实用短语

pop music

流行音乐

classical music

古典音乐

I've heard that...

我听说...

I've heard that Manchester has a really good chinatown, like the one in San Francisco.

我听说曼彻斯特有一条非常好的中国城，就像旧金山的那样。

To be honest

老实说

To be honest, I really don't like the way he talks.

老实说，我不喜欢他说话的方式。

be into

喜欢...；对...感兴趣

I am really into finance.

我真的很喜欢金融。

经典对话

A: What are you listening to? Is that Beethoven or Mozart?

你听什么呢？贝多芬还是莫扎特？

B: It's Beethoven. Do you like it?

贝多芬，你喜欢他的音乐吗？

A: I think Beethoven's music is incredible. I've heard that listening to it can make you more intelligent too. Do you believe that?

我觉得贝多芬的音乐简直好听到不可思议。我还听说常听他的音乐可以让人变得更聪明，你相信吗？

B: I don't know about that, but I do think that it helps people relax.

这个我倒不知道，不过我相信它有助于放松身心。

A: What other kind of music do you listen to?

其他类型的音乐，你喜欢听什么？

B: Actually. I mostly just listen to classical music. What about you?

其实，我一般听古典音乐，你呢？

A: To be honest, I think classical music is too complicated for me.

老实说，我觉得古典音乐对我来说有点儿太深奥了。

B: What kind of music do you prefer then?

那你喜欢听什么？

A: I like pop music. Do you?

我喜欢听流行音乐，你喜欢吗？

B: Not really. I don't think pop music has much depth.

不怎么喜欢，我觉得流行音乐都没什么深度。

A: I see what you mean. I think that's why I like it so much.

我明白你的意思，不过这也正是我喜欢它的原因。

B: How long have you been into pop music then?

那你喜欢流行音乐有多久了？

A: I've always been into it. Have you always liked classical music?

我一直都很喜欢听，你是一直都喜欢听古典音乐吗？

B: Not really. When I was little, we didn't really listen to music at all.

也不是，我小时候根本就不听音乐。

A: So how did you become interested in it?

那你怎么就开始对古典音乐感兴趣了？

B: Well, when I was about ten years old, I started playing the piano. I think that's how it all started.

大概是十岁的时候我开始学钢琴，我想就是从那时候开始的。

A: Do you still play piano?

你现在还弹钢琴吗？

B: Yes, it's one of my hobbies.

对，那是我的一个爱好。