Lesson 42 Not very musical
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!
ˈlɛsən 42 nɑt ˈvɛri ˈmjuzɪkəl
æz wi hæd hæd ə lɔŋ wɔk θru wʌn ʌv ðə ˈmɑrkəts ʌv oʊld ˈdɛli, wi stɑpt æt ə skwɛr tu hæv ə rɛst.
ˈæftər ə taɪm, wi ˈnoʊtəst əsneɪk-ˈʧɑrmər wɪð tu lɑrʤ ˈbæskəts æt ði ˈʌðər saɪd ʌv ðə skwɛr, soʊ wi wɛnt tu hæv ə lʊk æt hɪm.
æz sun æz hi sɔ ʌs, hi pɪkt ʌp ə lɔŋ paɪp wɪʧ wʌz ˈkʌvərd wɪð kɔɪnz ænd ˈoʊpənd wʌn ʌv ðə ˈbæskəts.
wɛn hi bɪˈgæn tu pleɪ ə tun, wi hæd ˈaʊər fɜrst glɪmps ʌv ðə sneɪk.
ɪt roʊz aʊt ʌv ðə ˈbæskət ænd bɪˈgæn tu ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmuvmənts ʌv ðə paɪp.
wi wɜr ˈvɛri mʌʧ sərˈpraɪzd wɛnðə sneɪk ˈʧɑrmər ˈsʌdənli bɪˈgæn tu pleɪ ʤæz ænd ˈmɑdərn pɑp sɔŋz.
ðə sneɪk, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kənˈtɪnjud tu dæns ˈsloʊli.
ɪtˈɑbviəsli kʊd nɑt tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪˈtwin ˈɪndiən ˈmjuzɪk ænd ʤæz!
任务配置：
L0+L4
知识清单：
charmer: a person with an attractive and engaging personality, typically one who uses this to impress or manipulate others. 魔术师；迷人的人
练习感悟：
1.今天练习太少，不够。
2. tell好多用法，今天偏头疼，看不下去。
3. 想要放弃复述，不想再读了，可是还是默默挪到书桌前开始读书，因为觉得必须完成。