Do you call that a hat?
Do you call that a hat?
First listen and then answer the question.
Listen to the recording and then answer the following questions.
What kind of shopping does the writer enjoy, do you think?
'Do you call that a hat?' I said to my wife.
'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked up.
'Do you call that a hat?' I said to my wife.
'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.
I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.
'We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.
'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered. 'I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'
'I find it beautiful,' I said. You needn't have said that,' my wife answered. 'I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'
'I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have too many ties.'
'And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.
Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
rude adj. rude
Mirror n. mirror
The mirror is the most important thing in the world. mirror n. mirror
hole n. hole
remark v. comment
remind v. remind
lighthouse n. lighthouse
Referred translation
"Do you call that a hat? " I said to my wife.
"There's no need for you to speak so nonchalantly," my wife replied as she looked in the mirror.
I sat down in one of the newer chairs full of mesh and waited. We had been in this hat store for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.
"We shouldn't buy things we don't need," I suddenly commented, but immediately regretted saying it.
"You didn't have to say that," my wife replied, "and I didn't have to remind you of that awful tie you bought yesterday."
"I thought it looked good," I said, "and a man can't have too many ties."
"A woman can't have too many hats." She replied.
Ten minutes later, we walked out of the store together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse.
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Lesson 42
Not very musical
Not very musical
First listen and then answer the question.
Listen to the recording and then answer the following questions.
What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz?
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a 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. 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! words and expressions
musical adj. musically proficient
market n. marketplace
snake charmer
pipe n. wind instrument
tune n. tune
The snake charmer is a person who plays a snake, usually through music
The snake charmer is a person who plays a snake, usually through music
The snake charmer is a person who plays a snake. n. tune
glimpse n. glance
snake n. snake
movement n. movement
continue v. to continue
dance v. to dance
obviously adv. obviously
difference n. difference
Indian adj. Indian
Referred translation
When we had traveled a long way through the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped to rest in a square. After a while, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets on that side of the square, so we walked over to see him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long wind instrument studded with coins and lifted the lid of one of the baskets. As he began to play a tune, we got our first glimpse of the snake. It poked out of the basket and wriggled in time with the swing of the instrument. We were amazed when the snake juggler suddenly played jazz and modern pop tunes again. The snake, however, continued to "dance" slowly. Apparently, it could not distinguish between Indian music and jazz!