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# 42 · 并非很懂音乐

### 第1段

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!

中文理解：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！

* **have a rest**：休息一下；表示休息一下，rest 在这个常用搭配中带不定冠词。

* **at the other side of**：在……另一边；other前保留the，指相对的一侧。

* **have a look at**：看一看；look作名词；at后接要看的对象。

* **picked up**：拿起；这里宾语是长管子，表示把物品拿起；代词作宾语时放在pick与up之间。

* **covered with**：覆盖着；with说明表面有什么；不是制造材料。

* **tell the difference between**：辨别……之间的差别；tell在这里是辨别，不是告诉；两项用and连接。

#### As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.

复合句，主句主谓结构，句首 as 引导原因状语从句，表示“由于已经走了很长一段路”，主谓宾结构. 新德里是印度的首都，New Delhi. 不是旧德里，也不是孟买Bombay. 有时间应该积累一些主要国家的城市名，在日常生活中你有印象的，都可以时不时查一查. 我2019年在新德里倒是没看到耍蛇人，不过在孟买看到了，但也没凑过去，怕问我要钱.

\[关键句型] have 的用法，其中have + 名词可以代替动词，比如have a walk.

#### 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.

并列句，so 作连词，前句主谓宾结构；后句主谓结构.

#### As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

复合句，主句是并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句主谓宾结构，含有一个which 引 导的定语从句修饰pipe，该定语从句为主谓结构；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构. 句首是as soon as 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构.

#### When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，句首是when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构.

#### It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句主谓结构；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构.

#### We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

复合句，主句主系表结构，后面跟了一个when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构.

#### The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.

简单句，主谓宾结构，不定式作宾语.

#### It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

简单句，主谓宾结构. 因为蛇只是在跟着耍蛇人的pipe 扭动，跟所演奏的音乐品类无关.

Indian 在这里是印度的，印度人的意思，但这个词如果你查字典，还有印第安人的意思，原因就在于当初哥伦布等欧洲人发现美洲新大陆的时候认为所到之处为印度，所以叫北美原住民为Indians，以讹传讹，所以中文在翻译时面对同一个单词，有印度人和印第安人两种不同的译法.

## 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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