实战口语情景对话 第78期:吉他 Guitar

 Todd: So Tara, I see you've just bought a new guitar. 塔拉，我看你买了一把新吉他。

Tara: Yeah, I have, yeah. 是的，我买了。

Todd: Yeah! 是啊！

Tara: It's very nice. 这把新吉他很好。

Todd: So, what's the reasoning¹ behind buying a guitar? 你购买把吉他的原因是什么？

Tara: Well, I work at nights so I have the daytime³ free⁴, and to be honest⁵, most people they work in the day so I'm often on my own⁶, and I just want something to keep me entertained⁷ in the daytime, and I don't really like reading⁸ books, so I want something to do with my hands, so I thought⁹ buying a guitar is a good idea. 我都是晚上工作，白天时间充裕，说实话，大部分人都是白天工作，所以我白天都是一个人，我只是想白天找点儿事儿做，我不喜欢读书，我想找点能动手的事情做，因此觉的买把吉他是个不错的主意。

Todd: Do you have any kind of music you would¹⁰ like to sing or learn to play? 你有没有喜欢唱的或是喜欢弹奏的音乐？

Tara: I'd like to learn, have you heard, there's some English bands¹¹, like Cold Play and Turn Break so I'd like to learn that kind of style¹². 我喜欢学习弹唱，你听说过酷玩和Turn Break等英国乐团吗，我喜欢学那个风格的音乐。

Todd: OK. Do you plan¹³ to take lessons or just learn on your own? 你打算去上课，还是自己学？

Tara: No, well a couple¹⁴ of my friends, they you know, they can, they learned¹⁵ guitar as² well. I can't really take lessons in Japan. I think that might¹⁶ be a bit¹⁷ too much, but my friends are going¹⁸ to teach me. Hopefully. Yeah! 不，我的几个朋友，你认识的，他们也学习吉他。我在日本上不了吉他课。我想我要学的有很多，但我的朋友会教我。希望如此！

1 reasoning   

n.推理，论证；运用思考、理解、推想等能力的做法或过程；论究，论断v.推理，思考；争辩；说服adj.推理的；有关推理的

参考例句：

• the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning 把情感提高到逻辑推理之上
• What is the reasoning behind this decision? 作出这个决定的依据是什么？

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 daytime   

n.白天，日间

参考例句：

• You can't see them in the daytime.在白天，你看不见他们。
• We must finish it in the daytime.我们必须在白天完成这件事。

4 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

5 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。

6 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

7 entertained   

v.款待，招待( entertain的过去式和过去分词 )；使欢乐；使娱乐；抱有

参考例句：

• She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa. 她讲述她在非洲的历险来使他们开心。
• Fears are entertained that the railway will be blocked by the snow. 人们生怕这场大雪会中断铁路（运输）。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 bands   

n.法官，牧师或博士服的领饰；带( band的名词复数 )；乐队；衣带；价值

参考例句：

• They went in fear of attack by marauding bands. 他们提心吊胆生怕遭到劫匪的袭击。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• A worker put metal bands around the safe. 一名工人用金属箍箍那保险箱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 style   

n.样式，风格；n.风格，时尚，文体，风度，字体，类型；vt.称呼，设计，使合潮流

参考例句：

• She has a style of her own in everything.她在各方面都有自己的独特风格。
• Her dress is out of style. 她的穿着不时髦。

13 plan   

n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲

参考例句：

• What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
• I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。

14 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

15 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

16 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

17 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

18 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。