Everyday English每日會話:Musical Itrument 樂器

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    Bobby: Kelly! guess what I got for Xmas from my folks?
    Kelly: How can I possibly guess what your parents gave you for Christmas?
    Bobby: Just try to guess.
    Kelly: Did they give you clothes?
    Bobby: No! You are really cold. Have another try.
    Kelly: Maybe a video game?
    Bobby: No, no, no! It was way cooler than that!
    Kelly: Bobby, I am bored. How can I possibly guess what your parents gave you?
    Bobby: They got me an electric guitar!
    Kelly: I feel so sorry for your neighbors!
    鮑比:凱莉,你猜我從我父母那得到了什么圣誕禮物?
    凱莉:我怎么可能猜得到你父母給了你什么圣誕禮物?
    鮑比:試著猜猜看。
    凱莉:他們給你的是衣服嗎?
    鮑比:不是!再猜猜看。
    凱莉:也許是電子游戲?
    鮑比:錯、錯、錯!比電子游戲要酷多了!
    凱莉:鮑比,我覺得很無聊。我怎么可能猜得到你父母給了你什么?
    鮑比:他們給了我一個電吉他!
    凱莉:我真同情你的鄰居!
    NEW WORDS (生詞)
    1) Folks: parents
    父母
    My folks were very strict and said that I had to come home before midnight even if I was at a party.
    我的父母很嚴厲,他們說即便我去參加晚會也必須在午夜前回家。
    2) Video game: a game played on a computer or console like Play Station
    電子游戲:在電腦上或諸如游戲站的控制臺上玩的游戲
    I have wasted so many hours playing video games instead of studying.
    我已經(jīng)浪費了太多的時間玩游戲,而沒有學(xué)習(xí)。
    3) Electric guitar: a musical instrument, a guitar that uses electricity to make it loud
    電吉他:一種樂器,用電來發(fā)出響聲的吉他
    Most teenage boys dream of having an electric guitar and of becoming a rock star one day.
    十幾歲的男孩子大多都夢想有一個電吉他,并且某一天能成為搖滾明星。
    Dialogue (對話)
    Jessie: Did your parents ever make you learn a musical instrument when you were younger?
    Tina: I went to piano lessons every Saturday morning for five years.
    Jessie: Did you like going or did you parents force you?
    Tina: They forced me to go. I really hated it.
    Jessie: I used to wait until my brother went out with his friends and then borrowed his guitar.
    Tina: Can you play any songs on the guitar?
    Jessie: I can still remember some of them, I suppose.
    Tina: I have a guitar in the closet. Maybe you could play something for me?
    Jessie: No problem! It will be like re-visiting my childhood.
    杰茜:你小的時候你父母讓你學(xué)過樂器嗎?
    蒂娜:有五年的時間我每個星期六早晨去上鋼琴課。
    杰茜:你自己愿意去的還是你父母強迫你去的?
    蒂娜:他們強迫我去的。我真的很討厭去。
    杰茜:我曾經(jīng)等到哥哥跟朋友出門的時候借他的吉他。
    蒂娜:你能用吉他演奏歌曲嗎?
    杰茜:我想我還能記得一些。
    蒂娜:我的壁櫥里有一個吉他,也許你能給我彈一首?
    杰茜:沒問題!就好象重返童年一樣。