Not Very Musical

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As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi,

我们在老德里的一处市场走了很长一段路之后，

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we stopped at a square to have a rest.

在一个广场停下来休息。

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After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with

过了一会儿，我们注意到广场的另一边有位耍蛇人，

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two large baskets at the other side of the square,

带着两个大篮子。

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so we went to have a look at him.

于是我们走过去看他。

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As soon as he saw us,

他一看到我们，

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he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.

便拿起一根盖满硬币的长笛，打开了一个篮子。

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When he began to play a tune,

当他开始吹奏曲子时，

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we had our first glimpse of the snake.

我们第一次瞥见了那条蛇。

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It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.

它从篮子里钻出来，开始跟着长笛的动作舞动。

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We were very much surprised when the snake charmer

当耍蛇人突然开始演奏爵士乐和现代流行歌曲时，

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suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.

我们感到非常惊讶。

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The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.

然而，那条蛇却继续缓慢地“跳舞”。

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It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

它显然分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐的区别！