42 · 并非很懂音乐
Not very musical
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As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
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As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
我们在旧德里的一处市场走了很久，便停在一个广场上休息。 过了一会儿，我们看见广场对面有个耍蛇人，身旁放着两只大篮子，于是走过去看。 他一看见我们，就拿起一支镶着硬币的长笛，打开其中一个篮子。 笛声响起，我们才第一次看见那条蛇。它从篮子里立起来，跟着笛子的动作摇摆。 让我们吃惊的是，耍蛇人忽然吹起了爵士乐和现代流行歌曲。 可蛇还是慢悠悠地“跳舞”。看来，它根本分不清印度音乐和爵士乐！
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《并非很懂音乐》：逛累了休息 → 看见耍蛇人 → 准备表演 → 蛇随着笛子起舞 → 忽然改吹现代音乐 → 蛇却毫无分别。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。
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