英语学习：10个与音乐相关的英文表达
1. Elevator Music – Pleasant and sometimes annoying music that is played in public places钓鲫鱼用什么饵料
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1. Elevator Music——在公共场合播放的愉快的，有时是恼人的音乐
“Apart from finding shopping malls boring, Keith finds the elevator music that is played particularly irritating”.
“除了觉得购物商场无聊之外，基斯还觉得公共场合播放的音乐特别烦人。”
2. Ring a bell – If something rings a bell it reminds you of something even though you cannot remember it very well.
股东出资证明2. Ring a bell——某件事让你想起了什么，即使你记得不是很清楚。
“Yes, the song rings a bell but I am not sure exactly where I’ve heard it before”.
“是的，我对这首歌有印象，但是我不记得我在哪里听到过。”
3. For a song – when you buy or a ll something very cheaply
3. For a song——买或者卖出非常便宜的东西。自制钥匙扣
“I bought this car for a song”.
“我以极低的价格买了这辆车。”
4. Like a broken record - someone who repeats the same thing over and over again (very annoying)
4. Like a broken record——重复某件事的人（特别烦人）
“I’ve understood you want me to clean the bathroom. Stop going on like a broken record!”
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“我知道你想要我去打扫浴室。别再像个坏掉的唱片机那样喋喋不休了！”
5. Blow your own trumpet - boasting about your talents and success
5. Blow your own trumpet——吹嘘自己的才能和成功
“Sometimes it is not a bad thing to blow your own trumpet. After all, if you don’t, who el will?”
“有时候自吹自擂也不是见坏事。毕竟，如果你不这么做，还有谁会这么做？”
6. Jam ssion - playing improvid music in an impromptu tting. This could happen at a dinner party with friends.
6. Jam ssion——在没有预先准备的场合下弹奏即兴音乐。可能发生在和朋友的晚宴上。
“After dinner, Tom and Harry got their guitars out and started a jam ssion. It was wonderful.”
“晚餐之后，汤姆和哈里拿出了吉他，即兴演奏了一段。真是太棒了。”
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7. Call the tune – to be in a position of authority to give orders and make important decisions
7. Call the tune——位于*地位，下达命令，做出决策。
“Peter was always the person who called the tune in our team.”
粉萆薢“彼得总是我们队伍里那个发号施令的人。”</P><P>(There is also another idiom “to call the shots” that has a similar meaning)
（另一个词组to call the shots意思相同）
8. Blow the whistle – to report an illegal or unacceptable activity to the authorities.
8. Blow the whistle——向*部门举报不合法、不能接受的行为。
“Janet came under a lot of pressure from her colleagues when she blew the whistle on what was going on in the bank.”
“珍妮特在同事那受到很大压力，因为她举报了银行了发生的事。”
(a whistle blower is the noun – “more recognition needs to be given to the courage it takes to be a whistle blower“.)
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（whistle blower是对应的名词——“应该向做举报人的勇气给予充分重视”）
9. Music to one’s ears – to hear exactly what you want to hear
9. Music to one’s ears——听到你想要听和喜欢听的内容
“The ringing sound of the cash tills is music to my ears!”
“现今的叮当声对我来说就像天籁。”
10. Face the music - accept punishment for something
10. Face the music——承担某事的惩罚
“There’s not a lot we can do, so we are going to have to face the music.”
“我们能做的不多，所以我们不得不承担后果。”
