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saxophone/ 萨克斯管/ (sàkèsīɡuǎn)

A: I heard you love music. Can you play any instruments? 

听说你很热爱音乐,你会任何一种乐器吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐhěn rèài yīnyuè, nǐhuì rènhé yīzhǒnɡ yuèqìma?)

B: I can play the harp. It is a comparatively classical stringed instrument. 

我会竖琴,这是一种比较古典的管弦乐器。

(wǒhuì shùqín, zhèshì yīzhǒnɡ bǐjiào ɡǔdiǎnde ɡuǎnxián yuèqì.)

A: Really? I recently saw an online poll. Do you know what instrument Chinese netizens called the "sexiest?"  

是吗,我最近看了一个网络投票活动,你知道哪种乐器被中国网友称作最"性感"的乐器吗？

(shìma, wǒ zuìjìn kànle yīɡè wǎnɡluò tóupiào huódònɡ, nǐzhīdào nǎzhǒnɡ yuèqì bèi zhōnɡɡuó wǎnɡyǒu chēnɡzuò zuì xìnɡɡǎnde yuèqìma?)

B: Let me guess. I think it might be the piano, because its sound is very tactful and soft.

让我猜猜,我觉得可能是钢琴,因为它声音非常的婉转柔和。

(rànɡwǒ cāicāi, wǒjuédé kěnénɡshì ɡānɡqín, yīnwéi tāshēnɡyīn fēichánɡde wǎnzhuǎn róuhé.)

A: It could have been, but everyone actually thought the saxophone is super sexy.

可以是,但是萨克斯管却被大家认为非常性感。

(kěyǐshì, dànshì sàkèsīɡuǎn quèbèi dàjiā rènwéi fēichánɡ xìnɡɡǎn.)

B: That's true. The saxophone appears in a lot of jazz music and jazz is a very "sexy" type of music.  

这是真的,很多爵士乐里面都有萨克斯管的出现,而爵士乐就是非常"性感"的音乐。 

(zhèshì zhēnde, hěnduō juéshìyuè lǐmiàn dōuyǒu sàkèsīɡuǎnde chūxiàn, ér juéshìyuè jiùshì fēichánɡ xìnɡɡǎnde yīnyuè.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times