认真地学 约翰一直在学吉他。他去上课已有半年了。不过，他并不是 很认真地在学。他只是偶尔才去上一次课。而且他很少练习。另 一方面，他的表哥蒂姆学吉他只有三个月左右。他弹奏得要比约 翰好多了。然而蒂姆并不比约翰有天份，他只是更有决心而已。

Lesson 125
Studying Seriously
John has been trying to learn how to play
the guitar. He has been taking lessons for
half a year. However, he hasn't been study
ing seriously, He has only been going to his
lessons every now and then. Moreover, he
seldom practices. On the other hand, his
cousin, Tim, has been playing the guitar for
about three months. He plays much better
than John. Tim isn't more talented than John,
though. He is just more determined.