Lesson 42 Not very musical并非很懂音乐
musical [ˈmjuːzikəl] adj. 精通音乐的
market [ˈmɑːkit] n. 市场,集市
【派】supermarket 超市
【例】This computer is the fastest on the market.
这台电脑是现在市面上速度最快的。
【扩】bazaar 市集
【搭】food market 食品市场
snake charmer [ˈsneik-ˌtfɑːmə] 玩蛇者(通常借音乐控制)
pipe [paip] n. (吹奏的)管乐器
tune [tjuːn] n. 曲调
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A: The tune goes like this.
B: OK. Let me practice it.
A:那曲调大致是这样的。
B:好的,让我练习练习。
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glimpse [ɡlimps] n. 一瞥
【例】I caught a glimpse of our new neighbor.
我们的新邻居我只看过一眼。
【扩】glance 一瞥
【搭】get a glimpse of 瞥见
snake [sneik] n. 蛇
movement [ˈmuːvmənt] n. 动作
【例】His movement amused everybody present.
他的动作逗乐了在场的每个人。
continue [kənˈtinjuː] v. 继续
【派】continual 不停的
【扩】go on 继续
【搭】continue to do 继续做
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A: I think this situation is likely to continue for a long time.
B: What should we do then?
A:我想这种情况还要延续很长一段时间。
B:那我们要怎么做呢?
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dance [dɑːns] v. 跳舞
【派】dancer 舞者
【例】I've just learned how to dance this new step.
我刚学会跳这种新舞步。
【扩】samba 桑巴舞 rumba 伦巴舞 tango 探戈舞
obviously [ˈɔbviəsli] adv. 显然
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A: We had it examined by our cargo handling people and they said it was obviously damaged prior to it being loaded onto the ship.
B: I'm sorry that such an incident took place.
A:我们已请我们的货物检查员检查过了,他们说货物明显是在装船前就破损了。
B:很抱歉发生了这样的事故。
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difference [ˈdifrəns] n. 差别
【扩】disparity 不一致
【搭】tell the difference 指出差别
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A: Are you looking for a steel-string guitar or a classical one?
B: What's the difference?
A:您想找一把钢弦的吉他还是古典的呢?
B:有什么差别呢?
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Indian [ˈindiən] adj. 印度的