自考英语二(00015)Unit-9-Text-B-三弦小提琴-课文

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BAViolinwithThreeStrings三弦小提琴Pre-readingQuestions读前问题：1.Doyouknowanyonethatis/wasdeprivedof(剥夺)somethinginlifebutstillleads/ledasuccessfulorbrilliant(明亮的,光辉的)life?有人在生活中失去了什么东西,但是仍然很成功,你认识这样的人吗？2.Howdoyouunderstandtheslogan“Nothingisimpossible”?你如何理解标语“一切皆有可能”？SectionA(

)1.ItzhakPerlmanbecamedisabledinanaccidentinhischildhood.(

)2.ItzhakPerlmanwassoexcellentthattheaudiencecouldn'twaittoseehimonstage.(

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3.Theaudiencewereallrespectfulandpatientwhiletheviolinistwasgettingreadytoplay.(

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4.Whenthestringofhisviolinbroke,ItzhakPerlmanwentoffthestagetofindanotherone.()

5.Hisperformancewithaviolinwiththreestingsturnedoutto

beverysuccessful.()

6.Lifeisnolongerthesameasitusedtobewhenyouaredeprivedofsomething.CheckingYourComprehension(P292)NNGYNYNSectionB1.ForItzhakPerlman,gettingonstageis________________2.Whenthestringbroke,hewaitedamoment,andthen_____________________________3.Itseemsthatitisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwith____________4.Whenhefinished,theaudiencewasdoingeverythingtoshow____________________________________5.Themusichemadewiththreestringswas_____________________________________________________________6.Whenthingsseemnolongerpossibleinourlife,weshouldtrytomakeit___________________nosmallachievementsignaledtheconductortobeginagainthreestringshowmuchtheyappreciatedwhathehaddonemoresacred,morememorablethananythathehadevermademorebeautiful,withwhatwehaveleftParagraph1OnNov.18,1995,ItzhakPerlman,theviolinist,cameonstagetogiveaconcertatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.

1995年11月18日,小提琴家伊扎克·帕尔曼在纽约市林肯中心的埃弗里费雪厅上台准备开始一场音乐会。ItzhakPerlman(1945-)isanlsraeli-bornviolinist,

conductorandinstructorofmaster

classes.Heisregardedasoneofthepreeminentviolinistsofthe20thandearly-21st

centuries.PerlmanresidesinNewYorkCitywithhiswifeandfivechildren.伊扎克·帕尔曼(1945-

)是以色列出生的小提琴家、指挥家和大师课程的讲师。他被认为是20世纪和21世纪初杰出的小提琴家之一。帕尔曼和妻子以及五个孩子住在纽约。2.

LincolnCenter-

LincolnCenterforthePerformingArtsisacomplexofbuildingsintheLincolnSquareneighbourhoodofNewYorkCity's

UpperWestSide.Thecenterconsists

ofthreebuildings,AveryFisherHall,theMetropolitanOperaHouseandtheKochTheater.林肯中心-林肯表演艺术中心是纽约市上西区林肯广场附近的一组建筑群。该中心由三座建筑构成,分别是艾弗费舍尔音乐厅、大都会歌剧院和考赫剧院。Paragraph2

IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstricken(患病的)withpolio(小儿麻痹症)asachild,andsohehasbraces(双脚规形夹)onbothlegsandwalks

withtheaidof(在…的辅助下)twocrutches(腋杖).Toseehimwalkacrossthestageonestepatatime,painfullyandslowly,isanawesome(令人惊叹的,令人敬畏的)sight.

如果你曾听过帕尔曼的音乐会,你就知道登台演出对他来说是个非凡的成就。他幼年患有小儿麻痹症,两条腿都安有铁夹,靠拄两个拐杖走路。看着他一步一步艰辛、缓慢地穿过舞台,那场面真令人敬畏!Ifyouhaveever...isnosmallachievementforhim.no可修饰可数名词或不可数名词,用法上相当于nota/any.e.g.He'snoactor./Heisnotanactor.You'renowriter.(nota)Therearenoclassesoncampustoday.(notany)stricken/ˈstrɪkən/adj.受煎熬的,患病的,遭受挫折的eg.Hewasstrickenbypain.panic–strickenadj.受恐慌的,惊慌失措的grief–strickenadj.极度忧伤的,黯然销魂conscience-strickenadj.内疚的,受良心谴责的poverty-strickenadj.为贫穷所困恼的,非常贫穷的Paragraph3

Hewalkspainfully,yetmajestically(壮丽地,威严地),untilhereacheshischair.Thenhesitsdown,slowlyputshiscrutchesonthefloor,undoes(undo打开,解开)theclasps(搭扣,扣环)onhislegs,tucks(把...塞进)onefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolin,putsitunderhischin(下巴),nodstotheconductor(乐队指挥)andproceeds(接着做)toplay.

他艰辛但又庄重地走到椅子边,慢慢坐下,把拐杖放到地板上,解开腿上的扣钩,把一只脚掰向身后,把另一只脚伸向身前。接着,他弯下身拿起小提琴,放到身上,用下巴顶好。他朝乐队指挥点头示意,随即开始了演奏。undo/ʌnˈduː/v.打开,解开,拆开unfoldv.展开,打开uncoverv.发现,揭示,揭开(盖子)unloadv.卸货tuck/tʌk/v.把......塞进狭窄的空间,把......藏入e.g.Shetookoffherglassesandtuckedtheminherpocket.Hehadanewspapertuckedunderhisarm.conductor/kənˈdʌktər/n.乐队指挥,导体,售票员conduct/kənˈdʌkt/vt.&vi.引导,带领,控制proceed/prəˈsiːd/v.接着做,继而做e.g.Theywillproceedtobuildanotherlaboratorybuilding.

他们将接着建造另一座实验大楼.Nevermindtheinterruption;proceedwithyourstory.

不要理睬别人的插话,继续讲你的故事.前缀pro-向前,赞成,公开proceedv.继续

proclaimv.宣布,声明

progressn.进步

prolongv.延长

promotev.促进,提升

prospectn.景象,前景pro-American亲美Paragraph4

Bynow,theaudienceisusedtothisritual(程序;礼节).Theysitquietlywhilehemakeshiswayacrossthestagetohischair.Theyremainreverently(虔诚地)silentwhileheundoestheclaspsonhislegs.Theywaituntilheisreadytoplay.

一直以来,观众都对他的开场动作习以为常。他们静静地坐着,看帕尔曼艰难地穿过舞台走向椅子。他们一言不发,带着敬意看帕尔曼解开两条腿上的扣钩。他们等着他开始演奏。

makesone'swayto...去;前往;到...地方去Paragraph5Butthistime,somethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars(音乐小节),oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke.Youcouldhearitsnap(断裂,崩断)—itwentoff(突然发出巨响)likegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatsoundmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.

但是这一次意外出现了。他刚弹奏完前面几段,小提琴的一根弦断了。你能听到那响声,音乐厅里就像顿时响起了枪声一样。那声音让人们很确信发生了什么,人们也很清楚帕尔曼接下来必须要做什么。Therewasnomistaking…毫无疑问,不会弄错…Thereisnodenying(thefact)that... ...不容否认Thereisnodoubtthat...毫无疑问Paragraph6

Wefigured(认为,认定)thathewouldhavetogetup,putontheclaspsagain,pickupthecrutchesandlimp(瘸着脚,跛行,蹒跚)hiswayoffstage—toeitherfindanotherviolinorelsefindanotherstringforthisone.Buthedidn't.Instead,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.

我们猜想他会不得不放弃演奏,重新扣上腿上的扣钩,拿起拐杖,一瘸一拐地走下舞台。他要么去找另一把小提琴,要么去为断弦的小提琴找另一根弦。但是他没有。他等了一小会儿,闭上眼睛,接着向乐队指挥示意重新开始。Paragraph7purityn.纯洁;纯净;纯粹pureadj.纯的;单纯的purifyv.使纯净,净化-ify:beautify,simplify,classify

Theorchestra(管弦乐队)began,andheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore.

乐队又开始了演奏,他从刚才停下的部分开始。观众从来没有听过他这么富有激情、饱含力量的纯净的演奏。Paragraph8

Ofcourse,anyoneknowsthatitisimpossibletoplayasymphonic(adj.交响乐的)workwithjustthreestrings.Iknowthat,andyouknowthat,butthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthatYoucouldseehimmodulating(v.变调,转调),changing,re-composingthepieceinhishead.Atonepoint(在某个时刻),itsoundedlikehewasde-tuning(v.使改变调子)thestringstogetnewsoundsfromthemthattheyhadnevermadebefore.

当然,任何人都知道仅靠三根弦是不可能演奏交响乐的。我们大家都知道这个事实,但是伊扎克·帕尔曼当晚却坚定证明他能够做到。你能感觉到他在脑海中转调、改变和重新谱写着这支曲子。听起来像是他在微调琴弦的音调,使其发出以前没有发出过的新声音。Paragraph9

Whenhefinished,therewasanawesomesilenceintheroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburst(n.(感情的)迸发)ofapplause(n.鼓掌,喝彩)fromeverycorneroftheauditorium(n.礼堂).Wewereallonourfeet(站立),screamingandcheering,doingeverythingwecould(现在分词作状语/表示伴随)toshowhowmuchweappreciated(v.欣赏,赏识,感激)whathehaddone.

当他表演结束的时候,整个音乐大厅寂静无声。然后大家都起立为他鼓掌喝彩。音乐厅里到处都爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。我们都站起来,尖叫着,欢呼着,尽一切所能来表达我们对帕尔曼演奏的赞赏。outburstn.(感情的)爆发,迸发burstoutdoing突然发生;迸发e.g.burstoutcrying/laughing.burstinto+名词突然开始,突然进入(某种状态)e.g.burstintotears/laughter.applause/əˈplɔːz/n.鼓掌;喝彩applaud/əˈplɔːd/v.鼓掌;欢呼;称赞e.g.Theaudiencewarmlyapplaudedwhentheperformancecametotheend.当演出接近尾声时,观众热烈鼓掌。appreciatev.欣赏;赏识;感激e.g.Youcan'tappreciateEnglishpoetryunlessyouunderstanditsrhythm.你若不懂英文诗韵律,就无法欣赏英文诗。Iappreciateyourhelpverymuch.我非常感谢你的帮助。appreciationn.欣赏;鉴赏appreciativeadj.感激的;有欣赏力的beappreciativeof感激e.g.Thecompanywasveryappreciativeofhisefforts.公司对他的努力十分赞赏。Hesmiled,wipedthesweatfromhisbrow(额头),raisedhisbow(琴弓)toquietus,andthenhesaid—notboastfully(adv.自吹自擂地,自夸地),butinaquiet,pensive(adj.沉思的,忧伤的),reverent(adj.深表崇敬的,非常尊敬的)tone—"Youknow,sometimesitistheartist'stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.

他笑了,擦去额头上的汗水,举起小提琴的琴弓示

意让我们安静下来。接着他用一种低沉的、深思

的和带有恭敬却丝毫没有自夸的语气对我们说,

“大家知道,有的时候,音乐家的天职就是去发现使

用残缺的乐器仍能演奏出什么音乐来。”boastfully/'bəustfəli/adv.自吹自擂地;自夸地boast v.自夸,自吹自擂boastof/about(doing)sth.夸耀,吹嘘e.g.Idon’twanttoboast,butIcanactuallyspeaksixlanguages.我并不想吹嘘,但我确实会讲六种语言。Healwaysboastsofhisachievements.他经常夸耀他的成就。boastfuladj.自夸的boastern.自夸的人,吹牛者Paragraph10

Whatapowerfullinethatis!IthasstayedinmymindeversinceIheardit.Andwhoknows?Perhapsthatisthedefinitionoflife—notjustforartists,butforallofus.

这是一句多么引人深思的话啊!从听到这句话的那一刻起我就一直把它铭记于心。谁知道呢?也许这就是生命的真谛——不只是对音乐家,对我们所有的人来说都适用。

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Hereisamanwhohaspreparedallhislifetomakemusiconaviolinwithfourstrings,who,all