DIALOGUE 101

Talking About Music

1--Do you want black or white coffee?
2--White, please.
1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
1--Not very much. Classical music sends me to sleep.
2--I don't believe you.
1--It's true.
2--You are funny!
1--So are you! How about another coffee?

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注解：

1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
4）How about...?（你以为）...怎么样？征询对方的意见时
常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等

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译文

1--你的咖啡要不要加糖或牛奶？
2--请加些牛奶。
1--我说，明天晚上有场民间音乐会，你想去吗？
2--我不太喜欢民间音乐。
1--那你喜欢什么音乐？
2--我喜欢古典音乐，你喜欢吗？
1--不太喜欢。一听古典音乐我就发困。
2--我不信
1--是真的。
2--你可真的有意思！
1--你也一样。要不要再来一杯咖啡？