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Listening to Music in Public
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Listening to Music in Public
在公共场合听音乐

Learn the Second Conditional

Date: Jan 25 2012

Themes: Music

Grammar: Second Conditional

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Have you ever been stuck on a bus with someone blaring bad music from his cell phone? If so, you understand why listening to music in public can be so annoying.

Unfortunately, it’s now easier than ever for people to play their music wherever they go. From iPods to cell phones that can now store your entire music library, there are lots of ways to become a traveling one-man band. Hear Mason try to convince Jeff that if you’re going to listen to music in public, you should at least use some headphones.

几乎每个人都喜欢听某种类型的音乐。但是,你乘坐公交时,是否曾因某个人使用手机播放刺耳的音乐而感到无可奈何?如果有,你就会明白在公共场合听他人的音乐为什么会如此烦恼。
不幸的是,人们现在可以随时随地播放自己喜欢的音乐。现在,从iPod到手机,都能保存你的整个音乐库,还有很多方式可以成为移动的单人乐队。听听梅森尝试劝说杰夫如果要在公共场合听音乐,至少应该使用耳机。

Dialog

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Jeff

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Mason

Mason

Jeff:  Dude, I…My parents won’t buy me a car, and these bus rides are boring. So I want to play my music on the bus, and some old lady yells at me.

Mason:  Well, did you use headphones?

Jeff:  Nah, man.

Mason:  But, you know, the polite thing to do would be to be respectful that maybe other people don’t want to listen to that music at that particular time.

Jeff:  I listen to good music.

Mason:  Sure, but, you know, again, I think some headphones, where you could enjoy your music…I happen to love Gene Krupa’s big band. Maybe you’re not a big fan of Gene Krupa’s big band. So if I were to just start playing Gene Krupa big band on the bus very loudly out of my cell phone, where I’m sure it does not sound all that good, coming from those little speakers, would you wish that I was listening to that privately?

Jeff:  Man, you’re old. Do you even have a cell phone that plays music?

Mason:  Well, it makes sounds when someone calls me. So yes. That means it plays music, right?

Jeff:  I guess.

 

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Jeff likes to listen to music when he rides the bus. But he was recently yelled at by another passenger. He thinks he should be able to play his music in public as much as he wants.

Mason suggests that Jeff use headphones when listening to music in public. That way, he can enjoy his music, but he will not bother anyone else. Mason points out that Jeff might not enjoy listening to other people’s music, either.

Do you like to listen to music on your iPod or cell phone when you’re in public? Do you use headphones? Does it annoy you when other people listen to their music in public?

 

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 julito

julito

Argentina

 I have had  to take a train to get to my brother´s house  and all the way through had to put up with the  music  coming from  the full blast speaker  of a passenger  cellphone.I am not picky but that was fastidious. Some people are like that , unawareness,  selfishness, lack of education ,who knows what it  might be the reason  to do that.

05:09 PM Jan 24 2012 |

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