Lesson 42

As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
由于我们在旧德里的一个市场里走了很长一段路，我们在一个广场停下来休息。
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.
过了一段时间，我们注意到在广场的另一边有一个带着两个大篮子的耍蛇人，于是我们走过去看个究竟。
As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
他一看见我们，就拿起一根布满硬币的长管子，并打开了其中一个篮子。
When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
当他开始演奏一首曲子时，我们初次见到了那条蛇。
It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
它从篮子里升起，并开始随着笛声起舞。
We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
当弄蛇人突然开始演奏爵士乐和现代流行歌曲时，我们感到非常惊讶。
The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.
然而，这条蛇继续缓慢地“跳舞”。
It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz
它显然无法分辨出印度音乐和爵士乐的区别