原文
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to "dance" slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
译文
当我们要走好长的路才能穿过旧德里的集市， 我们在一个广场边上停下休息一会。过了一会，我们注意有一个耍蛇人拿着两个篮子在广场的另一角，于是我们就走过去观看。当他看到我们的时候，他拿起一根长长的管子，上面覆盖着硬币，并打开其中一个篮子。当他开始演奏一个曲子的时候，我们才第一次看到蛇。它从篮子中爬出跟着管子开始运动。让我们感到很惊奇是当舞蛇人突然演奏爵士和现在流行歌曲。然而这条蛇还是很缓慢”舞蹈“着。显然，它根本就分别不清印度音乐和爵士的区别。