燕燕的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day42 2022-12-14

Lesson42 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!

ˈlɛsən42 nɑt ˈvɛri ˈmjuzɪkəl

əz wi həd həd ə lɔŋ wɔk θru wʌn əv ðə ˈmɑrkəts əv oʊld ˈdɛli, wi stɑpt ət ə skwɛr tə həv ə rɛst. ˈæftər ə taɪm, wi ˈnoʊtəst ə sneɪk-ˈʧɑrmər wɪð tu lɑrʤ ˈbæskəts ət ði ˈʌðər saɪd əv ðə skwɛr, soʊ wi wɛnt tə həv ə lʊk ət hɪm. əz sun əz hi sɔ ʌs, hi pɪkt ʌp ə lɔŋ paɪp wɪʧ wəz ˈkʌvərd wɪð kɔɪnz ənd ˈoʊpənd wʌn əv ðə ˈbæskəts. wɛn hi bɪˈgæn tə pleɪ ə tun, wi həd ˈaʊər fɜrst glɪmps əv ðə sneɪk. ɪt roʊz aʊt əv ðə ˈbæskət ənd bɪˈgæn tə ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmuvmənts əv ðə paɪp. wi wər ˈvɛri mʌʧ sərˈpraɪzd wɛn ðə sneɪk ˈʧɑrmər ˈsʌdənli bɪˈgæn tə pleɪ ʤæz ənd ˈmɑdərn pɑp sɔŋz. ðə sneɪk, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kənˈtɪnjud tə dæns ˈsloʊli. ɪt ˈɑbviəsli kəd nɑt tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪˈtwin ˈɪndiən ˈmjuzɪk ənd ʤæz!

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