What musical instrument do you play?
現(xiàn)代的父母都希望子女有多元化發(fā)展，希望孩子琴棋書畫樣樣精通，所以從小就讓小朋友學(xué)習(xí)不同樂器，想問人家會(huì)玩什么樂器，可以說：What musical instrument do you play?（你會(huì)玩什么樂器呢？）。樂器也有不同種類，弦樂器叫String instruments，管樂器叫Wind instruments，只愛純音樂/演奏曲可以說：I like instrumental music.另外，問別人有沒有音樂才能，可以說：Are you musical?
對(duì) 話 Brian: What are you doing at band practice? I didn't know you played.
Marcus: I've just started. I'm going to give you guys a run for your money.
Brian: But you haven't got a musical bone in your body. What musical instrument do you play?
Marcus: This! The comb and tissue paper. Stand back, I'm going to tune this baby up.
Brian: You're really bad.
布萊恩：你在樂隊(duì)排練做什么？我不知道你會(huì)玩樂器。
馬卡斯：我剛剛開始，我會(huì)叫你們聽得滿意。
布萊恩：但你毫無音樂天賦，你會(huì)玩什么樂器？
馬卡斯：這個(gè)，梳子和紙巾。退后，我要演奏它。
布萊恩：你實(shí)在太差勁了。 馬卡斯加入了樂隊(duì)，對(duì)布萊恩說：I'm going to give you guys a run for your money。布萊恩說：But you haven’t got a musical bone in your body。
Not have a musical bone in one's body直譯是‘體內(nèi)沒有一根音樂骨頭’，等于說‘毫無音樂天賦’。這是成語說法，那musical一字可用其它字取代，例如：(1) The mayor works heart and soul for the public. He does not have a selfish bone in his body.（市長(zhǎng)盡心盡力為民眾服務(wù)，沒有一點(diǎn)私心）。(2) He did not have a bad bone in his body（他是個(gè)不折不扣的好人）。
A (good) run for your money本是賽馬用語，指你下注的馬匹雖然沒有獲勝，但已盡力而為?，F(xiàn)在這成語常用來說‘物有所值’或‘金錢、氣力等花得不冤’，例如：The t’ai chi class gave him a run for his money/He got a run for his money in the t'ai chi class.（他上太極課，獲得不少）。馬卡斯那一句是說：‘我會(huì)叫你們聽得滿意?！疉 run for one’s money還有‘激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)’的意思，例如：You won't find it easy to beat them. They will give you a run for your money.（你要打敗他們可不容易。他們會(huì)全力爭(zhēng)勝）。
布萊恩問馬卡斯玩什么樂器。樂器叫musical instrument，簡(jiǎn)稱為instrument，可分為多種。鋼琴、鼓等敲擊樂器叫percussion instrument；簫、笛等木管樂器叫woodwind instrument；喇叭之類銅管樂器叫brass instrument；琵琶、小提琴等弦樂器則叫string/stringed instrument。