有些人说没有音乐的人生就像没有了空气。音乐是任何文化中至关重要的一部分。音乐和语言一起，把不同的文化和习俗区分开来。所以很自然地就产生了关于音乐主题的习语。

　　Kaplan show 8 idioms and I’ve taken the liberty to add 2 more to the list.

　　Kaplan的图片显示了8个俗语，我自己又加上了2个。

　　Here are some examples of how they are used in English:

　　以下是在英语中应用的例子：

　　1. Elevator Music - Pleasant and sometimes annoying music that is played in public places1. Elevator Music--在公共场合播放的愉快的，有时是恼人的音乐“Apart from finding shopping malls boring, Keith finds the elevator music that is playedparticularly irritating”.

　　“除了觉得购物商场无聊之外，基斯还觉得公共场合播放的音乐特别烦人。”

　　2. Ring a bell - If something rings a bell it reminds you of something even though you cannot remember it very well.

　　2. Ring a bell--某件事让你想起了什么，尽管你记得不是很清楚。

　　“Yes, the song rings a bell but I am not sure exactly where I’ve heard it before”.

　　“是的，我对这首歌有印象，但是我不记得我在哪里听到过。”

　　3. For a song - when you buy or a sell something very cheaply3. For a song--买或者卖出非常便宜的东西。

　　“I bought this car for a song”.

　　“我以极低的价格买了这辆车。”

　　4. Like a broken record - someone who repeats the same thing over and over again (very annoying)4. Like a broken record--重复某件事的人（特别烦人）“I’ve understood you want me to clean the bathroom. Stop going on like a broken record!”

　　“我知道你想要我去打扫浴室。别再像个坏掉的唱片机那样喋喋不休了！”

　　5. Blow your own trumpet - boasting about your talents and successes5. Blow your own trumpet--吹嘘自己的才能和成功“Sometimes it is not a bad thing to blow your own trumpet. After all, if you don’t, who else will?”

　　“有时候自吹自擂也不是见坏事。毕竟，如果你不这么做，还有谁会这么做？”

　　6. Jam session - playing improvised music in an impromptu setting. This could happen at a dinner party with friends.

　　6. Jam session--在没有预先准备的场合下弹奏即兴音乐。可能发生在和朋友的晚宴上。

　　“After dinner, Tom and Harry got their guitars out and started a jam session. It was wonderful.”

　　“晚餐之后，汤姆和哈里拿出了吉他，即兴演奏了一段。真是太棒了。”

　　7. Call the tune - to be in a position of authority to give orders and make important decisions7. Call the tune--位于权威地位，下达命令，做出决策。

　　“Peter was always the person who called the tune in our team.”

　　“彼得总是我们队伍里那个发号施令的人。”

　　(There is also another idiom “to call the shots” that has a similar meaning)（另一个词组to call the shots意思相同）

　　8. Blow the whistle - to report an illegal or unacceptable activity to the authorities.

　　8. Blow the whistle--向权威部门举报不合法、不能接受的行为。

　　“Janet came under a lot of pressure from her colleagues when she blew the whistle on what was going on in the bank.”

　　“珍妮特在同事那受到很大压力，因为她举报了银行了发生的事。”

　　(a whistle blower is the noun - “more recognition needs to be given to the courage it takes to be a whistle blower“.)（whistle blower是对应的名词--“应该向做举报人的勇气给予充分重视”）9. Music to one’s ears - to hear exactly what you want to hear9. Music to one’s ears--听到你想要听和喜欢听的内容“The ringing sound of the cash tills is music to my ears!”

　　“现今的叮当声对我来说就像天籁。”

　　10. Face the music - accept punishment for something10. Face the music--承担某事的惩罚

　　“There’s not a lot we can do, so we are going to have to face the music.”

　　“我们能做的不多，所以我们不得不承担后果。”