内容正文:
Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking
[对应学生用书P112]
Ⅰ.重点词汇
1.soul n.灵魂;心灵
2.virtual adj.很接近的;事实上的;虚拟的
3.opportunity n.机会;时机
4.onto prep.(朝)向
5.studio n.演播室;(音乐的)录音棚;工作室
6.ordinary adj.普通的;平凡的
7.prove vt.证明;展现
8.award vt.授予 n.奖品
9.phenomenon n.(pl.phenomena)现象
10.stage n.(发展或进展的)时期;阶段;(多指剧场中的)舞台
11.altogether adv.(用以强调)全部;总共
12.thus adv.如此;因此
13.band n.乐队;带子
14.rap n.快速敲击;说唱音乐vi.& vt.敲击;(说唱歌中的)念白
15.nowadays adv.现在;目前
Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1.energy n.能源;能量;精力→energetic adj.精力充沛的;充满活力的
2.string n.线,细绳→stringed adj.有弦的
3.perform vi.& vt.表演;履行;执行→performance n.表演;演技;表现→performer n.表演者;演员
4.compose vt.作曲→composer n.作曲者;作曲家→composition n.组成,构成;(音乐、诗歌)作品
5.able adj.有能力的;能干的→enable vt.使能够;使可能→disable vt.使残废
6.conduct vt.指挥(乐队);实施;执行;带领n.行为,举止;管理方法→conductor n.(乐队、合唱团等的)指挥;(公共汽车的)售票员
7.origin n.起源→original adj.原来的;独创的;原作的 n.原件;原作→originally adv.原来;起初→originate vi.起源
动词加后缀ance构成名词,后缀ance表示性质或状态。
perform→performance accept→acceptance
assist→assistance acquaint→acquaintance
Ⅲ.短语互译
1.爱上 fall in love with
2.想要;感觉像是 feel like
3.使某人想起…… remind sb.of ...
4.提出;想出;赶上 come up with
5.参加;参与 take part in
6.for the first time 第一次
7.graduate from ... 从……毕业
8.be uploaded onto the Internet 被上传到网上
9.lead to 导致;通向
10.add ...to ... 把……加到……上
Ⅳ.重点句式
1.句型:while引导状语从句
教材原句:Imagine having the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.
翻译:想象一下,当你独自在家的时候,有机会和数百人一起唱歌。
2.句型:as引导非限制性定语从句
教材原句:As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to ...forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.”
翻译:正如一位虚拟合唱团成员所说:“音乐帮助我……忘记我的问题。音乐,让我脱胎换骨。”
[对应学生用书P113]
Ⅰ.原文释译
THE VIRTUAL CHOIR①
Imagine having the opportunity② to sing together with③ hundreds of④ other people ❶while you are at home alone.You can do this in a virtual choir.Virtual choir members record themselves ❷while they perform⑤ alone on video.These videos are uploaded⑥ onto⑦ the Internet,and then they are put together into one video ❸that you can see online—a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in⑧ a virtual choir from anywh