现代爵士到自由爵士及电子爵士。 [?d??zi:] adj. (informal) 1. in the style of jazz爵士乐风格的 2. (sometimes disapproving) brightly(颜色)鲜艳夺目地；鲜亮地；明亮地coloured and likely to attract attention绚丽的；花哨的 e.g. 你系的那条领带太艳丽了。That’s a jazzy tie you’re wearing. 2. We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. 我家有件古乐器，被称作古钢琴，是1681年德国造的。 1) musical [?mju:zik?l] adj./n. adj. 1. [only before noun] connected with music; containing music音乐的；有音乐的 e.g. 这场演出的音乐指导 the musical director of the show (director [di?rekt?] n. 1. 董事；理事；经理2. (某一活动的)负责人；(公司部门的)主任；经理；(学院的)院长3. (电影、戏剧等的)导演 ) 音乐天赋/才能/技巧 musical talent/ability/skill (talent [c,u] ~(for sth)天才；天资；天赋) 音乐风格/品味 musical styles/tastes 2. (of a person人) with a natural skill or interest in music 有音乐天赋的；喜爱音乐的 opposite: unmusical e.g. 她极具音乐天赋。She’s very musical. 3. (of a sound声音)pleasant to listen to, like music悦耳的；音乐般的opposite: unmusic