课文：

“Carol, why don’t you sing the solo one ‘Hear the Music,’” said Mr. Davidson, the high school choir director.

“Really? I’d love to,” replied Carol. Mr. Davidson’s words were music to her ears. She loved that song and didn’t get to sing solos very often.

Carol’s classmate Bella piped up, “But Mr. Davidson, I thought I would get that solo.” Bella always got the best solos, so Carol was usually stuck playing second fiddle.

solo：独奏、独唱、个人表演、独立进行的、单飞的
choir：合唱团、教会诗班
music to one’s ears：中听的话、好消息
pipe up：突然开始说话、大声说话
stuck：处境
play second fiddle：第二号人物、居次要地位

Carol was grateful to hear Mr. Davidson say, “No, Bella. You do the ‘Sing Me to Heaven’ solo.”

After choir practice, Bella found Carol in the hallway. “You should tell Mr. Davidson you want to switch solos with me,” Bella said.

“But I don’t want to switch,” said Carol.

Bella rolled her eyes and said, “You should. You know I’m the better singer. If you try a solo that hard, you’ll just embarrass yourself.”

“I’ll be fine,” said Carol. She knew Bella had a habit of blowing her own horn.

Bella said, “Whatever. You’ll be singing a different turn soon enough.”

grateful：感谢的、感激的
hallway：走廊
switch：（= change）
roll one’s eyes：翻白
blow one’s own horn：自吹自擂、吹牛
sing a different tune：改变态度、行为或作法

文法：
will be … soon enough（…很快就会做…）

特别补充：
tension：绷紧、紧张
whatever：随便、无所谓
face to music：面现实、接受批评、承认错误