咕咕愛囉唆

給愛麗絲 FUR ELISE

The one classical piece that most people recognize

有些人認為，貝多芬的學生暨朋友特塞蕾˙馬爾法蒂是該作品曲名的最可能人選。

一般相信貝多芬在一八一○年向特塞蕾求婚，但他們最終並未結婚。

特塞蕾去世後，在她的隨身物品中發現這首貝多芬親筆簽名的樂曲。

為什麼《給愛麗絲》到現在仍然這麼受歡迎呢？

因為很多鋼琴老師都會把這首曲子介紹給自己的學生。

《給愛麗絲》也是我們流行文化的一部分。

例如，這首容易識別的樂曲會出現在廣告和電影中。

此外，它還是很受歡迎的手機鈴聲。

當臺灣民眾聽到《給愛麗絲》時，就知道丟垃圾的時間到了。

垃圾車播放這首曲子提醒民眾拿垃圾出來丟；但有時，該曲也會讓在臺灣的外國人困惑不已。

因為他們聽慣了有音樂的冰淇淋車，而不是有音樂的垃圾車。

谷歌曾報導這首知名曲子擁有數百萬筆搜尋紀錄。

毫無疑問地，《給愛麗絲》將繼續成為許多人的最愛。

Some believe Therese Malfatti, Beethoven's student and friend, is the strongest candidate for the piece's title. It's believed that he proposed marriage to her in 1810, but they never married. After her death, the music, which was autographed by Beethoven, was found in her belongings.

Why is Für Elise still so popular today? It is because many piano students are introduced to it by their teachers.

It's also part of our pop culture. 

For instance, the easily recognizable music can be heard in commercials and

in movies. It's also a popular ringtone.

When residents of Taiwan hear Für Elise, they know it's garbage time.

Garbage trucks play the music to remind people to take out their trash. At times,

though, the music has confused some foreigners there. They're used to musical trucks that carry ice cream, not garbage.

Google has reported millions of searches for the famous tune. There's little doubt

that Für Elise will continue to be a favorite of many.

candidate （n.）候選人；申請人

Who are candidate running for class president?  頒獎候選人

Frontline workers during COVID-19 are all candidates for a bonus from the government. 一線工作者都是政府獎金的申請者

Believe it or not, Janice is the successful candidate for the position in human resources. 一線工作者都是政府獎金的申請者

autograph （v.）親筆簽名

Everyone wanted the movie star to autograph their hands or arms. 

When Billy was in the hospital, we got his favorite baseball team to autograph a t-shirt for him.

autograph （n.）

That singing group always signs autographs for their fans after their concert.

the obvious choice

Maybe you're deciding on a career, and you love being around children. Well, maybe someone might say to you: The obvious choice would be to be a teacher.

proposal 求婚  vs. engagement 訂婚

But in the West, like you're saying, an engagement party is just the party that you have with friends right after someone proposed.

to pop the question 求婚.

So if you want to know if your friend has proposed yet or not, you could say, "Hey, did you pop the question?" or "Have you popped the question yet?"

take out the trash 當有人欺負弱小的人的時候

It’s time to take out the trash.是時候把垃圾清理乾淨了

for instance  （adv ph.）譬如；比方說

During summer always take something extra with you to put on in case you get cold, a sweater or light jacket for instance. 例如毛衣或薄外套

Mark has lived all over, for instance, Hong Kong, Beijing, Kaohsiung and Bangkok- all before the age of 12.  例如毛衣或薄外套

You can have a lot of money by having a yard sale. For instance, my neighbor sold things she didn’t want and made over NT$10,000.

tune（n.）曲子；旋律

What tune do I always hear being played in the music building? 總是聽到有人談一首曲子，曲明是甚麼?

Do you know any tunes by Super Junior?

tune（v.）調音

A piano tuner came last week and tuned our piano, so it sounds much better now.

unrecognizable

（dead person）＋is rolling over in his/her grave 死不瞑目

If someone is rolling over in their grave, it means that something that they have done before they passed away is being used in a way that they did not intend it for, so now even though they're dead, we could say that they are not resting peacefully