内容正文:
B2U5
Music
The Virtual Choir
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1. Imagine _________ (have) the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.
Para 1
having
imagine v. +doing
to form a picture in your mind of what sth. might be like
想象;设想
想想看,竟赚那么多的钱!
Imagine _________ (earn) that much money!
earning
2. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video.
perform
to entertain an audience by playing a piece of music, acting in a play, etc.
演出;表演
2) to do something, such as a piece of work, task or duty做;履行;执行
perform an experiment
perform an operation
3) to work or function well or badly工作,运转(好/不好)
The engine is performing poorly.
He performed well in the test.
performance n.
academic performance 学业成绩
3. Many people do not have close friends or contacts who have the same interest in music.
contact
1) c. n a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work 熟人;(尤指)社会关系
He has a contact at the White House.
2) u. n
the state of touching/meeting …
接触/遇见 …
目光接触
接触,与…有联系
失去联系
联系方式,联系信息
eye contact
(be/come) in/into contact with…
lose contact with…
contact information
contact v.
to communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email联系,联络(如用电话或信件)
He can be contacted by phone on the number given below.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
4. A virtual choir enables them __________ (add) their voices to ________ of other individuals and become part of the global community.
those
to add
enable sb to do sth.
to make it possible for somebody/something to do something
使能够;使有机会
This new programme will enable older people to study at college.
替代词=the voices
5. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.
prove vt.证明;展现 link-v. 结果是,证明是
prove sb. +adj. 证明某人...
prove to sb. that... / prove... to sb. 向某人证明
prove (to be) sth./ adj. 结果是,证明是
eg I knew he had done it, but there was no
way I could prove it to Eddie.
Para 2
1. The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.
award n.
a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done奖;奖品;奖金;奖状
Academy Award 奥斯卡金像奖
Grammy Awards 格莱美奖
award v.
award sb sth/ award sth to sb. 颁奖给某人
A Nobel Prize was awarded to Tu Youyou in 2015.
award/reward
award侧重奖励,强调荣誉;
reward侧重(应得的)回报,报酬
1) He received an award for outstanding services to the industry.
他获得了该行业的杰出服务奖。
2) After graduation he was awarded a scholarship to do research.
他毕业后获得了一笔科研奖学金。
3) A £100 reward has been offered for the return of the necklace.
已悬赏100英镑寻找项链。
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
thus adv. as a result of something that you have just mentioned 如此;因此
eg Most of the paper was destroyed in the fire.
Thus it would be almost impossible to
prove him guilty(有罪). (翻译)
大多数文件已在火中烧毁,因而要证明
他有罪几乎是不可能的。
Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.”
=As Whitacre was moved by this music...
eg Jim, horrified at what he had seen, could not say anything.
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