Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐

课文

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 tunes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

market
n. 市场,集市
a seafood market:海鲜集市
on the market:可买到,在出售的
There're varieties of cell phones with GPS on the market.
GPS:Global Positioning System
marketing:市场营销

pipe

  1. n. 笛子,管乐器
  2. n. 管道
  3. n. 烟斗
    a gas pipe:煤气管道

tune

  1. n. 曲调
  2. n. 旋律
    I recognize the tune, but I can't remember the lyrics. Besides, I can't sing in tune. (out of tune)我听出来这个旋律了,但是我不记得这个歌词,另外我唱歌走调
    lyric:歌词
    in tune:合调,一致
    out of tune:跑调

glimpse
n. 一瞥
have / get / catch a glimpse of:瞥见,看一眼
glimpse & glance
glance:一瞥,迅速看一眼(主动)
glance at 扫了一眼
at first glance 乍一看
glimpse:偶然一瞥,无意间看了一眼(主动因素比较少)

snake
n. 蛇
The Legend of White Snake:新白娘子传奇
symbolic values 象征意义
(serpent ,viper)
negative:
poisonous /'pɒɪzənəs/ 有毒的
indifferent adj.不关心的, 冷淡的; 中立的
deceitful /dɪ'siːtfʊl/adj. 不诚实的;骗人的
seductive /sɪ'dʌktɪv/ adj. 诱惑的,诱人的,勾引人的,富有魅力的
vengeful /'ven(d)ʒfʊl/ adj.报复心驱使的;图谋报复的
vindictive /vɪn'dɪktɪv/ adj. 怀有或显示报复心的
positive:
divine /dɪ'vaɪn/ adj. 神圣的;非凡的;天赐的;极好的
authoritative /ɔː'θɒrɪtətɪv/adj. 有权力的; 有权威的; 可相信的; 可靠的
lucky
evil beauty:蛇蝎美人

movement

  1. n. 动作
  2. n. 运动
    feminist movement=women's rights movement女权运动
    bowel movement:排便

continue
v. 继续
continue to do sth.(更习惯于使用)
continue doing sth.
两者没有什么本质区别
continue sth.
Let's continue the topic.

obviously
adv. 显然地
obvious + ly → obviously
同义词 clearly / apparently

difference
n. [c] 差别
tell the difference:区分,分辨
The twins are so alike. It's difficult to tell the difference.
make no difference:毫无影响

课文讲解

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

as引导时间状语从句
从句过去完成时:
had had a long walk → have had a long walk (had done)
have a walk
have + n. 代替 v. (walked)

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.

after a time = after a while:过了片刻,过了一会儿
snake charmer 耍蛇人
have a look at him:have + n.

As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

which引导定语从句,which在从句中做主语,不可省略
pick up:捡起,拿起;无意中学会
Kathy picked up a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls. 凯西通过和当地的男孩和女孩子玩耍学会了很多西班牙语
pick sb. up:开车去接某人

When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

play a tune
play the piano / the violin / the guitar …
play a tune / play a song …
had our first glimpse of …
catch / have / get a glimpse of

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

rise & raise
rise:vi. 升起,增加(非人为的情况)
rise - rose - risen
The Sun Also Rises:太阳照常升起
All rise! 全体起立!
raise:vt. 提高,抬起(强调人为力量)
Raise your hand if you know the answer.
follow the movements of

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

We were very much surprised不常用
we were very surprised / most surprised

It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

tell the difference between A and B:区分A与B
Could you tell the difference between 'raise' and 'rise'?
Indian summer:小阳春(初冬时一种怡人的气候)

句型演练

have + 普通名词:表示动作
had had a long walk
have a rest
have a look
had our first glimpse

1. Yesterday I rode on a horse for the first time in my life.
Yesterday I had a ride on a horse for the first time in my life.

2. I was looking at those old photographs last night.
I was having a look at those old photographs last night.

3. He washed before going out.
He had a wash before going out.

4. I swam in the sea this morning.
I had a swim in the sea this morning.

5. Those two sailors fought in the bar last night.
Those two sailors had a fight in the bar last night.

作文

The snake charmer opened his basket and started to play a tune but the snake refused to move.Then the snake charmer shook the basket and the snake obeyed him.Everybody was frightened but these snakes are not dangerous.

Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs.
Exaggeration 夸张

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