Lesson 10 Not for jazz

不适于演奏爵士乐

First listen and then answer the question: What happened to the clavichord?

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681.

我家有件古乐器,被称作古钢琴,是 1681 年德国造的。

Our clavichord is kept in the living room.

我们的这架古钢琴存放在起居室里。

It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.

我们家有这件乐器已经很久了,是我祖父在很多年以前买的。

Recently, it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it!

可它最近被一个客人弄坏了,因为她用它来弹奏爵士乐。

She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.

她在击琴键时用力过猛,损坏了两根琴弦。

My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it.

我父亲大为吃惊,不许我们再动它。

It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.

父亲的一个朋友正在修理这件乐器。

被动语态

单词列表

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jazz

/ dʒæz /n. 爵士音乐

musical

/ ˈmjuːzɪk(ə)l /adj. 音乐的

instrument

/ ˈɪnstrəmənt /n. 乐器

clavichord

/ ˈklævɪkɔːd /n. 古钢琴

recently *

/ ˈriːs(ə)ntli /adv. 最近

damage

/ ˈdæmɪdʒ /v. 损坏

key *

/ kiː /n. 琴键

string

/ strɪŋ /n. (乐器的)弦

shock

/ ʃɒk /v. 使不悦或生气,震惊

allow

/ əˈlaʊ /v. 允许,让

touch

/ tʌtʃ /v. 触摸