【英语时差8,16】麦克和亚曼达正在聊弹奏乐器

Mike: Want to come see my new Guitar Hero game?

Amanda:I can't. I have to go home and practice the piano. I'm playing in a recital¹ next week.

Mike: You'll be good enough without practice. You're a natural.

Amanda: I can read music pretty well, but I'd be nothing without practice. I can't play by ear, and I know you used² to be able to do that.

Mike: Yeah, I can do that some, but I'm too lazy to try to read notes. I was so glad when my parents finally let me quit³ taking lessons. Guitar Hero is as musical⁴ as I get now.

Amanda: Is that anything like those dance games where you have to step on the arrows⁵ the computer tells you to?

Mike: Yes, almost exactly like that. The computer tells you what keys to hold down and when to strum.

Amanda: I want to try it, but I'm terrible at those dance games. I just can't keep the beat. I guess I could come try it for awhile though.

Mike: It will still be fun even if you're not good at it. And it will be even more fun for me if I win all the time.

 

1 recital   

n.朗诵，独奏会，独唱会

参考例句：

• She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
• I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内，他们完全被我吸引了。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 quit   

n.退出；vi. 离开，辞职，停止；vt.离开，放弃，解除，表现，停止

参考例句：

• If I don't get a pay rise,I'll quit.若不给加薪，我就不干了。
• I got my present job when I quit the army.我退伍后得到了现在这份工作。

4 musical   

adj.音乐的，爱好音乐的；悦耳的；有音乐才能的

参考例句：

• He is a musical child.他是一个爱好音乐的孩子。
• The piece of bamboo makes a musical sound.这块竹片能发出悦耳的声音。

5 arrows   

n.箭( arrow的名词复数 )；矢；箭号；箭头

参考例句：

• He shot arrows one by one, but each missed. 他射了一箭又一箭，但都未能射中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They fired poisoned arrows at us. 他们向我们射出毒箭。 来自《简明英汉词典》