Enterainment Activities 娛樂活動

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Key Sentences(重點句子)
    412.Would you like to join us at the party? 你愿意來參加我們的舞會嗎?
    413.We are having a weekend dance party. 我們正舉辦一個周末舞會。
    414. I hope you will enjoy yourself.
    希望你玩得開心。
    415.Let's do the disco.
    咱們來跳迪斯科吧!
    416.But I'd like social dance.
    但我更喜歡跳交誼舞。
    417.Can you oblige me with a dance?
    你能賞光和我跳舞嗎?
    418.I don't care for the fox-trot.
    我不太喜歡跳狐步舞。
    419.May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango?
    能請你跳華爾茲舞或探戈舞嗎?
    420.Will you accept my arm?
    請你挽著我的手臂。
    421.I suppose you dance often.
    我猜你經(jīng)常跳舞吧。
    422.Still you dance wonderfully well.
    可你跳得不錯。
    423.There is no room for improvement of your dance.
    你的舞跳得再好不過了。
    424.Thank you for your compliment.
    謝謝你的夸獎。
    425.This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China.
    這是我在中國第一次聽音樂會。
    426.I like to listen to classical music very much.
    我很喜歡聽古典音樂。
    427.Now let's see what we have on the programme.
    我們來看看今天有些什么節(jié)目。
    428.I suppose all the compositions are world famous pieces.
    我想所有的曲子都是世界名曲吧。
    429.Are there any songs at the concert?
    這次音樂會上有沒有什么歌曲?
    430.Did you enjoy it?
    你喜歡這場音樂會嗎?
    431.I think it was a very good performance.
    我認為這是一場非常出色的演出。
    432.I especially like the piano concerto.
    我特別喜歡那首鋼琴協(xié)奏曲。
    433.Thanks for your inviting me to have enjoyed the wonderful concert.
    謝謝你邀請我來聽了這么精彩的一場音樂會。
    Dialogue A
    (A dance party is held in the company's hall. The manager's secretary Miss Wang invites Mr. Green to attend their party. )
    (A: Miss Wang; B: Mr. Green)
    A: Do you have anything in particular tonight, Mr. Green?
    B: Nothing special.
    A: Then would you like to join us at the party?
    B: I'd like to.
    A: It's necessary to strike a proper balance between work and leisure.
    B: I can't agree more.
    * * * *
    A: I'm so glad you have come, Mr. Green. This way, please.
    B: Thank you. Are your people all here?
    A: Yes, they are all in the dance hall, waiting for you. Now come in, please.
    B: Thank you, Miss Wang.
    A: We are having a weekend dance party. I hope you will enjoy yourself.
    B: Thanks.
    A: (the music begins. ) Oh, it's tune for disco. Do you like playing disco?
    B: Yes, disco is a good exercise for health.
    A: Yes, but I'd like social dance.
    B: Can you oblige me with a dance?
    A: Sure. Let's. But I'm a poor dancer. I don't care for the foxtrot.
    B: May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango?
    A: Of course. Let's try the waltz. Now the music is going on. Will you accept my arm, Mr. Green?
    B: With pleasure. I suppose you dance often.
    A: Oh, no. To be frank, I haven't danced for a long time.
    B: Still you dance wonderfully well.
    A: Thanks, I'm glad you say so. But I should say you dance often.
    B: Sometimes, but I have no brains for this thing. I never improve.
    A: You're so modest, Mr. Green. Actually, there is no room for improvement of your dance.
    B: Thank you for your compliment.
    A: Mr Green, you must be tired and thirsty. Let's take a rest and go for some drink.
    B: Good idea.
    A: What would you like to drink? Lemonade, orangeade or port?
    B: Orangeade, please. Thank you.
    Dialogue B
    (Miss Lang invites their cooperator on business Mr. Jimmy from America to attend a concert. )
    (A: Mr. Jimmy; B: Miss Lang)
    A: This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China. I'm so excited.
    B: I know you're a great music lover. Do you play any instruments?
    A: I play the piano. As a matter of fact, I nearly became a pianist.
    B: Is that so? I'm sure you would have been a very good one.
    A: But I'm not sorry I became a businessman. I still play the piano, just for fun, and I like to listen to classical music very much.
    B: Now let's see what we have on the prograrn. A string orchestra, a violin solo, a piano duel, a piano concerto, and some other interesting items.
    A: I suppose all the compositions are world famous pieces.
    B: Of course. They are Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata”; One of Mendelssohn's masterpieces; Johann Strauss's “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”and some famous light music.
    A: Is there any songs at the concert?
    B: Yes. Some are Chinese songs and some are foreign songs. All of them are adapted from some famous movies, such as “Midnight”, “Guerrilla of Honghu Lake”, “Dances with Wolves”and“Waterloo Bridge” etc.
    A: Well, just now you said there is a piano concerto at the concert. I really hope it'll be“Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai”。
    B: Yes, it is.
    A: How lovely! I heard it the other day over the radio, and I liked it immediately.
    (After the performance)
    B: Did you enjoy it?
    A: Yes, very much. I think it was a very good performance. How about you?
    B: I enjoyed it very much, too. I especially like the piano concerto.
    A: Yes, the pianist was marvelous. I wonder whether he learned to play the piano.
    B: In Shanghai, I think. I heard he has been practicing for over twenty years now, ever since he was five.
    A: No wonder he played so well.
    B: There will be another several excellent concerts these days. We can attend all of them if you like.
    A: Great! Thanks for your inviting me to have enjoyed the wonderful concert.
    B: You are welcome. And you must play something for us some time.
    Notes 注釋
    1.strike a proper balance between work and leisure
    (諺)勞逸結合
    2.dance hall 舞廳
    3.social dance交誼舞
    4.I can't agree more. 我太同意了。
    5. to be frank說實話
    6.have no brain for sth. 對……不用心
    7.There is no room for…沒有……的空間或余地
    8.go for some drink 喝點什么
    9.This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China.
    動詞 attend在此作“出席;參加”講。
    10. I play the piano.我彈鋼琴。
    動詞play在句中意為“演奏,彈,拉,吹”。樂器名前必須加定冠詞the.
    如: play the violin 拉小提琴
    play the flute吹笛子等。
    11.just for fun. 只是為了玩玩;玩玩而已
    12.a violin solo 小提琴獨奏
    13. a string orchestra管弦樂合奏
    14.a piano duel鋼琴二重奏
    15. Moonlight Sonata月光奏鳴曲
    16. By the Beautiful Blue Danube藍色多瑙河
    17. Dances with Wolves與狼共舞(電影名)
    18. Waterloo Bridge 魂斷藍橋(電影名)
    19. the other day在不久前的有一天
    20.No wonder he played so well.
    難怪他鋼琴彈得這么好。
    21.over the radio
    在廣播中、從收音機里“通過廣播”也可用 on the radio
    如:hear sth. on the radio
    從廣播里聽到某消息
    22.no wonder難怪;怪不得。有時可以說 little wonder(難以令人吃驚)、small wonder(不太令人吃驚)。
    Words and Expressions
    proper/'pr&p+/ a. 適當?shù)?BR>    leisure/'le{+/ n. 悠閑,安逸
    oblige/&'blaid{/ v. 施恩于
    Waltz/w&: lts/ n. 華爾茲舞
    tango/'t$Rg+u/ n. 探戈舞
    suppose/s+'p+uz/ v. 猜想
    improvent/im'pru: vm+nt/ n. 改進
    thirsty/'I+: sti/ a. 口渴的
    lemonade/?lem+'neid/ n. 檸檬汁
    orangeade/'&rind{eid/ n. 桔汁
    port /p&: t/ n. 葡萄酒
    conert/'k&ns+t/ n. 音樂會
    instrument/'instrum+nt/ n. 樂器
    masterpiece/'ma: st+pi: s/ n. 杰作;代表作
    adapt/+'d$pt/ v. 改編
    guerrilla /g+'ril+/ n. 游擊隊員
    violin/?vai+'lin/ n. 小提琴
    solo/'s+ul+u/ n. 獨奏;獨唱
    concerto/k+n'tM+: t+u/ n. 協(xié)奏曲
    promising/'pr&misiR/ a. 有前途的
    excellent/'eks+l+nt/ a. 優(yōu)秀的;極好的