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Society and people, Wish List

Wish List

Todd: So, Rebecca, let's talk about things we wish could do that we can't do. What is something you wish you could do, that you can't do now? Rebecca: I think it would be definitely playing music, like playing a guitar. Some of my friends can just pull out a guitar and start singing and then you have everybody around and it's such a great night. I just wish I could join them and actually, yeah, have fun with that as well, but no, I can't play guitar. Todd: So, if you could play any instrument, it would be the guitar? Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah.

I think so. I have played piano and saxophone before but not overly that well. Todd: Oh, really so you actually had musical training? Rebecca: Yeah, when I was in high school. Todd: In the piano and the saxophone? Rebecca: Yep. Yeah.

The saxophone was maybe for one or two years and I would love to get back into playing that as well, but they're quite expensive little instruments actually. Todd: Yeah. Slightly. Rebecca: And then the piano is very large so, you can't really transport that around with you wherever you go. Todd: So do you think that if had learned music at a younger age, you would still be with it? Was the problem just that you waited to late in life to start? Rebecca: I don't think so. I think it's more the friends circle that I was with. We weren't really a musical group and the people that I've met now are really musical so you sort of wish maybe if I had kept going I could have joined them now, but I do enjoy listening to them. Todd: Well, what about singing? Are you a good singer? Rebecca: No. Not at all. I don't think I want to be a good singer either cause then everybody would expect you to sing all the time so I just do backup vocals , really badly. Todd: Well, I'm the same way. I can't sing at all. OK, so basically you wish you could play the guitar, but you have played the piano and the saxophone before. Rebecca: Yes. Todd: OK, is there anything else that you wish you could do? Rebecca: To be able to speak maybe a couple languages would be nice. Todd: Yeah, that's a good one. So if you could speak any two languages, what two would you want to speak? Rebecca: I think Japanese and Spanish. Todd: Japanese and Spanish? Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah.

They both sound really interesting and they're both the countries that I would like to go and visit and maybe attempt to work there but you need to be able to speak the language before you can work. Todd: Right. That's true. I think if I could choose any two languages I would choose Chinese and Arabic just because both those languages when I hear them they sound so completely impossible to speak, so if you could speak those, that would be pretty amazing. Rebecca: Yeah, definitely. Yeah, Chinese sounds like a hard language. Todd: All those tones .

Wish List Wunschzettel Lista de deseos Liste de souhaits 위시리스트 Lista de desejos Список желаний Dilek Listesi 願望清單

Todd: So, Rebecca, let’s talk about things we wish could do that we can’t do. Todd: Entonces, Rebecca, hablemos de las cosas que desearíamos poder hacer y que no podemos hacer. Todd: Dus, Rebecca, laten we praten over dingen die we zouden kunnen doen dat we niet kunnen doen. What is something you wish you could do, that you can’t do now? Rebecca: I think it would be definitely playing music, like playing a guitar. Some of my friends can just pull out a guitar and start singing and then you have everybody around and it’s such a great night. Algunos de mis amigos pueden simplemente sacar una guitarra y comenzar a cantar y luego tienes a todos alrededor y es una gran noche. Alguns dos meus amigos podem simplesmente puxar de uma guitarra e começar a cantar e depois temos toda a gente à volta e é uma noite fantástica. I just wish I could join them and actually, yeah, have fun with that as well, but no, I can’t play guitar. Ojalá pudiera unirme a ellos y, de hecho, sí, divertirme con eso también, pero no, no puedo tocar la guitarra. Só queria poder juntar-me a eles e, na verdade, divertir-me com isso também, mas não, não sei tocar guitarra. Todd: So, if you could play any instrument, it would be the guitar? Todd: Entonces, si pudieras tocar cualquier instrumento, ¿sería la guitarra? Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah.

I think so. I have played piano and saxophone before but not overly that well. He tocado el piano y el saxofón antes, pero no demasiado bien. Já toquei piano e saxofone, mas não muito bem. Todd: Oh, really so you actually had musical training? Todd: Oh, ¿de verdad tenías formación musical? Rebecca: Yeah, when I was in high school. Todd: In the piano and the saxophone? Rebecca: Yep. Yeah.

The saxophone was maybe for one or two years and I would love to get back into playing that as well, but they’re quite expensive little instruments actually. El saxofón estuvo tal vez durante uno o dos años y me encantaría volver a tocarlo también, pero en realidad son pequeños instrumentos bastante caros. De saxofoon was misschien voor een of twee jaar en ik zou graag nog een keer willen spelen, maar het zijn best wel dure kleine instrumenten eigenlijk. O saxofone foi talvez durante um ou dois anos e gostaria de voltar a tocá-lo também, mas na verdade são instrumentos muito caros. Todd: Yeah. Slightly. Um pouco. Rebecca: And then the piano is very large so, you can’t really transport that around with you wherever you go. Rebecca: Y luego, el piano es muy grande, así que realmente no puedes transportarlo contigo dondequiera que vayas. Rebecca: E o piano é muito grande, por isso não é possível transportá-lo para onde quer que se vá. Todd: So do you think that if had learned music at a younger age, you would still be with it? Todd: Entonces, ¿crees que si hubieras aprendido música a una edad más temprana, todavía estarías con ella? Todd: Dus denk je dat als je op jongere leeftijd muziek had geleerd, je er nog steeds mee zou zijn? Todd: Então, achas que se tivesses aprendido música numa idade mais jovem, ainda estarias com ela? Was the problem just that you waited to late in life to start? ¿El problema fue que esperaste demasiado tarde en la vida para empezar? 問題はあなたが人生の後半に始まるのを待っていたということでしたか？ Was het probleem alleen dat je te laat in het leven wachtte om te beginnen? Rebecca: I don’t think so. rebeca: no lo creo I think it’s more the friends circle that I was with. Creo que es más el círculo de amigos con el que estaba. We weren’t really a musical group and the people that I’ve met now are really musical so you sort of wish maybe if I had kept going I could have joined them now, but I do enjoy listening to them. En realidad, no éramos un grupo musical y la gente que he conocido ahora es muy musical, así que tal vez desearías que si hubiera seguido adelante, podría haberme unido a ellos ahora, pero disfruto escuchándolos. Todd: Well, what about singing? Are you a good singer? Rebecca: No. Not at all. De nada. I don’t think I want to be a good singer either cause then everybody would expect you to sing all the time so I just do backup vocals , really badly. Tampoco creo que quiera ser un buen cantante porque entonces todos esperarían que cantas todo el tiempo, así que solo hago coros, muy mal. Ik denk niet dat ik een goede zangeres wil zijn, want dan zou iedereen verwachten dat je de hele tijd zingt, dus ik doe gewoon een back-up, echt heel slecht. Acho que também não quero ser uma boa cantora, porque assim toda a gente esperaria que cantasse a toda a hora, por isso limito-me a fazer vozes de apoio, muito mal. Todd: Well, I’m the same way. Todd: Bueno, yo soy igual. I can’t sing at all. No puedo cantar en absoluto. OK, so basically you wish you could play the guitar, but you have played the piano and the saxophone before. Bien, básicamente te gustaría poder tocar la guitarra, pero has tocado el piano y el saxofón antes. Rebecca: Yes. Todd: OK, is there anything else that you wish you could do? Rebecca: To be able to speak maybe a couple languages would be nice. Rebecca: Ser capaz de hablar tal vez un par de idiomas sería bueno. Todd: Yeah, that’s a good one. Todd: Sí, esa es buena. So if you could speak any two languages, what two would you want to speak? Rebecca: I think Japanese and Spanish. Rebecca: Creo que japonés y español. Todd: Japanese and Spanish? Rebecca: Yeah. Yeah.

They both sound really interesting and they’re both the countries that I would like to go and visit and maybe attempt to work there but you need to be able to speak the language before you can work. Ambos suenan realmente interesantes y ambos son países a los que me gustaría ir y visitar y tal vez intentar trabajar allí, pero debes poder hablar el idioma antes de poder trabajar. Todd: Right. That’s true. I think if I could choose any two languages I would choose Chinese and Arabic just because both those languages when I hear them they sound so completely impossible to speak, so if you could speak those, that would be pretty amazing. Creo que si pudiera elegir dos idiomas, elegiría el chino y el árabe porque ambos idiomas, cuando los escucho, suenan completamente imposibles de hablar, así que si pudieras hablarlos, sería bastante sorprendente. Rebecca: Yeah, definitely. rebeca: sí, definitivamente. Yeah, Chinese sounds like a hard language. Sí, el chino suena como un idioma difícil. Todd: All those tones . Todd: Todos esos tonos.