【英语趣味课堂】他的梦想-His Dreams

Lindsay: Hey, Warren.

Warren: Hey, how's it going?

 

Lindsay: Good. I thought today we could talk about childhood dreams. When you were ten years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?

 

Warren: Right. Well actually it's a little embarrassing. I wanted to be a truck driver. I thought it would be really neat because you can just travel around everywhere and see different places all the time and you're always on the move. But you know I didn't become a truck driver.

 

Lindsay: No, you didn't become a truck driver. Why is that? When did your dream change?

 

Warren: Well probably when I was around fifteen I thought it would be a lot cooler to be a rock star.

 

Lindsay: Rock star?

 

Warren: Yeah, a rock star. I really liked electric guitar at the time and a lot of friends were into music as well so I didn't actually start a band but I played with a lot of different people and sometimes I would play with some bands but I never really stuck to it. But I did keep playing guitar and I ended up getting pretty good.

 

Lindsay: What kind of rock star did you want to be? Did you want to be like a heavy metal rock star or a grunge rock star?

 

Warren: I guess versatile¹ would be the word. I liked playing a lot of heavy stuff and maybe some folk music as well, so kind of eclectic.

 

Lindsay: So maybe a hippie rock star?

 

Warren: Yeah, maybe a hippie.

 

Lindsay: So then when you were twenty, did you still want to be a rock star?

 

Warren: No I didn't but I still played guitar then. I actually wanted to be a classical guitarist by then.

 

Lindsay: OK. What is classical guitar?

 

Warren: Well it's funny you say that because it's not just classical music. Classical guitar is, for one thing it's the type of guitar. It has nylon strings², not the steel strings like you see on a folk guitar.

 

Lindsay: OK.

 

Warren: And there's different styles you can play on it like Spanish music, or flamenco, or South American music, some classical music like Beethoven and things like that, or baroque music like Bach.

 

Lindsay: Does it have a singer with it?

 

Warren: Sometimes there are singers. Usually it's solo³ but you can play some chamber⁴ music with other instruments as well and yes I played some pieces with vocalists but it wouldn't be pop music.

 

Lindsay: And so now you're older, did your dream come true? Did you become a classical guitarist?

 

Warren: I did but I actually decided⁵ to change my dream after I become a classical guitarist.

 

Lindsay: So what's your dream now?

 

Warren: Well my dream now is to become a university professor.

 

Lindsay: Oh, and are you making steps to achieve that dream?

 

Warren: I am actually. I'm working at a university now, not as a professor, as a part time lecturer but I'm taking some courses and studying hard and hoping that my future will allow me to become a professor.

 

Lindsay: OK, well unless you change your dream again, I bet you'll achieve your dream so good luck.

 

Warren: Great. Thank you.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

on the move

 

You're always on the move.

 

When we are on the move, that means we do not stay in one place for a long time. Notice the following:

 

As an outside salesperson⁶, I'm always on the move.

He's getting tired of always being on the move.

stuck to it

 

I would play with some bands but I never really stuck to it.

 

To stick to something means to do it for a long time, even if it becomes difficult and our progress is slow. Notice the following:

 

I studied piano as a kid, but never stuck to it.

He never sticks to anything long enough to improve.

versatile

 

I guess versatile would be the word.

 

Someone who is versatile can do many things. Notice the following:

 

He's a versatile musician.

I'm not very versatile.

eclectic

 

I liked playing heavy stuff and some folk music as well, so my music is kind of eclectic.

 

An eclectic musician plays and mixes many different styles of music. Notice the following:

 

He has an eclectic playing style.

It's a bit of an eclectic CD.

chamber music

 

You can play some chamber music with other instruments as well

 

Chamber music is a type of classical music to be played by a small group of musicians. Notice the following:

 

Mom loves chamber music.

Chamber music make me think of old European royalty⁷.

1 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

2 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

3 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

7 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。