
一、重点词组与句型。
1. art world 艺术世界
2. something pleasant 令人愉快的事情
please—pleasant (adj)---pleased (adj)---pleasure (n)
如:a pleasant trip be pleased to do sth/ be pleased with sth
With pleasure 乐意 It’s my pleasure 我的荣幸
3. stop doing sth. 停止做某事(同一件事情)
4. stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事(另一件事情)
5. the art form you like best = your favourite art form 你最喜欢的艺术形式(2)
6. prefer pop music=like pop music better 更喜欢流行音乐(2)
7. prefer to do sth. 更喜欢、宁愿做某事 ★
8. prefer A to B 相对于B更喜欢A ★
9. prefer doing A to doing 相对于做B更喜欢做A ★
=prefer to do A rather than do B ★
=would rather do A than do B ★
10. his musical talent 他的音乐天赋
talented (adj) 有天赋的
11. Why do you stop there? 你为什么在那儿停止?
12. I’ve found something more pleasant than art.
我已经发现了比艺术更令人愉快的事情。
13. What art form do you like? 你喜欢什么艺术形式?
14. What kind of music do you like best? 你最喜欢什么种类的音乐?
15. She prefers to live in a quiet place. 她更喜欢住在一个安静的地方。
16. He prefers tea to coffee. 比起咖啡,他更喜欢茶。
17. He prefers going swimming to playing football.
相对于踢足球,他更喜欢去游泳。
18. music without boundaries 音乐无边界
19. present a medal to a winner 给获胜者颁发奖牌
present sth to sb
20. sth be written by sb (….由某人写) ★
sth written by sb (由某人写的…东西)★
如: I read a book written by Lu Xun yesterday.
This book was written by Lun Xun.
21. a world-famous composer 一个世界著名的作曲家
22. in central Hunan 在湖南省中部地区
(centre---central)
23. show an interest in… 对….感感兴趣★
=be interested in…..
show little interest in…. 对….几乎没有兴趣
show no interest in… 对….没有兴趣
24. the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind
淙淙的水声和飒飒的风声
25. come from nature 来自自然
26. make music with common objects like stones and paper
用像石头和纸之类的普通东西来制作音乐
27. eight years later 八年过后
28. go on to study in the USA 继续去美国学习
go on to do sth 继续做某事(前后不同的事情)★
go on doing sth 继续做某事 (前后同一件事)★
29. great musicians from around the world 来自世界各地的伟大的音乐家
music (n) 音乐 musical(adj) 和音乐有关的 musician(n) 音乐家
30. an amazing piece of music 一首令人惊奇的乐曲
31. by controlling the speed of water flow 通过控制水流的速度★
by doing sth (通过做某事---表示途径)
32. create different pictures in different minds
在不同的人的脑海中产生不同的画面
33. help build a bridge between the East and the West
帮助搭建东西方之间的桥梁
34. successfully bring Chinese and Western music together
成功地把中西方音乐融合在一起
35. an ancient Chinese bell 一种中国古钟
36. in a Western style 以西方的形式
37. mix together to make a new type 融合在一起制作一种新的类型
38. in the centre of 在…的中心
39. especially at an important event 尤其是在重要的场合
40. the sounds of nature 自然的声音
41. one of the greatest composers in the world 世界上最伟大的作曲家之一
42. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
43. be used to doing sth. 习惯做某事
44. traditional Chinese music 中国传统音乐
tradition (n) 传统 traditional (adj) 传统的
45. Each time a medal was presented to a winner at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the award music was played. ★
在2008年北京奥运会上,每当给获胜者颁发奖牌时,颁奖音乐就会响起。
46. Born in 1958 in central Hunan, China, Tan Dun grew up near the Liuyang River.
1958年出生于中国湖南省的中部地区,谭盾是在浏阳河边长大的。
47. He loves the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind because, to him, the best music comes from nature. ★
他喜欢淙淙的水声和飒飒的风声,因为对他来说,最美妙的音乐来自于大自然。
48. Since he had no musical instruments then, he made music with common objects like stones and paper. ★
因为当时没有任何乐器,他就用一些普通的东西,比如石头、纸什么的,来创作音乐。
49. As a composer, perhaps he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. ★
作为一位作曲家,也许他最为人知的是为电影《卧虎藏龙》作Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 作曲而赢得奥斯卡大奖。
50. She used to work as a teacher. 她过去做过老师。
51. As he likes the sounds of nature, Tan uses them a lot in his music.
(a lot 用于修饰动词,表示程度)
因为喜欢天籁之音,谭盾多次将其运用于他的音乐中。
52. My music is to dream without boundaries. 我的音乐就是梦想无边。★
one’s dream(duty/job/purpose…) is/was to do sth
某人的梦想(职责/工作/目的…)是…..
53. be chosen to write music for the Beijing Olympics
被选择为北京奥运会写乐曲
sb be chosen to do sth (某人被选去做某事).
54. think highly of 高度评价 (注意过去式:thought) ★
55. play the violin 拉小提琴
56. at the song and dance show 在歌舞表演中
57. practise hard 努力操练
58. design the posters for the art festival 为艺术节设计海报
59. a students’ art show 一个学生艺术展
60. be open to all students and parents 对所有的学生家长开放
61. give us free tickets to an opera 给我们一场歌剧的免费门票
62. help us learn more about different art forms
帮助我们了解更多不同的艺术形式
63. wait for sb. 等某人
. the man at the door 门口的那个男的
65. after a while 过了一会 ★
66. see Amy running towards us 看到Amy朝我们跑来 ★
(see sb doing sth)
67. hurry into the theatre 急忙进入剧院
68. last for one and a half hours 持续一个半小时(2)★
69. I like listening to music because it makes me feel relaxed.
我喜欢听音乐,因为它使我感到放松。
70. I’m late because there was too much traffic. 我迟到了,因为交通太拥挤。★
71. We’d better be quick since/as the opera will begin in 20 minutes.
我们最好快点,因为歌剧20分钟后开始。
72. Since / As the opera had just started, we did not miss much.
因为歌剧刚开始,我们没有错过许多。
73. When we arrived, Kitty had already been there. ★
我们到达的时候,Kitty已经在那儿了。
74. We did not get bored at all. 我们一点也不感到无聊。
75. The opera is going to start in a minute. 歌剧马上就要开始了。
76. Everybody is welcome. 每个人都受欢迎。
77. different kinds of music 不同种类的音乐
78. all kinds of 各种各样的
79. concerts at the art festival 艺术节的音乐会
80. classical music 古典音乐
(class---classical) ★
81. have a lasting value 有持久的价值 ★
82. be created by African American 由美国黑人创造
83. make up the music while playing 在玩的过程中编音乐
while doing sth (while在这里是介词) ★
84. in the traditional style 以传统的方式 ★
85. have strong local colour 有很强的地方特色
86. a music show 一场音乐演出
87. attend all the concerts 参加所有的音乐会
88. be too noisy 太吵
(noise---noisy---noisily) ★
. at the gate of the theatre 在剧院门口
90. Come and enjoy a day of music! 来享受音乐的一天吧!
91. This kind of music is about country life and cowboys.
这种音乐是有关乡村生活和牛仔的。
92. Would you like to go to a concert tonight? 今晚你想要去音乐会吗?
93. praise my designs for the art festival 夸奖我为艺术节做的设计
praise sb. for sth. 由于某事称赞某人
94. have a real gift for painting 真的很有绘画的天赋
have a gift for…. (有…..的天赋) ★
95. play with sb. 和某人玩
96. play with sth. 玩、摆弄某物
97. as usual 像往常一样
98. mix the paint the paint with water 把颜料盒水混在一起
mix A with B
99. take away 拿走,拿开
100. run in all directions 四处跑
(direct---direction) ★
102. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 ★
103. be crazy about crayons and paints 痴迷于蜡笔和颜料
be crazy about sth/doing sth 痴迷于…./热衷于….
104. What do you think of/How do you like this art form?
你觉得这种艺术形式怎么样?(2) ★
105. I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well.
我曾经不喜欢美术课,因为我不能画得很好。
106. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper.
当我拿开刷子时,我滴了点颜料在纸上。
107. Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it.
看着这块水彩印,我决定吹一下。
108. I forgot that I was in class until Ms Luo came by my desk.
我忘了是在上课,直到罗老师来到我的桌子旁边。
109. She encouraged me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures.
她鼓励我继续尝试并创作出更多精彩的画。★
110. I enjoy myself in the world of colours every time I paint.
每次我画画的时候,我都会在色彩的世界中玩得很开心
二、语法讲解。
Because, since, as, for
because, as, for, since这几个词都是表示“原因”的连词,语气由强至弱依次为:because→since→as→for;其中because, since, as均为从属连词,引导原因状语从句;而for 是并列连词,引导并列句。
1. because表示直接原因,它所指的原因通常是听话人所不知道的,其语气最强。常用来回答why的提问,一般放于主句之后,也可以单独存在。例如:
(1)I stayed at home because it rained. 因为下雨我呆在家里。
(2)Because Lingling was ill, she didn't come to school. 玲玲因病,没有上学。
(3)—Why is she absent? 她为什么缺席?
—Because she is sick. 因为她病了。
此外,在强调句型中,只能用because。例如:
(4)It was because I missed the early bus that I was late for school. 我上学迟到是因为我没有赶上早班汽车。
2. since侧重主句,从句表示显然的或已为人所知的理由,常译为“因为”、“既然”,语气比because稍弱,通常置于句首,表示一种含有勉强语气的原因。例如:
(1)Since he asks you, you'll tell him why. 他既然问你,那就告诉他为什么吧。
(2)Since everyone is here, let's start. 既然大家都到齐了,我们就出发吧!
(3)Since I understood very little Japanese, I couldn't follow the conversation. 我日语懂得不多,因而听不懂对话。
3. as是常用词,它表示的“原因”是双方已知的事实或显而易见的原因,或者理由不是很重要,含义与since相同,但语气更弱,没有since正式,常译为“由于,鉴于”。从句说明原因,主句说明结果,主从并重。例如:
(1)We all like her as she is kind. 我们都喜欢她,因为她善良。
(2)As I had a cold, I was absent from school. 因为我感冒了,所以没去上课。
(3)As Xiaowang was not ready, we went without him. 由于小王没有准备好,我们只好不带他去了。
4. for用作连词时,与because相似,但它所表示的原因往往提供上文未交待过的情况。for不表示直接原因,表明附加或推断的理由,因此for被看作等立连词,它所引导的分句只能放在句子后部(或单独成为一个句子),并且前后两个分句间的逻辑关系不一定是因果关系,其间用逗号隔开,且for不可置于句首,for的这一用法常用在书面语中,较正式。例如:
(1)The days are short, for it is now December. 白天短了,因为现在已是十二月份。
(2)It must have rained, for the ground is wet. (从“地面潮湿”作出“下过雨”的推测,但地湿并不一定是下雨所致, for不可以换为because。)
(3)The ground is wet because it has rained. (“下雨”是“地上潮湿”的直接原因。)
前后两个分句间有一定的因果关系时(有时很难区分是直接原因,还是推测性原因),for与because可以互换使用。例如:
(4)I could not go, for / because I was ill. 我没能去,是因为我病了。
(5)He felt no fear, for / because he was a brave boy. 他没有害怕,因为他是个勇敢的男孩。
●Because/as
because 引导的是必然原因,as引导一般原因。
必然原因是指某事发生必会导致另一件事实。
一般原因语气还有其因果关系不是很明显。以下两个句子请体会
The floor is wet,because it rained this morning.
As the floor is wet, it might rain this morning.(地板湿也可能是其他原因,以此看,as引导原因从句还有猜测的意味。)
●Because/for
这两个词的意思很相近,通常是可以互换使用的。为了安全起见,最好用because引导从句,因为同because引导的从句相比,for引导的从句(英文中称为for-clause)的用法要受到某些:
1 for引导的从句不能位于它所解释的动词之前:
Because it was wet he took a taxi.
因为下雨,他叫了一辆出租车。(这里不能用 for。)
2 for引导的从句不能位于not,but或任何连词之后:
He stole,not because he wanted the money but because he liked stealing.
他偷东西,并不是因为他想要钱,而是他有这种毛病。(这里不能用for。)
3 for引导的从句不能用于回答问题:
—Why did you do it?
—I did it because I was angry.
—你为什么这么做?
—因为我生气才这么做的。(这里不能用for。)
4 for引导的从句不能单单用来复述已讲过的话,而必须包括新的内容:
He spoke in French.She was angry because he had spoken in French.
他语。因为他语,她生气了。(这里不能用for。)但是可以说:
She was angry,for she didn’t know French.
她生气了,因为她不懂法语。(这里用for是正确的,也可用because。)之所以有这些用法上的限定,其理由是for引导的从句不能直接说明某一特定动作发生的原因,而只能提供一些起帮助解释作用的附加说明。
例句如:
The days were short,for it was now December.
天短了,现在已是12月了。
He took the food eagerly,for he has eaten nothing since dawn.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了起来,因为他从天亮就没吃过东西。
