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Lesson 148 Revision of Music 第一百四十八课 音乐复习课

China PlusPublished: 2018-03-30 13:41:30
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YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI – Wo shi Yajie.

Cam: And wo shi Cam. Another weekend is coming. But before we kick back and relax, let’s review what we’ve learned this week.

YJ: Ok. Let’s check Sentences in the Week.

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Sentences in the Week

Fans粉丝,歌迷。concert 演唱会, alternative rock 另类摇滚, jazz爵士乐, classical music古典音乐, can you play the piano?你会弹钢琴吗?All in today’s Chinese studio.

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Cam: Yajie, can you remind me how to say fans in Chinese? I remember it’s a kind of food name…

YJ: haha, it’s fen3 si1.

Cam: fen3 si1. right. Because it’s pronunciation is similar to the English word “fans”.

YJ: Correct. Fans are crazy about their own pop singers, and they won’t miss any of the concert.

Cam: Right. What’s the Chinese for concert?

YJ: It’s “yan3 chang4 hui4”.

Cam: yan3 chang4 hui4

YJ: yan3 chang4 means to sing,

Cam: yan3 chang4

YJ: hui4 here means a big gathering

Cam: hui4 , a big gathering for pop stars and fans.

YJ: Yep. yan3 chang4 hui4.concert

Cam: Yan3 chang4 hui4

Conversation 1:

A:我是U2乐队的粉丝。

B:粉丝是什么意思?

A:粉丝就是歌迷的意思。

YJ: Do you remember some of the music genres we learned this week?

Cam: I remember my favorite, alternative-rock, is ling4lei4 yao2gun3.

YJ: Good. ling4lei4 means different or unconventional.

Cam: ling4lei4

YJ: rock is short for rock’n roll, yao2gun3.

Cam: yao2gun3.

YJ: ling4lei4 yao2gun3.

Cam: ling4lei4 yao2gun3. alternative rock.

YJ: then what’s Louis Armstrong’s music genre?

Cam: it’s jazz.

YJ: in Chinese It’s 爵士乐

Cam: jue2 shi4 yue4

YJ: jue2 shi4 , jazz

Cam: jue2 shi4

YJ: yue4 means music.

Cam: yue4,

YJ: jue2 shi4 yue4

Cam: jue2 shi4 yue4 jazz. Yajie, do you know Mozart’s genre?

YJ: it’s classical music.

Cam: Good, and what’s the Chinese for that?

YJ: it’s 古典音乐。

Cam: gu3dian3 yin1 yue4

YJ: gu3dian3 means classical,

Cam: gu3dian3. and yin1 yue4 means music.

YJ: gu3dian3 yin1 yue4古典音乐, classical music.

Cam: gu3dian3 yin1 yue4.

Conversation 2:

(1)A:你喜欢古典音乐还是爵士乐?

B:我喜欢爵士乐。

A:你觉得另类摇滚怎么样?

B:有些还可以。

Cam: Yajie, this week we also learned some musical instruments, like piano in Chinese is gang1 qin2.

YJ: Yes, gang1 qin2. Cam, we learned how to say “Can you play the piano?” remember?

Cam: wait a minute… I know that “play” can be different depending on what musical instrument you are playing.

YJ: Then what’s the Chinese for the play the piano?

Cam: it’s… tan2 gang1 qin2, right?

YJ: very good! tan2 gang1 qin2.

Cam: Then “Can you play the piano?” would be “ni3 hui4 tan2 gang1 qin2 ma?”

YJ: ni3 is you.

Cam: ni3

YJ: hui4, be able to.

Cam: hui4

YJ: tan2 gang1 qin2, play the piano,

Cam: tan2 gang1 qin2

YJ: ni3 hui4 tan2 gang1 qin2 ma1? Can you play the piano?

Cam: ni3 hui4 tan2 gang1 qin2 ma1?

Conversation 3:

A:你会弹钢琴吗?

B:不会,我会拉小提琴。

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Sentences in the Week

Fans粉丝,歌迷。concert 演唱会, alternative rock 另类摇滚jazz爵士乐, classical music古典音乐, can you play the piano?你会弹钢琴吗?All in today’s Chinese studio.

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Cam: That’s it for this fabulous music week. Here comes question of the week: How do you say, “Can you play the piano” in Chinese?

Yajie: See you next week!

Cam: Zai jian.

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