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Section Ⅳ Extended reading, Project and Assessment
①remarkable adj.非凡的,奇异的,显著的,引人注目的
②stream vi.& vt.鱼贯而行,涌动;流,流动
n.小溪;(人)流,(车)流
③enthusiastic adj.热情的,热心的
④handkerchief n.(pl.handkerchiefs or handkerchieves)手帕,纸巾
⑤vast adj.大量的,辽阔的,巨大的
⑥gifted adj.有才华的,有天赋的
⑦reputation n.名誉,名声
⑧brilliant adj.聪颖的,技艺高的;巧妙的;很成功的;明亮的
⑨prediction n.预言,预测
predict vt.预测;预言;预料
⑩extraordinary adj.不寻常的,非凡的;意想不到的,令人惊奇的
⑪loss n.丧失;损失
⑫depress vt.使抑郁,使沮丧;使萧条,使不景气
⑬upset adj.难过的,失望的
vt.(upset,upset)使烦恼;搅乱;打翻
⑭admit vi.& vt.承认
vt.准许进入(或加入)
⑮possess vt.具有(特质);拥有;支配,控制
⑯abandon vt.中止,放弃,不再有;抛弃;舍弃
⑰despite prep.即使;尽管
⑱determined adj.有决心的;意志坚定的
determine vt.查明;确定;决定
⑲all of a sudden突然,猛地
⑳orchestra n.管弦乐队
break into突然……起来
energetic adj.精力充沛的;充满活力的
desperate adj.绝望的;不惜冒险的;极其需要的;极严重的
uplifting adj.令人振奋的,鼓舞人心的
ease n.容易,轻易;舒适,安逸
vi.& vt.(使)宽慰,减轻
genius n.天赋,天资;天才
variation n.变奏,变奏曲;变化,变更;变体,变种
chorus n.合唱曲;副歌;合唱团
grand adj.宏大的,宏伟的;壮丽的,堂皇的
finale n.末乐章,终场,结局;结尾
Beethoven:a remarkable① life
On 7 May 1824, a crowd of music lovers streamed② into a theatre in Vienna to hear the firstever performance of the great Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.9.The crowd immediately recognized that they were listening to something truly special,and they broke into enthusiastic③ cheers at the end of the symphony.Beethoven,who was almost completely deaf at this point in his life, was unaware of the audience's response until one of the singers turned him around to face the crowd.Before him, he saw a sea of people all standing, clapping, and waving their hats and handkerchiefs④ to express their appreciation of his masterwork.
Symphony No.9 was Beethoven's last major piece of music in a vast⑤ body of works written throughout his remarkable life.As a gifted⑥ child, Beethoven was pushed by his father to study music day and night.Not long after, he began to be appreciated for his piano performances.By the time he was a teenager, he had already enjoyed a reputation⑦ as a wonderful young musician.Many important figures in the