（★ 聽對話內容） 本週話題焦點：聽音樂 (不同世代的流行樂)
Jeff and Kathy are having a chat about pop music and about how different age groups like to listen to certain kinds of music.
Jeff 和 Kathy 正聊到流行音樂，以及不同世代喜歡聽的音樂類型。 |
Jeff: I noticed that pop music is very popular in Taiwan. Jeff：我發現流行音樂在台灣很受歡迎。
Kathy: Yeah. It is especially popular with teenagers. A lot of people enjoy singing their favorite pops songs at KTV. Kathy：是呀。尤其是受到年輕人的歡迎。很多人喜歡在 KTV 唱他們愛聽的流行歌曲。
Jeff: There are so many different kinds of music, but I think that pop is the only kind of music that is heard regularly on radio and TV stations here. Even the western music that they play is pop. Jeff：雖然有很多種類型的音樂，但我覺得流行音樂是唯一一種能在這邊的廣播以及電視台聽到的音樂。甚至是西洋音樂，他們也都是播流行歌曲。
Kathy: I think that it's because pop music really appeals to more listeners. If the tune is catchy and the lyrics are easy to understand, people can enjoy humming along. Kathy：我覺得這是因為流行音樂真的能夠吸引到較多的聽眾。如果歌曲好聽而歌詞又容易理解的話，大家比較能享受跟著哼唱的樂趣。
Jeff: Well, I'm not a fan of pop music. Jeff：這個嘛，我不是流行音樂的樂迷啦。
Kathy: Neither am I. I think that it's mostly for adolescents. Many adults in Taiwan enjoy listening to classical music. Kathy：我也不是。我覺得那大多是給青少年聽的。台灣很多大人喜歡聽的是古典音樂。
Jeff: What did you listen to when you were a teenybopper? Jeff：那你年輕的時候都聽些什麼音樂？
Kathy: I didn't listen to music when I was younger. I was always occupied with my studies, so I didn't even have time to listen to the radio! Kathy：我那時候不太聽音樂的。那時我老是被功課給綁住，我甚至沒時間聽廣播電台！
Jeff: What about the older generation? What kind of music did they listen to? Jeff：那比較老一代的人呢？他們都聽些什麼類型的音樂？
Kathy: I'm not sure. Probably some golden oldies from mainland China! Kathy：我不確定耶。或許是從大陸來的一些經典老歌吧！
重要字詞講解：1.pop music 流行音樂
例：Jeff and Kathy are having a chat about pop music and about how different age groups like to listen to certain kinds of music.
（Jeff 和 Kathy 正聊到流行音樂以及各個不同的世代喜歡聽的音樂類型。）
例：Korean and Japanese pop music is very popular with teenagers in Taiwan.
（韓國和日本的流行音樂很受到台灣年輕人的歡迎。）
2. appeal (v.) 對 …有吸引力
例：I think that it's because pop music really appeals to more listeners.
（我覺得這是因為流行音樂真的能夠吸引到較多的聽眾。）
例：The concert appealed to the audience who were especially interested in jazz music.
（這場音樂會吸引了對爵士樂特別有興趣的聽眾。）
3. lyrics (n.) 歌詞
例：If the tune is catchy and the lyrics are easy to understand, people can enjoy humming along.
（如果歌曲好聽而歌詞又容易理解的話，大家比較能享受跟著哼唱的樂趣。）
例：The lyrics of this song are based upon a story he heard about before.
（這首歌的歌詞是根據他所聽說過的一個故事而編寫的。）
4. adolescent (n.) 青少年
例：I think that pop music is mostly for adolescents.
（我覺得流行音樂大多是給青少年聽的。）
例：Parents should pay attention to the effects of violent video games on children and adolescents.
（父母應該要注意暴力電玩對孩童及青少年的影響。）
5. teenybopper (n.) 少女
例：What did you listen to when you were a teenybopper?
（那你年輕的時候都聽些什麼音樂？）
例：Lots of Japanese fashion magazines are designed for teenyboppers.
（許多的日本流行雜誌都是為青少女設計的。）
小試身手
1. The music that ____ to ____ is mostly ____.
（吸引青少年的音樂大多是流行音樂。）
2. You wouldn't believe that the ____ of this song was written by a 13-year-old ____.
（你絕不會相信這首歌的歌詞是由一個十三歲的少女所寫的。）
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解答
1. The music that appeals to adolescents is mostly pop music.
（吸引青少年的音樂大多是流行音樂。）
2. You wouldn't believe that the lyrics of this song was written by a 13-year-old teenybopper.
（你絕不會相信這首歌的歌詞是由一個十三歲的少女所寫的。）
相關實用句型解析
1. … 受到 … 的歡迎 / 喜歡
…be popular with …
例：Pop music is especially popular with teenagers.
（流行音樂特別受到年輕人的歡迎。）
例：This kind of shirt that you are mocking now was very popular with people from my mother's generation.
（你現在在嘲笑的這種襯衫在我媽媽的那個年代可是很流行的。）
2. 某人忙於… (而沒有時間)
sb. be occupied with …
例：I was always occupied with my studies, so I didn't even have time to listen to the radio!
（那時我老是被功課給綁住，我甚至沒時間聽廣播電台！）
例：She was occupied with taking care of children and doing housework all day.
（她整天忙於照顧孩子和作家事。）
※ 小叮嚀：
此句型也可轉換為 "sb. occupy oneself with …"。例： "She occupied herself with taking care of children and doing housework all day."
小試身手
1. 日本卡通相當受到全世界小朋友的歡迎。
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2. 我爸爸忙著他的工作，已經有好久都沒有和我們一起吃晚餐了。
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解答
1. Japanese cartoons are very popular with children around the world.
2. My father is occupied with his work and hasn't had dinner with us for a long time. | |
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