新概念英语第二册 Unit 1 (Lesson 1 ~ 24)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？
Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片
Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西?巴顿斯
Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚
Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的
Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来
Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年
Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？
Lesson 15 Good news 佳音
Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻
Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！
Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完
Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？
Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
Lesson 23 A new house 新居
Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸

Lesson 10

Not for jazz
不适于演奏爵士乐

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What happened to the clavichord?

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father’s.

生词和短语 New words and expressions

jazz n. 爵士音乐
musical adj. 音乐的
instrument n. 乐器
clavichord n. 古钢琴
recently adv. 最近
damage v. 损坏
key n. 琴键
string n. （乐器的）弦
shock v. 使不悦或生气，震惊
allow v. 允许，让
touch v. 触摸

参考译文 Translation

我家有件古乐器，被称作古钢琴，是1681年德国造的。我们的这架古钢琴存放在起居室里。我们家有这件乐器已经很久了， 是我祖父在很多年以前买的。可它最近被一个客人弄坏了，因为她用它来弹奏爵士乐。她在击琴键时用力过猛，损坏了两根琴弦。我父亲大为吃惊，不许我们再动它。父亲的一个朋友正在修理这件乐器。