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Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me. The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
中国民间音乐
adv. 尤其
adv. 不可思议地;出奇地
v. 感觉
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Language points.
The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving pieces of music that I’ve ever heard. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
so … that … 如此……以至于……
与……一起
(在书籍、资料中)查找
先行词被最高级修饰时,关系代词只能用that,不能用which。
v. 反映
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教材例句:
The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
音乐美得出奇,但在美之下,我感觉到强烈的悲伤和痛苦。
sense v. 感觉;意识到 n. 感觉;意识(可数名词)
短语:a sense of… ……的感觉
e.g. We can sense his sadness.
我们能感觉到他的悲伤。
e.g. We all believe in him because he has a strong sense of duty.
我们都相信他,因为他有强烈的责任感。
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教材例句:
The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
音乐美得出奇,但在美之下,我感觉到强烈的悲伤和痛苦。
pain n. 疼痛;痛苦 painful adj. 令人痛苦的
e.g. She is going through the pleasures and pains of growing up.
她正在经历成长的快乐和痛苦。
pain后接“in +表示身体部位的名词”,指“某部位疼痛”。
e.g. He has a pain in the left leg.
他左腿疼。
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Language points.
The music was written by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died when he was very young. Abing’s father taught him to play many musical instruments, such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known for his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing’s life grew worse. He was very poor.
民间音乐家
乐器
到17岁
be known for 因……而闻名
音乐才能
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Language points.
Not only that, he developed a serious illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got married and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He performed in this way for many years.
得了严重的疾病
get married 结婚
continue to do sth. 继续做某事
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He performed in this way for many years.
他以这种方式表演了许多年。
perform v. 表演 performance n. 表演 performer n. 表演者
e.g. He wants to perform in the show.
他想在节目中表演。
e.g. I hear there will be two performances tomorrow.
我听说明天有两场演出。
e.g. The performer acted the play wonderfully.
这个演员把这出戏演得很精彩。
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Abing’s amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. Many of these were written by Abing himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.
音乐技能
到……时为止
遗憾的是……
在他的有生之年
总共
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Language points.
Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise. It has become one of China’s national treasures. Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experiences.
能手;擅长……者
中国的国宝
not only… but also… 不仅……而且
v. 回想起
n. 痛苦;创伤
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It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear.
遗憾的是,总共只有6首音乐被录下来供未来的世界听到。
pity n. 遗憾;怜悯 It’s a pity that… “遗憾的是……”
(为保持句子平衡,常用it 作形式主语,that 引导的从句后置才为真正的主语。)
e.g. It’s a pity that he has lost his watch.
真遗憾,他把手表丢了。
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教材例句:
It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear.
遗憾的是,总共只有6首音乐被录下来供未来的世界听到。
(1)total n. 总数;合计 短语:in total 总共,总计
(2)total adj. 总的,全体的,完全的,通常用于名词前作定语。其副词形式为totally,意为“完全地;全部地;整个地”
e.g. How much are these apples in total?
这些苹果总共多少钱?
e.g. The total cost will be 200 dollars.
总费用是200美元。
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Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise.
如今,阿炳的《二泉映月》是所有伟大的二胡大师演奏和赞扬的作品。
master n. 大师;能手;主人 v. 掌握
e.g. Mei Lanfang is a master of Bejing Opera.
梅兰芳是一位京剧大师。
e.g. Duff soon mastered the skills of radio production.
达夫很快就掌握了广播制作的技巧。
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教材例句:
Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise.
如今,阿炳的《二泉映月》是所有伟大的二胡大师演奏和赞扬的作品。
praise v. / n. 赞扬;称赞
短语:praise sb. / sth. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而赞扬某人/某物。
e.g. The policeman praised the young man for saving the little girl.
警察表扬了那个年轻人救了那个小女孩。
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… recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experiences.
……回忆起自己悲伤或痛苦经历中最深的创伤。
wound n. 伤;伤口;创伤(可数名词, 多指在战场上所受的刀伤、枪伤等,也可指精神上所受的伤害。 )
v. 使(身体)受伤;伤害
e.g. It’s reported that six soldiers died from wounds.
据报道有六名士兵因伤死亡。
e.g. Two soldiers were wounded in the battle.
两名士兵在战斗中受伤。
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Fill in the blanks
Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece which ___________ (play) on the erhu especially moved me. The music was __________ (strange) beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong _________ (sad) and pain. The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving ________ (piece) of music that I’ve ever heard. The erhu sounded so sad ______ I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
was played
strangely
sadness
pieces
that
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Fill in the blanks
The music _____________ (write) by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died when he was very young. Abing’s father ________ (teach) him to play many ________ (music) instruments, such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known _____ his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing’s life grew worse. He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a serious ________ (ill) and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got married and had a home again, he continued __________ (sing) and play on the streets. He performed in this way _______ many years.
was written
taught
musical
for
illness
to sing
for
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Fill in the blanks
Abing’s amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. Many of these were written by Abing _________ (he). It is _____ pity that only six pieces of music in total _____________ (record) for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day. Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise. It has become one of China’s national ___________ (treasure). Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also makes people recall their deepest __________(wound) from their own sad or __________ (pain) experiences.
himself
a
were recorded
treasures
wounds
painful
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Exercises: 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The woman used to live a _______ (pain) life in the country.
2. Sandy, did you sense a strong ___________ (sad) from the music?
3. At first, we didn’t think it was a ___________ (move) movie.
4. The children ____________ (perform) a classical dance for the old people.
5. These old photos made me ______ (recall) my happy childhood.
6.Would you mind _________ (shut) the door? It’s too cold outside.
7.The young people had a _________ (pain) experience at the age of 15.
8. This is a move that__________ (praise) by many people.
9. Zhang Yimou is a famous _________ (direct) in China.
painful
sadness
moving
performed
recall
shutting
painful
is praised
director
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Exercises: 单项选择。
1. —What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?
— Oh! It’s one of ______ films I’ve ever seen.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. the most interesting
2. Many people have to ______ the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
A. look up B. look in C. look at D. look after
3. The book is expensive. ______, it’s worth it.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. Otherwise
4. Nowadays, many people prefer to eat out on New Year’s Day, ______kids.
A. specially B. especially C. only D. probably
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Exercises:根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
1. 这个博物馆里总共有200个参观者。
There are two hundred visitors ________ in the museum.
2. 你能帮我在词典里查一下这个单词吗?
Can you help me ________ the word in the dictionary?
3.阿炳的大多数作品没有被录制下来,真是太遗憾了!
________________ most of Abing’s pieces weren’t recorded.
in total
look up
It is a pity that
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