Disconcerting 令人不安

英语笑话

I had been trying to get my friend Mike—a rock' n roll fan—interested in classical music. When I offered to purchase tickets to a Mozart festival , he willingly agreed to accompany me and seemed to enjoy the symphony.

After the concert , I mentioned how Mozart's music moved me. "At times, I can almost hear his voice in his music and I feel as though he's talking to me," I said.

Mike nodded his head in solemn agreement. "Yes," he said. "I know what you mean."

Feeling very pleased that I had made a "convert" , I asked what he felt the music was saying to him.

He replied, "It said go to sleep, Michael. Go to sleep.

中文翻译

我一直设法让我朋友迈克——一个摇滚迷——对古典音乐感兴趣。我主动提出购买两张莫扎特纪念节的票，他很愿意伴随我，而且似乎喜爱上了交响乐。

音乐会后，我捉到莫扎特的音乐如何感动了我。“有些时候，我几乎可以听到他在音乐中的声音，感觉到好像他在对我倾诉，”我说。

迈克严肃地点点头表示赞成。“是的，”他说，“我懂你的意思。”

我为已使他“转变”了兴趣而非常得意，我问他是如何感受那音乐的。

他回答说：“交响乐对我说：‘睡吧，迈克，睡吧。’”

词汇点睛

rock' n roll 摇滚乐

classical [ˈklæsɪkl] adj. 古典的

festival [ˈfestəvl] n.（文化娱乐的）节

willingly [ˈwɪlɪŋli] adv. 情愿地，乐意地

accompany [əˈkʌmpənɪ] v. 陪伴（同）

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] n. 交响曲，交响乐

concert [ˈkɒnsət] n. 音乐会，演奏会

solemn [ˈsɒl.əm] adj. 严肃的

convert [kənˈvɜːt] n. 改变

口语实践

A　I like that.

B　I don't like it that much.

A　我喜欢那个。

B　我没那么喜欢。

A　I'm interested in playing football.

B　Well, basketball is my thing.

A　我对踢足球很感兴趣。

B　哦，我爱好打篮球。

A　You have an amazing CD collection. Jazz, Rock, Blues, Folk—and even classical music. Do you have a copy of The Barber of Seville, by any chance?

B　Well, I have cultivated a wide range of tastes, but opera is not my cup of tea. I would rather listen to the washing machine.

A　你的CD收藏太令人惊奇了。爵士、摇滚、布鲁斯、民歌——甚至古典音乐。你有歌剧《塞维利亚的理发师》的复制品吗？

B　嗯，我培养了广泛的兴趣品味，但歌剧不是我喜欢的。我宁愿听洗衣机的声音。

★collection [kəˈlekʃn] n. 收藏

★cultivate [ˈkʌltɪveɪt] v. 培养

★one's cup of tea 某人喜爱的东西

A　You really hate it that much?

B　Yeah, I don't like that at all.

A　你真那么讨厌它吗？

B　是啊，我一点儿也不喜欢那个。