美語情景對話 第1062期:Do you play music? 你玩音樂嗎

Shirley: So Josh, I know that you like to play the guitar.

雪莉：喬什，我知道你喜歡彈吉他。

Josh: Yeah.

喬什：對。

Shirley: What kind of music do you like?

雪莉：你喜歡哪種音樂？

Josh: Mostly, I play rock but sometimes, I play pop music as well.

喬什：我主要演奏搖滾樂，不過有時我也演奏流行音樂。

Shirley: Cool. So who is an artist that you like?

雪莉：真酷。你喜歡哪位藝術家？

Josh: My favorite artist at the moment is Jason Mraz.

喬什：目前我最喜歡的藝術家是傑森·瑪耶茲。

Shirley: Okay. Where does he come from?

雪莉：好。他來自哪裏？

Josh: He comes from the States, the US. He plays guitar and sings at the same time.

喬什：他來自美國。他可以邊彈吉他邊唱歌。

Shirley: Nice. So you like to sing, too.

雪莉：不錯。那你也喜歡唱歌了。

Josh: Yeah, I like to sing, too.

喬什：對，我也喜歡唱歌。

Shirley: Cool. Okay, do you play any other instruments?

雪莉：真酷。好，你還會其他樂器嗎？

Josh: I do. I play the piano as well.

喬什：會，我也會彈鋼琴。

Shirley: Wow. You are really very talented.

雪莉：哇哦。你真是多才多藝。

Josh: Thank you.

喬什：謝謝。

Shirley: So when you play piano, do you like to sing as well?

雪莉：那你喜歡一邊彈鋼琴一邊唱歌嗎？

Josh: I don't usually sing when I play piano because I'm not as good at the piano.

喬什：我一般彈鋼琴的時候不唱歌，因爲我鋼琴彈得不是太好。

Shirley: Oh, I see. So like guitar better than piano or you're better at it?

雪莉：哦，我知道了。那你是更喜歡吉他，還是說你的吉他彈得更好？

Josh: I'm better at guitar.

喬什：我更擅長彈吉他。

Shirley: Okay. Do you have a band?

雪莉：好。你有樂隊嗎？

Josh: I don't have a band, but I hope someday, I will.

喬什：我沒有樂隊，不過我希望有一天我能組個樂隊。

Shirley: Hmm, a rock band?

雪莉：嗯，搖滾樂隊嗎？

Josh: Maybe.

喬什：也許吧。

Shirley: Do you have a name for your rock band?

雪莉：你有爲這支搖滾樂隊想好名字嗎？

Josh: No, I haven't really picked one up yet.

喬什：沒有，我現在還沒起名呢。

Shirley: What about Josh and the Jammers?

雪莉：Josh and the Jammers怎麼樣？

Josh: That sounds okay, but it's a little long.

喬什：聽起來不錯，不過有些長。

Shirley: Yeah. JJ's Jammers.

雪莉：好吧，那就叫JJ's Jammers。

Josh: That's a little better.

喬什：這個好一些。

Shirley: Yes. In Australia, that sounds like pajamas.

雪莉：嗯。在澳大利亞，這個聽起來像睡衣。

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重點講解：
1. as well 也；還；
例句：The sideshows will fetch in the people as well.
幕間穿插的表演同樣可以招徠看客。
2. at the same time 同時；
例句：You've got to be firm, but at the same time you must be sympathetic.
你態度要強硬，但還必須有同情心。
3. pick up 發現；找到；
例句：We must pick up the good apples from the bad.
我們必須從壞蘋果中挑出好的。