课文内容：

　　We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord1. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room2. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings3 were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.

　　参考译文：

　　我们有一件古老的乐器,叫击弦古钢琴.它是1681年德国制造的, 我们这架钢琴放在客厅里.我们家拥有它很长时间了,这件乐器是许多年前我祖父买来的.最近它被一位客人弄坏了,她用它弹奏爵士乐! 她按键太猛,把两根弦按断了.我父亲为之震怒. 现在他不允许我们再碰它.父亲的一位朋友正在修理这件古老的乐器.

　　词汇：

　　jazz n.爵士音乐

　　musical a.音乐的

　　instrument n.器具

　　call vt.叫做

　　clavichord n.击弦古钢琴

　　Germany n.德国

　　keep vt.保存

　　living-room n.客厅

　　belong vi.属于

　　recently ad.最近

　　damage vt.损坏

　　play vt.弹奏

　　key n.琴键

　　strike vt.敲

　　hard ad.重重地

　　string n.弦

　　break vt.弄断

　　shock vt.震惊

　　touch vt.碰

　　allow vt.允许

　　repair vt.修理