地道生活口语——聊音乐

pop music流行音乐

classical music

古典音乐

I've heard that...

我听说...I've heard that Manchester has a really good chinatown, like the one in San Francisco.我听说曼彻斯特有一条非常好的中国城，就像旧金山的那样。

To be honest

老实说
To be honest, I really don't like the way he talks.
老实说，我不喜欢他说话的方式。

be into

喜欢...；对...感兴趣
I am really into finance.
我真的很喜欢金融。

经典对话

A: What are you listening to? Is that Beethoven or Mozart?你听什么呢？贝多芬还是莫扎特？
B: It's Beethoven. Do you like it?贝多芬，你喜欢他的音乐吗？
A: I think Beethoven's music is incredible. I've heard that listening to it can make you more intelligent too. Do you believe that?我觉得贝多芬的音乐简直好听到不可思议。我还听说常听他的音乐可以让人变得更聪明，你相信吗？
B: I don't know about that, but I do think that it helps people relax.这个我倒不知道，不过我相信它有助于放松身心。
A: What other kind of music do you listen to?其他类型的音乐，你喜欢听什么？
B: Actually. I mostly just listen to classical music. What about you?其实，我一般听古典音乐，你呢？
A: To be honest, I think classical music is too complicated for me. 老实说，我觉得古典音乐对我来说有点儿太深奥了。
B: What kind of music do you prefer then?那你喜欢听什么？
A: I like pop music. Do you?我喜欢听流行音乐，你喜欢吗？
B: Not really. I don't think pop music has much depth. 不怎么喜欢，我觉得流行音乐都没什么深度。
A: I see what you mean. I think that's why I like it so much.我明白你的意思，不过这也正是我喜欢它的原因。
B: How long have you been into pop music then?那你喜欢流行音乐有多久了？
A: I've always been into it. Have you always liked classical music?我一直都很喜欢听，你是一直都喜欢听古典音乐吗？
B: Not really. When I was little, we didn't really listen to music at all.也不是，我小时候根本就不听音乐。
A: So how did you become interested in it?那你怎么就开始对古典音乐感兴趣了？
B: Well, when I was about ten years old, I started playing the piano. I think that's how it all started.大概是十岁的时候我开始学钢琴，我想就是从那时候开始的。
A: Do you still play piano?你现在还弹钢琴吗？
B: Yes, it's one of my hobbies. 对，那是我的一个爱好。