Lesson 42
Not very musical
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,(1)_____________________,so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us,(2)______________________. When he began to paly 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. (3)__________________________.The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian musical and jazz!
New words and expressions
musical adj.精通音乐的
snake n.蛇
market n.市场,集市
movement n.动作
snake charmer 玩蛇者
continue v.继续
pipe n.(吹奏的)管乐器
dance v.跳舞
tune n.曲调
obviously adv.显然
glimpse n.一瞥
difference n.差别
Indian adj.印度的
Notes on the text
1.Not very musical 是指蛇并不那样"懂"音乐。
2.It obviouly could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!显然,它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐!tell the difference between ...,辨别...之间的不同.