时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:欢乐美语


英语课

  INTRODUCTION TO ACT I

Today on TUNING 1 IN THE U.S.A., we are in the living room at the Stewart hoe 2. Mr. Biondi, a piano tuner, is tuning Ellen’s piano. She tells him that she will be playing the piano more often. She may even be teaching 4 piano again soon. When Philip comes home, he is happy to hear of her plans.

ACT I

Mr. Biondi: [He plays musical notes on the piano.] Mrs. Stewart, next time, don’t wait so long to tune 3 your piano.

Ellen: It has been over a year since you were here.

Mr. Biondi: It’s been almost two years. That’s not good for a piano. Hear that?

Ellen: Ooh, it’s flat.

Mr. Biondi: Right. I’ll sharpen 5 it. Now it’s in tune. [He stops tuning the piano.] Are you teaching piano these days, Mrs. Stewart?

Ellen: No, I haven’t been teaching much recently.

Mr. Biondi: You know, it’s too bad you’re not teaching anymore.

Ellen: What makes you say that?

Mr. Biondi: It’s hard to find a teacher as good as you are, Mrs. Stewart. My daughter Anna learned 6 a lot from you.

Ellen: Oh, thank you, Mr. Biondi. I enjoyed giving Anna piano lessons.

Mr. Biondi: You have a way of making music lessons fun.

Ellen: Thank you. I think children practice more if they enjoy their lessons.

Mr. Biondi: That’s true. That’s true. Are you planning on giving lessons again? [He starts to tune the piano again.]

Ellen: Well, actually, I am thinking about teaching again.

Mr. Biondi: Now, I call that good news.

Philip: [He enters the house.] Hello, honey. I’m home!

Ellen: And that’s good news for me. My husband’s home. [calling] We’re in the living room, Philip. Mr. Biondi is here.

Philip: [He enters the living room.] Hello, Mr. Biondi. Nice to see you again.

Mr. Biondi: Hi, Dr. Stewart.

Philip: How’s the piano?

Mr. Biondi: Now it’s fine. But this piano was badly in need of tuning.

Philip: Well, Ellen hasn’t been playing much recently.

Mr. Biondi: Yes, she told me. But now one of Riverdale’s best piano teachers has decided 7 to go back to teaching.

Philip: What’s this?

Ellen: Oh, Philip, I was going to talk to you about it tonight.

Mr. Biondi: I think she deserves 8 a well-turned piano, don’t you? [He finishes tuning the piano.] All done! Mrs. Stewart, would you care to try it out?

Philip: Go on, Ellen. I think it’s great that you want to teach piano again.

Ellen: I’m glad you think so, Philip. [She begins to play.]

Philip: Could I ask a favor? [Ellen stops playing.]

Ph: Will you play my favorite piano piece for me?

El: [joking] Do I know it?

Ph: Well, I don’t remember the name. But it goes something like this. Let me try. [He plays a simple tune on the piano.]

Mr: There’s your first student, Mrs. Stewart.

El: Philip, I think I know that piece.

Ph: Would you play it for me?

INTRODUCTION TO ACT II

This time on Tuning in the U.S.A., we are at the Stewart home. Ellen is giving a piano lesson to a young girl. Her name is Jane. Ellen teaches her to play with more feeling, and Jane shares a secret with Ellen. When she grows up, she wants to be a musician. Ellen invites Jane to join an after-school music program. The young girl is unsure at first, but she changes her mind.

ACT II

Jane: [She plays a tune at the piano.] How’s that, Mrs. Stewart? Did I do al right?

Ellen: Yes, Jane. You hit all the correct notes.

Jane: I didn’t make a single mistake?

Ellen: No, you didn’t. But let’s try it again.

Jane: OK. [She begins to play the tune again.]

Ellen: Wait a minute. Let’s do it another way.

Jane: Different notes?

Ellen: No, the same notes. But let’s pretend that we have to play very quietly.

Jane: Why do we have to be quiet?

Ellen: Because there is a sleeping baby in the room.

Jane: There is?

Ellen: [She laughs.] We’re only pretending. So play very quietly.

Jane: Ok. [she plays again.]

El: Very nice, Jane.

Ja: You know what, Mrs. Stewart? I think it sounded better that way.

El: It did sound better. You’ve had a good lesson today. I can tell that you practiced this week.

Jane: You can? I must be getting better.

El: You are. Come in the kitchen, Jane. I’ll give you a nice glass of lemonade.

Ja: Thank you, Mrs. Stewart. I’m thirsty. [They go into the kitchen.]

El: There you go, Jane. Is that enough ice?

Ja: Yes, thank you. That’s just right.

El: Do you listen to much music at home?

Ja: Not really. I have four little brothers and sisters. They make noise all the time.

El: Mmm. That’s a lot of brothers and sisters.

Ja: And that’s a lot of noise. [Ellen laughs.]

Ja: Can I tell you a secret, Mrs. Stewart?

El: Of course. You can trust me.

Ja: When I grow up, I’m going to be a musician.

El: Is that so? Jane, do you know about the after-school programs next fall?

Ja: I heard my mom and dad say something about them.

El: Well, there’s going to be a music program. Twice a week.

Jane: There is? After school? Really?

El: Maybe your parents should know about it. I can suggest it to them.

Ja: Well, I don’t know…

El: I thought you wanted to be a musician.

Ja: I do. I really do, but…

El: But what?

Ja: Well, who’s the music teacher in the after-school program? Maybe he won’t like me.

El: Oh, she likes you already.

Ja: she does?

El: Yes, she does. You see, I’m the teacher.

Ja: You are? Oh, that’s great!



1 tuning
n.调谐,调整,调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
  • They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 hoe
n.锄;v.用锄整(地),用锄除草
  • They hoe the garden to keep down the weeds.他们把花园里的草锄掉,阻止其生长。
  • She bought herself a hoe and a sickle.她给自己买了一把锄头和一把镰刀。
3 tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
4 teaching
n.教学,执教,任教,讲授;(复数)教诲
  • We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
  • He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
5 sharpen
v.(使)变锐利,削尖
  • This exercise will help students sharpen up their reading skills.这个练习将帮助学生提高阅读能力。
  • When you sharpen a pencil,you make chips.你削铅笔时,会削下许多碎屑。
6 learned
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
7 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 deserves
v.应受,应得,值得( deserve的第三人称单数 );应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿
  • A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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air operating electric light
airbrushed
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basal cell carcinoma of face
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boot-leg
British Accounting Association
Brocard point
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carbon circuit breaker
centrifugal tar extractor
cinnabar moths
computer literacies
creepage distance
cushioned-seat coach
Darcy law of resistance
denomination currency
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discretionary wiring machine
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ductile fracture
dynamic balance test
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ectopocystis
esophageal sarcoma
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filsting
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French type machinist's hammer
full-point
fuselis
hexachaetous
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home monitoring
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intrinsicates
jeans' radiation law
kerb-crawlers
Kopites
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liability to outsiders
Lumsum
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magnetic isoanomalous line
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Mboula
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Mitsuze-tōge
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Piliophen
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