對話 Dialogue
馬可:小實,你拿著黑黑、長長的袋子,那裡面是樂器嗎?
Mǎkè: Xiǎoshí, nǐ názhe hēi hēi, cháng cháng de dàizi, nà lǐmiàn shì yuèqì ma?
小實:是啊!這是我的豎笛。
Xiǎoshí: Shì a! Zhè shì wǒ de shùdí.
馬克:哇!我不知道你會吹豎笛,你也參加管弦樂團嗎?
Mǎkè: Wa! Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ huì chuī shùdí, nǐ yě cānjiā guǎnxián yuètuán ma?
小實:對啊!下個月我們有一場音樂會,你要來嗎?
Xiǎoshí: Duì a! Xià ge yuè wǒmen yǒu yì chǎng yīnyuèhuì, nǐ yào lái ma?
馬克:我很喜歡聽音樂,不過我對古典樂不太熟悉,怕聽不懂。
Mǎkè: Wǒ hěn xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè, búguò wǒ duì gǔdiǎnyuè bú tài shóuxī, pà tīng bù dǒng.
小實:沒關係,我想你一定知道「貝多芬」這位作曲家吧?
Xiǎoshí: Méiguānxi, wǒ xiǎng nǐ yídìng zhīdào “Bèiduōfēn” zhè wèi zuòqǔjiā ba?
馬克:貝多芬我知道啊!我還知道音樂神童莫札特。
Mǎkè: Bèiduōfēn wǒ zhīdào a! Wǒ hái zhīdào yīnyuè shéntóng Mòzhátè.
小實:我們下個月要演出貝多芬的「快樂頌」哦。
Xiǎoshí: Wǒmen xià ge yuè yào yǎnchū Bèiduōfēn de “kuàilè sòng” o.
馬克:嗯……我還是去聽我的流行樂吧!
Mǎkè: Ēn… wǒ háishì qù tīng wǒ de liúxíngyuè ba!
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Xiaoshi, you are carrying a black, long bag. Is it a musical instrument in it?
Xiaoshi: Yes! This is my clarinet.
Mark: Wow! I didn’t know you play the clarinet. Do you also play in the orchestra?
Xiaoshi: Yes! We have a concert next month. Do you want to come?
Mark: I do like listening to music, but I’m not familiar with classical music. I’m afraid I won’t understand it.
Xiaoshi: It’s okay, I think you must know the composer “Beethoven”, right?
Mark: I know Beethoven! I also know the musical prodigy Mozart.
Xiaoshi: We will perform Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” next month.
Mark: Well. . . I’d better go listen to my pop music!
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 樂器 (yuèqì) musical instrument
2. 豎笛 (shùdí) clarinet
3. 管弦樂團 (guǎnxián yuètuán) orchestra
4. 音樂會 (yīnyuè huì) concert
5. 古典樂 (gǔdiǎn yuè) classical music
6. 熟悉 (shóuxī) to be familiar with
7. 作曲家 (zuòqǔ jiā) composer
8. 流行樂 (liúxíng yuè) pop music
教材音檔 Audio Files
教材影片 Video Files:
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By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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