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classical music/ 古典音乐 / (ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè)

A: I heard you are a music lover. What kind of music do you like?

听说你是一个音乐爱好者,你喜欢什么音乐呢？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè yīnyuè àihàozhě, nǐ xǐhuān shénme yīnyuè ne?)

B: I like to listen to jazz, rap and classical music.

我喜欢听爵士乐、说唱音乐和古典音乐。

(wǒ xǐhuān tīnɡ juéshìyuè, shuōchànɡ yīnyuè hé ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè.)

A: I like jazz music as well, but I don't know much about classical music. Can you give me an introduction?

我也很喜欢爵士乐,但是对于古典音乐十分不熟悉,你能给我介绍一下吗？ 

(wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān juéshìyuè, dànshì duìyú ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè shífēn bù shúxī, nǐ nénɡ ɡěi wǒ jièshào yīxià ma?)

B: Classical music is a kind of music that has deep historical and cultural backgrounds. You need to have a certain level of musical training to enjoy classical music. 

古典音乐是一种有深厚历史和文化背景的音乐类型。欣赏古典音乐需要听者具有一定的音乐修养。

(ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè shì yīzhǒnɡ yǒu shēnhòu lìshǐ hé wénhuà bèijǐnɡ de yīnyuè lèixínɡ. xīnshǎnɡ ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuè xūyào tīnɡzhě jùyǒu yīdìnɡ de yīnyuè xiūyǎnɡ.)

A: Putting it that way, can you give me a simple introduction to some classical musicians?

这么说来,你能简单给我介绍几个古典音乐家吗？

(zhème shuōlái, nǐ nénɡ jiǎndān ɡěi wǒ jièshào jǐɡè ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuèjiā ma?)

B: A lot of classical musicians from Germany are very famous, like Schumann, Bach and Mendelssohn. 

很多来自德国的古典音乐家都非常有名,比如舒曼、巴赫和门德尔松。

(hěnduō láizì déɡuó de ɡǔdiǎn yīnyuèjiā dōu fēichánɡ yǒumínɡ, bǐrú shūmàn, bāhè hé méndéěrsōnɡ.)