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Unit 2 The universal language
Extended reading
Beethoven: a remarkable life
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On 7 May 1824, a crowd of music lovers streamed into a theatre in Vienna to hear the first-ever 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 enthusiastic cheers at the end of the symphony.
1824年5月7日,一群音乐爱好者涌入维也纳的一座剧院,聆听伟大的路德维希.凡.贝多芬的第九交响曲的首演。听众很快意识到他们所听绝非凡品,演出结束的那一刻,全场爆发出热情的欢呼。
一群...
涌入stream into
爆发出热烈的欢呼break into/burst into...
首次表演
必修第二册 Unit 3 Reading:The Rio Carnival(里约狂欢节)
1.Luckily, I arrived just in time — the show was about to begin as I took my place in the merry crowd.
2.The crowd waited with excitement.
3., and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing.
人群
人群
人群
温故知新
Key words
a crowd of
crowd n. 人群;观众 vt.挤满
crowded adj. 拥挤的
Practice
(2)We all ___________________his office.
我们全都涌进了他的办公室。
(3)In the spring the place ______________________skiers.
春季,这地方满是滑雪的人。
crowded into
is crowded with
stream (v.)鱼贯而行,涌动;流,流动 (n.)小溪;人流;车流
(1)stream into 涌入
(2)a stream of 一连串的,一系列的,大量的
2013・福建高考(单选)
The Forbidden City attracts a constant stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.
源源不断的;络绎不绝的
(浙江高考)
英雄出现时,人群爆发出欢呼声。(break into)
____________________________________________________________________________
The crowd broke into cheers when the hero appeared.
必修第三册 Unit 1 Reading
When a jaguar dies ,a tiny arm of microorganisms helps break down its body and return the nutrients to the earth.
必修第三册 Unit 2 Extended reading
The cries of women broke out ;the man looked at each other,but were silent.
分解
爆发
Fill in the blanks with the following phrases:
break down; break out; break into ;break in
(1) Armed conflicts(冲突) often ________ ________ between the two countries.
(2) If you keep working like crazy, you will __________ ________ in time.
(3) May I ________ ________ to announce a decision?
(4) Somehow, that girl ________ ________ tears in class.
break out
break down
break in
broke into
enthusiastic adj. 热情的;热心的;狂热的
enthusiastically adv.
enthusiasm n.热情,热心,热忱
1. He is____________(enthusiasm) about helping others.
enthusiastic
be enthusiastic about (doing) sth.对…热情
2014・全国 I 卷(语法填空・改编)
She is ______________ (enthusiasm) about painting and spends much time on it every day.
enthusiastic
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 handkerchiefs to express their appreciation of his masterwork.
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在他生命中的这一刻贝多芬已近全聋,直到一位领唱扶他转过身来,面向观众,他才发觉反响之热烈。他看见眼前的人山人海全部起立,有的鼓掌,有的挥舞帽子和手帕,表达着对这部杰作的赞赏。
牛津高中必修第一册 Unit 2 Reading
There’s no point in comparing you with others all the time.
There’s no point in doing… 做某事没有意义
2015・江苏卷
We have reached a point ______ a change is needed.
(高考题改编):
We have reached a point _____ which a change is needed.
where
at
温故知新
牛津高中英语必修第三册 Unit 3 Extended Reading
Smartphone: a smart choice?
Best of all, I began to appreciate the beauty in life with my own eyes, instead of through my smartphone camera.
温故知新
appreciate vt.感激;欣赏
appreciate doing sth(只能接 doing,不接 to do)
I’d appreciate it if…(高频写作句型,必须加 it)
_____________ n.感激;欣赏
appreciation
写作万能句
I would highly appreciate it if you could offer me the opportunity.(申请信)
Your kindness is greatly appreciated.(感谢信结尾)
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Symphony No. 9 was Beethoven’s last major piece of music in a vast body of works written throughout his remarkable life. As a gifted 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 reputation as a wonderful young musician.
贝多芬非凡的一生留下了极为丰厚的作品,《第九交响曲》是他最后一部大型作品。贝多芬幼年即展露才华,在父亲敦促下夜以继日地学习音乐。没过多久,他的钢琴演奏已受人赏识。十多岁的时候,他已经是有名的杰出少年音乐家了。
享受...的盛誉
大量...
push sb to do 催促/鼓励/逼迫...
因..受到赞赏
牛津高中英语必修第一册 Unit 1 School life in the UK
Everyone has their own talents, so schools offer many clubs and activities, such as music, drama and sports.
温故知新
n. gift礼物,天赋=genius=talent
gifted 有天赋的adj.=__________
be gifted in 在...方面有天赋
have a talent/gift /genius for 有...的天赋
Experts think that the __________ (gift) teenager might make great achievements in astronomy.
Ted is gifted _______ dancing while Mary has a gift ______ languages.
His brother is a man of many ____________ (gift).
gifted
in
for
gifts
by the time意为“到……时候(为止)”,是一个介词短语,在句中经常起连词作用,引导时间状语从句。用法归纳以下3种情况:
1】从句用一般过去时 → 主句常用过去完成时 (had done)(动作先于从句动作完成)
By the time he returned home,the rain (stop).
等他回到家时,雨已经停了。
By the time I received his letter, he (leave)Shanghai.
【2】从句用一般现在时(表将来)→ 主句常用将来完成时 (will have done)
By the time I graduate next year, I (live)here for 5 years.
到明年毕业时,我就在这里呆了五年了。
had stopped
had left
will have lived
2022 新高考 Ⅰ 卷 完形节选
By the time we reached the village, darkness ______.
A. fell B. had fallen
C. was falling D. would fall
B
reputation n.名誉,名声
have a reputation for... 以……著称
acquire/earn/build/enjoy a reputation 获得/赢得/树立/享有声誉
Practice:他以风趣和富有魅力出名.
He had a reputation for being funny and charming.
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Many important figures in the music world, (include) the brilliant musician Mozart, started making predictions about Beethoven’s extraordinary future. However, life took a sharp turn. In his late twenties, Beethoven suffered one of the worst possible twists for a musician: he started to lose his hearing.
不少音乐领域的重要人物,包括才华卓绝的莫扎特,都纷纷对他不同寻常的前程给出预言。然而,厄运突至,不到三十岁,贝多芬就开始经受对音乐家来说最为残酷的挫折:他的听觉开始衰退了。
including
2021・新高考 I 卷
The researchers found that _____________ (predict) of AI’s impacts were mixed.
2020・全国 II 卷
It is difficult ________ (predict) the long-term effects of the new policy.
2019・全国 I 卷
Scientists have made accurate ________ (predict) about climate change.
predictions
to predict
predictions
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The loss of his hearing deeply depressed Beethoven. He was so upset that, at
first, he wanted to keep it a secret.In a letter to his brothers, he wrote, “…
how could I possibly admit a weakness in the one sense which should be
more perfect in me than in others, a sense which I once possessed in the greatest perfection …”
听觉下降令贝多芬深感沮丧。他非常难过,一开始,他想保守秘密。 他在给弟弟的信中说: ....这样一种在我身上本应比别人更加完美的感官,这样一种我曾拥有最完美的感官,如今怎能让我承认它有了缺陷....
承认...方面的缺陷
保守秘密
定语从句
n. adj. 。
depression
depressing/depressed
n. .
possession
depress (vt.)使抑郁,使沮丧;使萧条,使不景气
e.g.: ①It depresses me ______(see) that all the time is wasted.
②On hearing the __________ news, he felt _________ and soon got into a state of ___________. (depress)
③Several factors combined to depress the housing market.
(1)It depresses sb that/to do sth (做)某事使某人沮丧
(2)depression (n.)抑郁;不景气
depressed (adj.)沮丧的
depressing (adj.)令人沮丧的
to see
depressing
depressed
depression
upset (adj.)难过的,失望的 (vt.)使烦恼;搅乱;打翻
(1)be upset about/over/at/by sth 为某事心烦/难过
be upset to do sth 对做某事感到不安/难过
Your friend comes to school very______(心烦意乱的).
每遇到一个人,他总是会问些难以回答的问题,惹恼了许多人。
_________________________________________________________
upset
He always asked challenging questions to everyone he met, upsetting/ which upset many people.
possess (vt.)具有;拥有;支配,控制
(1) 拥有财产就会幸福吗?Does _______________ bring happiness?
(2) 我们买了此房子,但7月以前尚无所有权.
We've bought the house, but we can't get ________________ it before July.
(3) 他有两辆汽车. ________________________________
possession (n.)具有;拥有;个人财产[pl.]
take possession of… 拥有…
in possession of… 拥有…
in the possession of… 为…所有
owning possessions
possession of
He possesses two cars.
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Even in his darkest moments, however, Beethoven never abandoned hope. Despite his hearing loss, he was determined to find a way to continue living
a life full of music. He used a variety of hearing aids to try to increase the amount of sound he could take in.
然而,即使在那些最晦暗的时刻,贝多芬都不曾放弃希望。虽然听不清了,但他决心想办法让生活继续充满音乐。他尝试各种各样的助听设备,让自己听到更多的声音。
各种助听器
决定做某事
摄入,吸收
(1) These___________________(abandon) children have now got a future.
(2) They completely abandoned ______________(them) to pessimism and even despair.
(3) He had to abandon ______________ (smoke) because of his health.
abandoned
【归纳】
abandon oneself to(doing) 陷入,沉湎于……
abandon doing sth 放弃做某事(不接 to do)
themselves
smoking
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When composing music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument so that he could feel the notes.Although Beethoven was able to continue composing music, it became increasingly difficult for him to perform in public. When Beethoven presented Symphony No. 9 in Vienna in 1824, it was his first time on stage in over ten years.
在钢琴上作曲时,他将铅笔的一端含在嘴里,另一端顶住钢琴,这样就能感受到音符。作曲还可以继续,但公开演出对于他而言越来越艰难了。1824 年在维也纳指挥这场《第九交响曲》,是他十多年来第一次登台。
公开演出
硕士阶段
科研
1. When composing music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument so that he could feel the notes.
目的状语从句
连词+V-ing结构,
When (read) the novel, the boy became so absorbed that he didn't notice the teacher came near.
那男孩读小说时太专心了,没有注意到老师走了过来。
reading
Since that day, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 has become one of the most famous and treasured pieces in the history of classical music.The first movement starts quietly, but all of a sudden the whole orchestra breaks into
Beethoven understood well because of his hearing difficulties—coursing through the music.
从此,贝多芬《第九交响曲》成为古典音乐史上最著名和最受珍视的作品之一。交响曲第一章先是在平静中开始,随后,乐队全体猛然奏出一个强烈的主题。你顿时会感到贯穿整部作品的那种坚毅,那种深受听障之苦的贝多芬所熟知的品质。
感受到坚毅
突然
突然变成充满活力的旋律
an energetic theme. You can soon feel the determination—a quality
贯穿在音乐中
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course 流动,奔流
The next two movements are full of desperate lows and uplifting highs which perhaps reflect both his suffering and his strong will to fight it. The
music moves through technically difficult sections with ease, (show) his genius as a composer. Finally, in the fourth movement, he connects all of the different variations into a joyful chorus.
接下来的两个乐章,充满了绝望的低声部和激越的高声部,或许分别反映了作曲家的痛苦和与之抗争的坚强意志。即使技术难度很高的段落,音乐也都从容流过,展现了他作为作曲家的才华。最后,在第四乐章中,他将一系列形态各异的变奏整合为一首欢乐的合唱。
坚强的意志
从容地
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showing
in chorus 一起,同时
uplifted adj.振奋的,鼓舞的
desperate adj.绝望的,孤注一掷的
渴望,极想
极严重的,极危险的
desperately adv.绝望地,不顾一切地
desperation n.绝望,拼命——in desperation 拼命地
be desperate for sth.
be desperate to do sth.极想要/做...
in desperate need for 迫切需要
2023・新高考 Ⅱ 卷(完形里的语法点)They were ________ (desperate) short of food and water.
2022・全国乙卷(完形)
Having run out of supplies, the explorers were ________ for help.
A. eager B. desperate C. ready D. suitable
desperately
B
9. The music moves through technically difficult sections with ease, showing his genius as a composer.
这首乐曲将技术上棘手的部分处理得轻松自如,显示出他作为作曲家的天赋。
ease n. 1) 容易,轻易
常用结构:with ease 轻而易举地
2) 舒适,安逸
常用结构:at ease 舒适,自由自在
put sb. at ease 使某人舒适,使某人自在
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As Beethoven’s last great work, his Symphony No. 9 was also a grand finale to his life—he died less than three years after the concert in Vienna, aged 56. For his amazing achievements and for his determination even in his darkest days, Beethoven is regarded as one of the most remarkable musicians who ever lived.
《第九交响曲》是贝多芬最后一部伟大的作品,也是他的人生绝唱——距这场维也纳音乐会举办未满三年,他就去世了,终年五十六岁。因为他惊人的艺术成就,以及在至暗岁月里都不曾动摇的顽强毅力,他被公认为有史以来最卓越的音乐家之一。
被认为是...
1.It is rather ridiculous of you to believe a fortune-teller’s p__________ about your future.
2.As a musician, Mozart enjoyed great r______________ both at home and abroad.
3.You didn’t seem very e ________ about the party; don’t you want to go tonight?
4.Landing on the moon for the first time was a _____________(非凡的) achievement.
5.People tend to like talking with someone who is educated and ______ (聪颖的).
redictions
Practice makes perfect.
eputation
nthusiastic
remarkable
brilliant
____________ 一群……(L1)
____________ 涌入,不断进入
____________ 突然发出喝彩声……
____________ 没有意识到……
____________ 大量……,大片……
____________ 夜以继日地(L11)
____________ 不久之后
____________ 等到……的时候
____________ 急转弯
____________ 对某事保密(L19
a crowd of
stream into
break /burst into cheers
be unaware of
a sea of
day and night
not long after
by the time
take a sharp turn
keep sth a secret
____________ 坚决做某事L 23
____________ 各种各样的……
____________ ……的量
____________ 理解,吸收,欺骗
____________ 轻易地 L 38
____________ 在……的历史上(L32)
____________ 坚强的意志(L37)
____________ 人生绝唱
____________ 被视为……(L 43)
be determined to do
a variety of
the amount of
take in
with ease
in the history of
strong will
a grand finale to one’s life
be regarded as
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