学二姐，每日一篇新概念 II册第42课 ，边学边实践-10月1日

42 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!

42. When we went through the markets of Old Delhi, we noticed at the other side of the square, there was a snake charmer with two baskets. We went to have a look. The snake charmer saw us and immediately picked up a long pipe and opened the basket. The snake rose out of the basket and began to follow the music of the pipe. However, when the music changed from Indian music to pop songs, it continued to move slowly. The snake was not very musical!

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