英语访谈对话 94 The Guitar

 　　Todd: OK, Diana we are going to talk about your hobby.

　　Dianna: OK.

　　Todd: What is your hobby?

　　Dianna: I have lots of different hobbies but right now I'm learning¹ to play the guitar.

　　Todd: Great. How long have you been playing or practicing?

　　Dianna: I got my guitar two years ago but I've probably spent a total of two weeks practicing.

　　Todd: Did you bring your guitar to Japan?

　　Dianna: I didn't. Actually, my brother wants to learn to play also so he's taking good care of my guitar while I'm here, but when I get back I'll jump right back into practicing.

　　Todd: OK, great. Well, who's a better player?

　　Dianna: I am for sure, but I told him that if he gets better than me while I'm away that he has to teach me everything he knows.

　　Todd: Oh, that's only fair. OK. Can you play any songs?

　　Dianna: Yes, I can play "Joyful², Joyful, We Adore³ Thee" and just the last part of the "Star Spangled Banner⁴". Not the beginning, the beginning's way too hard.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

3 adore   

vt.崇拜，敬慕，爱慕，非常喜欢

参考例句：

• People adore him for his noble character.人们因他的高贵品质而敬爱他。
• I would adore to settle back homeland.我非常喜欢回家乡定居。

4 banner   

n.旗，旗帜，横幅

参考例句：

• The new government came to power under the banner of fighting poverty.新政府是在对贫穷开战的名义下上台的。
• A white banner was hanging out of the window.一面白旗挂在窗子外面。