A:Hello,is that Cathy speaking?
嘿，你是卡西吗?

B:Yes,is that you,Allen?
是的，你是艾伦吗？

A:Yes,how are you doing?
是的，你过得怎么样?

B:Not bad.
不错。

A:Say I've got two tickets for the concert this evening.Would you like to come with me?
啧啧，我有两张今晚音乐会的门票。你想和我一起去吗？

B:Sure.Thank you very much.
当然。非常谢谢你。

A:Then I 'll pick you up at 6:30.OK?
那么我6点半去接你，可以吗？

B:Ok,see you.
好的，到时见。

A:See you.
拜拜。

爵士乐

One of my first experiences with jazz music was when I was a kid.My dad and I went to a concert and heard Ornette Coleman play with his bands.At the concert I saw him play saxophone,trumpet,flute and even violin.I didn't think he played any of those instruments very well since he always seemed out of tune.His music was painfully lound and the bands that were backing him up sounded more like rock bands than jazz bands.
我第一次体验爵士乐是在我小时候。我和我爸爸去听音乐会，听到Ornette Coleman和他的乐队在表演。在音乐会上，我看到他吹萨克斯管、吹喇叭、吹长笛，甚至拉小提琴。因为他似乎总是走调，我认为他其它乐器演奏得不好。他的音乐非常大声，乐队在支持他，听起来更像是摇滚乐队而不是爵士乐队。

By the middle of the concert I looked over at my dad.He was covering both his ears with his hands and I could tell that the music was grating on his nerves like knives scraping against a blackboard.
音乐会的中间，我看了我爸爸。他用手捂上耳朵，我能看出来这音乐刺激到他的神经，就像小刀在黑板上刮一样。

On our way home,my dad told me that he first heard Ornette Coleman when he was my age.He said,"Not much has changed.His music was terrible then and it's terrible now".
回家的路上，爸爸告诉我，他第一次听Ornette Coleman的音乐是在我这个年龄。他说：“没有什么改变。那时他的音乐很糟糕，现在也很糟糕。”