【英语趣味课堂】会做什么-What she can do

Todd: OK. Cat, we're back. We're gonna talk about things you can do.

 

Cat: OK.

 

Todd: Can you cook?

 

Cat: Not really!

 

Todd: No!

 

Cat: Well, I can, but not very well.

 

Todd: OK. What do you do for dinner?

 

Cat: Buy take-away food.

 

Todd: OK. When you buy take-away food what do you buy?

 

Cat: Normally, normally stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals, not from take-away from a pizza place or a restaurant but just stuff that I can cook at home.

 

Todd: OK. And can you sing?

 

Cat: Not at all.

 

Todd: No.

 

Cat: No.

 

Todd: OK! Now, we're in Japan, have you ever been to Karaoke here in Japan?

 

Cat: No.

 

Todd: No.

 

Cat: And I really don't want to go either.

 

Todd: OK. Um, can you play any musical instruments?

 

Cat: I used to be able to play the piano and the guitar. But I haven't played them for a long time. I can remember a bit but...not much.

 

Todd: Which one did you prefer the most?

 

Cat: Guitar. The piano was too difficult.

 

Todd: Oh, really! Did you take lessons?

 

Cat: Yes, And I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.

 

Todd: I hardly ever got to play any tunes².

 

Cat: OK. Alright. Thanks a lot Cat.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

take-away

 

Buy take-away food.

 

A 'take-away' is a meal that you buy from a restaurant and then take it home to eat. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I hardly ever cook, I always eat take-away. 

Take-away food can be very high in fat.

ready meals

 

Normally, stuff from the supermarket you can just throw in the microwave, ready meals.

 

A 'ready meal' is a meal that has already been prepared and only needs to be heated to be ready to eat. 

 

Notice the following:

 

My fridge is full of ready meals. 

You have to be careful with ready meals as they can be very high in salt. 

musical instruments

 

Can you play any musical instruments?

 

A 'musical instrument' is something that you play in order to make music, such as a guitar, piano or saxophone.

 

Notice the following:

 

I would very much like to learn a musical instrument. 

When you play a musical instrument you have to make sure that you practice every day. 

scale

 

I had to play scales all the time and it was really boring.

 

A 'scale' is a series of musical notes that all have different tones³. 

 

Notice the following:

 

Have you learned all of your scales?

I can not really play tunes yet I have only just learned my scales. 

tune¹

 

I hardly ever got to play any tunes.

 

A 'tune' is a melody⁴ or a song. 

 

Notice the following:

 

That is a really nice tune. 

I do not know the words so I only hum the tune. 

 

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tones   

音( tone的名词复数 )； 色调； 腔调； 全音 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• his clipped military tones 他那短促的军人音调
• His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。

4 melody   

n.旋律，曲调，悦耳的音乐

参考例句：

• She struck up a folk melody on the piano.她开始用钢琴演奏那首民歌。
• After she wrote the melody,she asked us for criticisms.她做好曲之后，请我们提意见。