2024年3月27日发(作者：breeze)

Lesson 42 Not very musical并非很懂音乐

What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz?

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to

have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the

square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was

covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first

glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We

were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop

songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference

between Indian music and jazz!

参考译文

当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路，我们在一个广场上停下来休息。过了一会儿，我们注意到广场的

那一边有一个带着两个大筐的耍蛇人，于是就走过去看看。他一见我们，就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐

器，并掀开了一个筐的盖子。当他开始吹奏一支曲子时，我们才第一次看到那条蛇。它从筐里探出身子，随着乐器

的摆动而扭动。当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时，我们感到非常惊奇。然而那蛇却还是缓慢地“舞

动”着。显然，它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐！

一、 单词讲解New words and expressions

musical adj. 精通音乐的

market n. 市场，集市

snake charmer 玩蛇者（通常借音乐控制）

pipe n. （吹奏的）管乐器

tune n. 曲调

glimpse n. 一瞥

snake n. 蛇

movement n. 动作

continue v. 继续

dance v. 跳舞

obviously adv. 显然

difference n. 差别

Indian adj. 印度的

musical adj.

1)音乐的

a musical instrument 乐器

a musical performance 音乐演奏

a musical score 乐谱

a musical film 音乐片

2)（声音等）富有音乐性的，美妙的

a musical voice美妙的嗓音

3)喜爱音乐的，精通音乐的

例：Her family are all musical． 她们全家都喜欢歡音乐。

a musical child 精通音乐的孩子

a musical snake 精通音乐的蛇

market n． 市场，集市

bear market 熊市

bull market 牛市

a failing market 股票下跌的行情

a rising market 股票上扬的行情

a weak market 疲软的市场

market price 市场价格

sales Price 销售价

marketing n． [U]销售学，市场推广，市场推广部

market/market place/market square 市场， 集市

bazaar （东方国家的）市场，商业区

fair

1)集市（尤指买卖牲口，农产品的地方，在固定的地点定期举行，常伴有娱乐表演）

2)展览会

a world fair 博览会，展览会

mart 集市，市场，贸易中心

outlet 经销商

shop 商店，店铺

store（美）／shop 常构成复合词

department store 百货商店

a drugstore 药店

a winestore 酒店

snake charmer玩蛇者（借音乐控制）

charm

1)n． [u]／[c]魅力，引人喜爱的特质

例：He has a lot of charm．他很有魅力。

the charm of the countryside in spring郊外的春光明媚

Her happy smile is one of her charms.

她愉快的笑容是她的魅力之一。

2)V．取悦，迷住，吸引

例: He charms everyone he meets.他使他遇见的每一个人都很愉快。

We were charmed with the music.

We were charmed by the music． 我们陶醉在音乐中。

charm a person asleep对人施魔法使其睡着（对某人施催崔眠术）

charmer n． 有吸引力的人