Lesson 125 Studying Seriously

John has been trying to learn how to playthe guitar. He has been taking lessons forhalf a year. However, he hasn't been studying seriously, He has only been going to hislessons every now and then. Moreover, heseldom practices. On the other hand, hiscousin, Tim, has been playing the guitar forabout three months. He plays much betterthan John. Tim isn't more talented than John,though. He is just more determined¹.
    认真地学 
  约翰一直在学吉他。他去上课已有半年了。不过，他并不是很认真地在学。他只是偶尔才去上一次课。而且他很少练习。另一方面，他的表哥蒂姆学吉他只有三个月左右。他弹奏得要比约翰好多了。然而蒂姆并不比约翰有天份，他只是更有决心而已。

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。