Lesson 125 Studying Seriously

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John has been trying to learn how to playthe guitar. He has been taking lessons forhalf a year. However, he hasn't been studying seriously, He has only been going to hislessons every now and then. Moreover, heseldom practices. On the other hand, hiscousin, Tim, has been playing the guitar forabout three months. He plays much betterthan John. Tim isn't more talented than John,though. He is just more determined¹.
    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。