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1、选择性必修1 Unit2 the Universal LanguageReading: Understanding culture through musicFromAlice DuncanTo Lucy BeckerSubjectButterfly LoversHi Lucy,So glad to get your email. I hope everything is fine with you. Last night, I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers, a beautiful violin concerto composed by
2、He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. Its a piece that really deserves to be heard.1. So glad to get your email.很高兴收到来信2. concertoa composition for orchestra and soloist3. deserve to be donebe worthy to do The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story about a young couple torn apart by their
3、 families.When the two lovers Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai,first meet the music is light and pleasant as if whispering to the audience.It is followed by a fast and cheerful section which represents their three happy years of school.Then the music gets dramatic with heavier notes and that is when the
4、 lovers are separated because Zhus father forces her to marry another man. Angry and sad Liang falls sick and dies. Zhu weeps bitterly over the loss of her love.Overcome with sorrow, she jumps into his grave.Finally during the most exciting part the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bitterswee
5、t note telling us how the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.It is an amazing journey!4. the twists and turns跌宕起伏5. tear part拆散6. light and pleasant轻柔愉悦7. whispermurmurmutter8. fast and cheerful欢快9. get dramatic with heavier note曲调突然变得沉重10. forcedrivecoercecompel11
6、. weep bitterly痛哭12. overcome with sorrow不胜伤悲13. Finally, during the most exciting part, the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note telling us how the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever. 最后，在最激昂的部分，乐曲转而柔缓，以凄美的曲调收尾。Butterfly Lovers combines Chinese
7、 and Western musical elements: it is played on Western instruments such as the violin but more significantly, much of the music has its roots in Chinese Yue Opera.This unique combination has made me realize that music is indeed a universal language.You should definitely listen to Butterfly LoversI b
8、et youll like it!14. unique combination独特的融合15. definitelycertainlyabsolutelyAll the best, AliceDear Stephen,Life here in Nashville is as interesting as I thought it would be.My host family are big fans of country music so I can always rely on them to introduce me to some great songs.I love learning
9、 about country music and I keep asking them questions about it all the time!16. Nashville: the state capital of Tennessee; the home of Country music17. rely ondepend oncount on18. all the timeconstantlycontinuallyIt turns out that country music became popular right here in the south of America in th
10、e 1940s and then spread across the nation.It grew out of such music types as the blues and folk music so the musicians use many similar instruments, such as the guitar.The tunes are easy to sing and the lyrics often leave you deep in thought.Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak,but al
11、so about hope-with plenty of humour thrown in for good measure. You can feel an emotional connection between you and the musicians.19. spread acrosssweep across20. deep in thought发人深省21. hardship and heartbreak艰难与心碎22. emotional connection情感联系Country music shows the peaceful green fields and simple
12、life of the countryside. Obviously,I dont know what its truly like to grow up in ruralAmerica, but the masters of country music like John Denver can make you feel like youre there.The simple tunes and beautiful natural images are often very suggestive of countryside surroundings：23. Country music sh
13、ows the peaceful green fields and simple life of the countryside.乡村音乐展现了乡村静谧的绿野和质朴的生活。24. The simple tunes and beautiful natural images are often very suggestive of countryside surroundings.简单的曲调和唯美的大自然很容易让人联想到乡村的环境：Almost heaven, West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountains,Shenandoah River Life is old there.
14、older than the treesYounger than the mountains, growing like a breeze(FromTake Me Home,Country Roads”by John DenverWhy dont you try to listen to some great country music? I guarantee youll enjoy it!Best wishes, HarryGrammar UsageIn Chinas Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods there lived a ma
15、n named Boya, who was a master of the qin. Playing the qin was his life. He played so well that everyone enjoyed listening to his music and thought highly of his techniques. However, Boya believed no one could understand his music until he met Zhong Ziqi. Boya did not say anything before playing the
16、 qin,yet Zhong Ziqi was able to paint a picture of great mountain ranges in his mind.When Boa continued playing, Zhong Ziqi said he had heard the sound of a river flowing quickly.In fact, Boya had intended to call the piece High Mountains and Flowing Water.Having someone that really understood his m
17、usic pleased Boya,who never got tired of sharing his music with Zhong Zigi.The two soon became great friends and before going their separate ways, they agreed to meet at the Mid-Autumn Festival the next year.However, Zhong Ziqi failed to show up on that day.When Boya learnt about Zhong Ziqis death,
18、he was overcome with sorrow.He played High Mountains and Flowing Water in front of Zhong Ziqis grave. After he finished playing the piece,he destroyed the qin and said“Since the only person that understands my music is gone,its no use keeping the qin.25. Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods春
19、秋战国时期26. thought highly of 评价很高27. a picture of great mountain ranges一幅绵延山峰的画卷28. the sound of a river flowing quickly河水滚滚声29. get tired ofbe weary ofbe fed up with30. show upturn upcome into lightemergeExtended Reading: Beethoven:a remarkable lifeOn 7 May 1824,a crowd of music lovers streamed into
20、a theatre in Vienna to hear the first-ever performance of the great Ludwig van Beethovens 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.Beethoven who was almost completely deaf
21、at this point in his life was unaware of the audiences 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.31. stream into蜂拥而入32. Vienn
22、a：the capital and biggest city of Austria33. be unaware of没有意识到34. Before him, he saw a sea of people all standing,clapping, and waving their hats and handkerchiefs to express their appreciation of his masterwork.在他面前，人山人海，人们站立着，掌声片片，挥舞着他们的帽子和手帕，表达着对这部杰作的欣赏。Symphony No. 9 was Beethovens last major p
23、iece 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
24、 wonderful young musician.Many important figures in the music world, including the brilliant musician Mozart started making predictions about Beethovens extraordinary future.However,life took a sharp turn.In his late twenties, Beethoven suffered one of the worst possible twists for a musician: he st
25、arted to lose his hearing.35. Symphony No. 9 was Beethovens last major piece of music in a vast body of works written throughout his remarkable life.贝多芬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。36. Life took a sharp turn厄运突至37. the worst possible twists至为残酷的挫折The loss of his hearing deeply depressed Beethoven.He
26、 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.38. depresseddejectedcrestfallen39.
27、 possessownhaveEven 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. When composing music at the
28、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
29、in 1824, it was his first time on stage in over ten years.40. become increasingly difficult变得越来越困难Since that day,Beethovens 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
30、 breaks into an energetic theme.You can soon feel the determination-a quality Beethoven understood well because of his hearing difficulties-coursing through the music.The next two movements are full of desperate lows and uplifting highs which perhaps reflect both his suffering and his strong will to
31、 fight it.The music moves through technically difficult sectionswith ease, showing his genius as a composer.Finally in the fourth movement,he connects all of the different variations into a joyful chorus.41. The first movement starts quietly but all of a sudden the whole orchestra breaks into an ene
32、rgetic theme.交响曲的第一章是在平静中开始，然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刚毅-那种深受听障痛苦的贝多芬所熟知的品质。42. 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.接下来两个篇章充满了绝望的低声部和激昂的高声部，或许分别反映了作曲家的痛苦和与之抗争的坚强意志。43. The music moves th
33、rough technically difficult sections with ease, showing his genius as a composer.即使技术很高的段落，音乐也从容流过44. Finally in the fourth movement,he connects all of the different variations into a joyful chorus.最后，他将一系列形态各异的变奏合为一阙欢乐的合唱。As Beethovens 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.45. a grand finale大结局学科网（北京）股份有限公司