当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版）Disc Jockey

当代商务英语综合教程2

（第2版）

DiscJockeyContents2TextADiscJockeyLanguageinUseTextBTheArgumentintheFloorWarm-upQuestions:3Warm-upQuestions:1.We'relivinginanever-changingworld,somenewwordsthuscomeintobeing.Canyoulistsomeofthenewly-coinedwordsinEnglish?2.Tuneinto“Wordsandtheirstories”,aprograminVOAspecialEnglish.Canyousharewithyourclassmatessomewordsandthestoriesbehindthem?Pre-classTask14Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Don'trefertothenotes,theglossaryordictionaries.TextA

DiscJockey5PassageOldwordsoftentakeonnewmeaningsbecauseofinventionsandtechnology.Andsodoes“jockey”.Fiftyyearsago,inAmerica,thiswordwasusedasanoun—aprofessionalhorserider,andasaverb,“tojockey”,meaningtoleadandsteerahorseorsomethingelseintoagoodposition.16PassageInthe1920's,radiobegantoenterAmericanhomes.News,comedy,dramaandotherformsofentertainmentspreadfromcitiestothecountryside.Communicationsimproved;manynewwordswereaddedtothelanguage.2TextA

DiscJockey7PassageThen,inthe1940's,televisionappeared.Radiotookabackseat.Mostoftheshows,exceptnews,leftradioandwentontotelevision.Butradiostationsstillhadtoentertain.Itwasthenthat“jockey”tookonanewmeaning.3TextA

DiscJockey8PassageAcrossthecountry,thousandsofradiostationsbegantoplayrecordedsongs.Therecordswerealsoknownas“discs”.Menwhoknewmusic,menwhocouldtalkandentertain,gotjobsonthebigcity'sradiostations.Someofthembecamewellknown.Andthemusictheychosetoplayhadagreatinfluenceonthosewhoboughtrecords.Infact,songwritersandrecordingcompaniessentrecordstothestations,hopingtheentertainerswouldplaythem.4TextA

DiscJockey9PassageIntime,anamewasinventedfortheseradiomenwhotalkedandplayedmusic.Theywerecalled“discjockeys”,probablybecausetheyhadaninfluenceinmakingasongpopular.Theyjockeyed(influenced)publictasteinmusic,formanybelievedthatwhateverthediscjockeysplayedwasgood.5TextA

DiscJockey10PassageAdiscjockey,or“D.J.,”asheisknowntoday,canbeaveryfamouspersoninareaswherehisvoiceisheard.Buthisfamecomesfromhisvoiceandthemusicheplays,nothisface.Andheprobablywouldnotberecognizedifhewalkeddownthestreet,muchtotheregretofalmostevery“D.J.”6TextA

DiscJockey11PassageBecausetheterm,“discjockey”,hasspreadacrossthecountry,itisnotsurprisingthatotherkindsofjockeyshavesprungup.Forexample,apersonwhopilotsanairplaneiscalleda“jetjockey”.Anditiscommontodaytohearafarmercalleda“plowjockey”.7TextA

DiscJockey12PassageIntheearly1920's,thetermwasevenappliedtothesportofbaseball.Asportswriter,describingtheactionduringagame,wrotethattheplayersonthebenchwereyellingandshoutingattheopposingplayerswhowereonthefield.Thewritercalledthem“benchjockeys”,nodoubtbecausetheyweretryingtoinfluencetheactiononthefield.8TextA

DiscJockey13PassageToday,inAmerica,“jockey”canbeusedforanypersonwholeadsorguidessomethingorevenhimselfintoabetterpositionorplace,oftenattheexpenseofothers.9TextA

DiscJockey14PassageButitisthe“discjockey”withwhomwearemostfamiliar.Heistheonewehearwhenweturntheradioon.Heplaysmusicforus,givesustheweatherreport,tellsusthetimeofday,andingeneralbrightensupourdaywithlittlejokesandoldsayings.AndwewonderwhatAmericanradiowouldbelikewithouthim.TextA

DiscJockey10Pre-classTask215Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.c）

2.c）3.a）4.c）5.a）Pre-classTask316Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask317Glossary18Pre-classTask3In-classTask119In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.Then,inthe1940's,televisionappeared.Radiotookabackseat.(Para.3)1.Withtheadventoftelevisionin1940's,radiobecamelesspopular.(Para.3)In-classTask1202.Becausetheterm,“discjockey”，hasspreadacrossthecountry,itisnotsurprisingthatotherkindsofjockeyshavesprungup.(Para.7)2.Becausetheterm,“discjockey”hasspreadacrossthecountry,itisnotsurprisingthatotherkindsofjockeysalsocameintobeing.(Para.7)3.Today,inAmerica,“jockey”canbeusedforanypersonwholeadsorguidessomethingorevenhimselfintoabetterpositionorplace,oftenattheexpenseofothers.(Para.9)In-classTask1213.Today,inAmerica,“jockey”canrefertothoseveryaggressivepeoplewhotryeveryconceivablemeanstoleadorguidesomethingorevenhimselfintoabetterpositionorplace.(Para.9)In-classTask1224.He...andingeneralbrightensupourdaywithlittlejokesandoldsayings.(Para.10)4.He...cheersusupandmakesushappyandrelaxedwithlittlejokesandoldsayings.(Para.10)In-classTask223In-classTask2StructuralAnalysisoftheTextInthishighly-informativeexpositorywriting,theauthortracestheevolutionoftheword“jockey”andrelateshowthespecialterm“discjockey”cameintobeing.Thewholeessayiswritteninachronologicalorder.Itworkoutanoutlinetoshowthestepsofchangesoftheword“jockey”andthehistoryoftheterm“discjockey”.In-classTask324In-classTask31.Readaloudparagraphs1-3andparagraphs9-10.2.DiscussthequestionsinPre-classTask2.3.Workinpairstoaskeachotherquestionsaboutthetext.In-classTask3254.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Whatwastheoriginalmeaningof“jockey”fiftyyearsago?1)Fiftyyearsago,inAmerica,thiswordwasusedbothasanounandasaverb.Whenitwasusedasanoun,itmeansaprofessionalhorserider;whenitwasusedasaverb,itmeanstoleadandsteerahorseorsomethingelseintoagoodposition.2)Whendidtheword“jockey”takeonanewmeaning?In-classTask3262)Inthe1940'swhentelevisionappeared.3)Whatdoes“D.J.”standfor?3)“DJ”standsfor“discjockeys”.4)Canyoulistsomeotherkindsofjockey?4)Apersonwhopilotsanairplaneiscalleda“jetjockey”;afarmeriscalleda“plowjockey”;playersonthebencharecalled“benchjockeys”.5)Dopeoplelikethe“discjockey”?Andwhy?In-classTask3275)Yes,theydo,becauseheplaysmusicforus,givesustheweatherreport,tellsusthetimeofday,andingeneralbrightensupourdaywithlittlejokesandoldsayings.5.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Canyoucitesomeotherexamplestoillustratethatwordstakeonnewmeaningsbecauseofinventionsandtechnology?2)Doyouknowsomenewly-coinedwords,e.g.kidult,anewly-coinedwordcomposedof‘kid’and‘adult’,referringtoanadultwhocontinuestoparticipateinandenjoyyouthculture?In-classTask32829TextA

TextTranslationDiscJockey——音乐节目主持人因为新发明和新科技，已有的英语词语常常会有新的解释。英语“jockey”这一词语就是这样。50年前，在美国，这个单词是被用作一个名词——一个职业的赛马骑师；也被用作动词，“tojockey”意为引导、驾一匹马或者别的事物到一个良好的位置。130TextATextTranslation在20世纪20年代，收音机进入了美国家庭。新闻、喜剧、戏剧和其他形式的娱乐节目从城市到乡村传遍了美国。通讯交流得到了发展；许多新的词语被添加到了语言当中去。231TextATextTranslation之后,到了20世纪40年代，电视机诞生了。收音机甘拜下风，退居幕后。大多数的节目，除了新闻，都停止了广播播放，转而上了电视。但广播台仍旧要娱乐听众。也就在那时，“jockey”有了新的意义。332TextATextTranslation在全国,数以千计的广播台开始播放录制的歌曲。唱片也被人们称作“discs”。那些懂得音乐，善于言谈和娱乐大众的人,在大城市的广播台获得工作。他们中的一些人变得很出名。他们选择播放的歌曲对那些买唱片的听众有很大的影响。事实上，那些写歌的创作人和唱片公司纷纷把唱片寄到广播台，希望主持娱乐节目的人会播放里面的歌曲。433TextATextTranslation经过一段时间之后，一个用以形容那些在电台主持和播放歌曲的人