DIALOG 38

(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!Somebody's playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,it sounds nice,doesn't it?I wish I
       could play a musical instrument.
laurance--Don't you play the violin?
soony--No,but my sister does.Actually,she's pretty
       good at it.
laurance--I took flute lessons for a couple of years,
          but I never learned to play very well.I guess
          I don't have any musical talent.
soony--Oh,that's not true.You sing very well.I can't
       even do that!

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注解：
1)play the piano:说演奏某种乐器时,乐器前要加定冠词,下句中还有play the violin.
2)It sounds nice...:sound是系动词,nice是表语.此句与you look happy是同样的结构.
3)wish用以表示愿望,其宾语从句中的动词必须要虚拟语气.
4)musical instrument:乐器.
5)She's...good at it:be good at sth.是擅长做某事.
6)took flute lessons:原意是上笛子课.
7)talent:天资,才能.

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听力练习:

DIALOG 86

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

(Sound of piano playing)
laurance--Listen!__________ playing the piano.
soony--Yeah,____ ______ _____,doesn't it?I wish __
       ______ _____ a musical instrument.
laurance--______ ____ _____ _____ _______?
soony--No,but my sister does.________,she's pretty
       ______ ___ ___.
laurance--I ______ flute lessons for __ _______ ___ _____,
          but I never ________ to play very well.I guess
          I don't have any ________ _______.
soony--Oh,that's not _____.You sing _____ _____.I can't
       ______ do that!

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参考译文：

laurance--你听!有人在弹钢琴.
soony--是的,真好听,不是吗?我要是会演奏什么乐器就好了.
laurance--你不是会拉提琴吗?
soony--不会.我姐姐会拉.说实在的,她小提琴拉得相当好.
laurance--我学过一两年笛子.但我从来没有吹好过.我想我没有什么音乐天赋.
soony--噢,那可不是.你歌唱得非常好.我连唱歌都不会.