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音乐单元中级课程美语三级跳

P:Todaytheyrediscussingwhatkindofmusictheirbandshouldplay.

Beth:Ernie,Imreallye*citedaboutstartingthisbandtogether.Weregoingtobethetwocooleststudentsoncampus.

Ernie:Iknow!Itsgonnabegreat.Butwhatkindofmusicdoyouthinkweshouldplay?

Beth:Thatsagoodquestion.YouknowIlovehiphop,somaybewecanplaysomeVanillaIcesongs.

Ernie:Hmm...VanillaIce?Iknowhismostfamoussong,IceIceBaby,butIdontknowhisothersongs.

Beth:ThatsOK.YoucanbuyhissongsoniTunesandlistentothem.

P:Winnie,whatdoesBeththinkwillhappenifsheandErniestartaband?

她说，组了乐队，他们就变成学校最酷的两个人！不过，说实话，我可不这么觉得。

他们要唱VanillaIce的歌，他的歌早就过时了！

P:Well,VanillaIcewasapopularrapperinthe1990s.Imsurehestillhasfanstoday,likeBeth.

E:Well,Iveneverdownloadedmusicbefore.Howdoesitwork?

B:Youhavent?IfyouvenevertrieditIcanshowyouhow.

E:Alright.ButwhyisdownloadingmusicbetterthanbuyingCDsatthestore?

B:Downloadingmusicisreallyfastandconvenient,andyoucanpreviewallthesongsbeforeyoubuythem.

P:SoWinnie,whydoesBethlikedownloadingmusic?

她说从网上下载歌曲又快又方便，还可以在购买前preview,“试听”一下。不过，Ernie竟然说他从来没下载过音乐。天啊，莫非他一贯住在火星上么？

P:Yeah,evenoldpeopleknowhowtodownloadmusicthesedays.LetsseeifErniecancatchup.

E:Thatsoundsprettygood.Butisntdownloadingmusicillegal?

B:Notifyoupayforit.Fore*ample,ifyoudownloadfromiTunesandpaywithyourcreditcard,itslegal.

E:OK,ImgoingtogetiTunesanddownloadsomeVanillaIcesongs.

B:Awesome.Youllseethattheyarereallycatchy.

Professor,他们说这些歌很catchy,这是什么意思呢？

P:Youcansayasongiscatchyifitsfunandeasytolistento,andyouwanttohearitallthetime.

哦，就是“好听，上口”的意思。

P:E*actly.Sometimesacatchysongcangetstuckinyourhead.

不过，我觉得VanillaIce的歌可没有这种魔力。

B:Nowthatweknowwhatkindofmusicw