【生活英语】4、音乐

1、关键词

(1) 音乐种类

• pop music 流行音乐
• country music 乡村音乐
• rock and roll 摇滚乐
• jazz 爵士乐
• blues 布鲁斯音乐
• classical music 古典音乐
• folk music 民间音乐

folk 民间的、大众的
folks 各位；大伙儿

(2) symphony 交响乐

• composer 作曲人

compose [v] 作曲

• lyricist 作词人

lyric 歌词

• conductor 售票员；指挥者（乐队）
• baton 指挥棒
• musician 音乐家
• singer 歌手
• accompaniment 伴奏
• accompanist 伴奏者
• accompany [v] 陪伴、（歌手或乐手）伴奏
• orchestra 管弦乐队
• masterpiece 杰出的作品

(3) song 歌曲

• tempo （乐曲的）速度，拍子，节奏
• melody / tune 曲调；旋律
• solo 独奏；独唱
• karaoke 卡拉OK

(4) instruments 乐器

• piano 钢琴
• guitar 吉他
• violin 小提琴
• cello 大提琴
• trumpet 小号
• flute 长笛；箫
• drum 鼓
• harmonica 口琴

2、句子

(1) Music is a medicine of a broken heart.
音乐是心灵创伤的良药。

(2) What kinda music do you like best?
你最喜欢哪种音乐？
[ˈkaɪndə]

What’s your favorite music?
What kinda music do you listen to?

(3) Who’s your favorite singer?
你最喜欢的歌手是谁？

• Who’s your favorite musician? 音乐家
• Who’s your favorite idol? 偶像

(4) I am really crazy about rock and roll.

I’m still crazy about you.
I am hooked on pop music.
hookup 接口
mp3 hookup

(5) There’s a concert about Beethoven’s symphony tomorrow.

Will you go with me to the concert?
I have two complimentary tickets.
complimentary 免费赠送的

(6) How was the concert?
It’s the most wonderful one that I’ve ever attended.

a piano duet 钢琴二重奏
a violin solo 小提琴独奏

(7) I’m no judge of music. 我对音乐一窍不通。

(8) The concert was a complete fiasco.
惨败；彻底失败 [fiˈæskəʊ]

The tune sounds nice, but I don’t quite like the tempo.
这首曲子听起来很不错，但我不太喜欢它的节奏。

(9) out of tune 音调不正确；演奏走调
in tune 音调正确；演奏合调

You’re out of tune.

3、英语对话

👩 Do you have any taste for pop music?

Do you like pop music?
taste 喜好、偏好
I have a taste for classical music.
I have acquired / developed a taste for wine. 我慢慢地喜欢上了葡萄酒。
He has very good taste in wine. 鉴赏力；欣赏力
He has very poor taste in music.

👨 I don’t think so, but I like classical music.

👩 What? Nowadays few young people have a delicate ear for classical music.

delicate 易碎的；精美的；纤细的
He has a delicate / good ear for language.

👨 That’s true. And that’s my difference.

👩 You always want to be different. How about rock and roll?

👨 I cannot bear rock music. It’s too loud.

loud 吵闹的；大声的

👩 But it’s so exciting and thrilling. And classical music sounds out of fashion.

thrilling 扣人心弦的；令人兴奋的
a thrilling experience 激动人心的经历
The last episode was so thrilling. We were all thrilled.

👨 I don’t want to jump on the bandwagon. 我不想赶时髦。表达了一种独立思考、不随波逐流的态度。

jump on the bandwagon 把赶时髦比喻成跳上一辆流行的马车，生动地表现了人们盲目跟风的行为。