【大家说英语】 第127期:我要练习(2)

 March 6 3月6日

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Phew! Practice¹ can make you tired, but it is important² for making progress³. 呼！练习乐器会让人很疲累，可是要进步就得练习。

If you want to improve⁴ and become a successful⁵ musician⁶, you must practice often. 如果你想要进步而成为成功的音乐家，你就必须经常练习。

Be careful to play each note the right way. 要仔细以正确的方式弹奏出每一个音。

Is the note loud or soft, fast or slow, long or short? 这个音该重音还是轻声，拍子快还是慢，长还是短？

And last─don't forget to add emotion⁷! 最后…也不要忘了添加情感！

Enjoy the music! 享受音乐吧！

Conversation⁸ A 会话A

Good job! The song sounded a lot better! 漂亮！现在我们演奏得好听多了！

I think we got⁹ it now. 我想现在我们抓到诀窍总算学会了。

How do you feel? 妳觉得怎么样？

Tired, but great! 很累，可是感觉很棒！

We made¹⁰ a lot of progress. 我们进步了许多。

I agree¹¹. You've improved¹² a lot! 我同意。妳进步了很多！

I can play all the right notes. 我可以把所有的音都弹对，

And we can play together at the same time now. 而且我们现在拍子也对，可以合奏了。

Yeah! Not too fast, not too slow! 是啊！不会太快，也不会太慢！

Talent¹³ show, here we come! 才艺表演节目，我们来了！

Conversation B 会话B

Hi! How was¹⁴ practice? 嗨！练习进行得怎么样啦？

Great! We've made a lot of progress. 很棒！我们进步了很多，

The practice has really improved my playing. 练习真的让我的演奏大为改进。

That's important. 这点很重要。

If you want to be a successful musician, you have to practice a lot! 妳如果想要成为成功的音乐家，就必须常常练习！

Yes! Practice helps you learn the right notes. 没错！练习能够帮助你奏出正确的音。

True¹⁵. But practice can also help you with so much more. 的确，可是练习还可以为妳带来许多帮助。

There's more to music than just the notes. 弹奏音乐不是只有正确的音而已。

Conversation C 会话C

Loud or soft, fast or slow, long or short ... 重音或轻声，拍子快或慢，长或短…

That's right! There are different ways to play each note. 没错！每个音都有各种不同的弹奏方式。

It makes the music more interesting to listen to. 这样音乐听起来才会更有意思。

Music also needs emotion! 音乐也需要情感！

Play it with feeling¹⁶! Enjoy the song. 要带着感情演奏！享受妳演奏的曲子。

I'll remember that. Thanks, Rob¹⁷. 我会记住的。罗柏，谢了。

What are you carrying? 你拿着什么？

I decided¹⁸ to play my violin for the talent show. 我决定在才艺表演节目上拉小提琴。

So ... I'm going¹⁹ to practice! 所以…我得练习！

1 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

2 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

3 progress   

n.进步，发展，前进；v.促进，进步，进行

参考例句：

• Study well and make progress every day.好好学习，天天向上。
• He is very pleased with the progress we are making.他对我们工作的进展很满意。

4 improve   

v.改良，改善，增进，提高

参考例句：

• You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
• I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。

5 successful   

adj.成功的，一帆风顺的，飞黄腾达的

参考例句：

• He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
• Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助，我们得以成功。

6 musician   

n.音乐家，擅长音乐音乐的人；乐师，作曲家

参考例句：

• Mozart was a great musician.莫扎特是伟大的音乐家。
• He is a famous musician.他是一位有名的音乐家。

7 emotion   

n.情绪，情感，感情

参考例句：

• He spoke in a voice touched with emotion.他以激动的声音说话。
• Choose the right time and the right place to express your emotion.选择合适的时机和地方发泄自己的情绪。

8 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

9 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

10 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

11 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

12 improved   

adj.改良的v.改善，改进，提高( improve的过去式和过去分词 )；提高（土地、地产）的价值；利用（机会）；抓紧（时间）

参考例句：

• It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families. 低收入家庭的生活状况是否已得到改善是一个颇有争议的问题。
• The weather gradually improved. 天气逐渐好转。

13 talent   

n.天才，天资；才能，才干；有才能的人

参考例句：

• The child has musical talent.这孩子有音乐天才。
• There was a lot of talent in this city.在这个城市里有很多人才。

14 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

15 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

16 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

17 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

18 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

19 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。