A : Here’s that guitar I was telling you about. What do you think?
B : It needs a good clean and you will need to change the strings. Other than that, it seems to be OK.
A : I’ll go and buy some strings now. Do I need to get a particular type?
B : It’s a classical guitar, so buy nylon strings. Steel strings will cause the fretboard to warp.
A : 這就是我之前跟你說的那把舊吉他。你覺得看起來怎麼樣？
B : 它需要好好清潔一下，然後你要換一組弦。除此之外看起來還可以。
A : 那我現在就去買幾包弦，我需要買哪一種特別的款式嗎？
B : 這把是古典吉他，所以買尼龍弦吧，鋼弦會讓指板彎曲變形。
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