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LESSONONE

Music

1.M:

Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultant顾问aboutournewhealthprogram?

Icontacted联系hisofficebuthissecretarysaidhewould（beoutfor）试图得到lunchuntiltwo.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.W:

Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharity[ˈtʃæriti]n.慈爱concert,butwedon'thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.

Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?

Theybroadcastfreepublicservice服务announcements.通告

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

3.W:

Idon'tunderstandwhythisself-study自学bookdoesn'thaveanswerstothequestions.

Butitdoes.Youcanfindthematthebackofthebook.

Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?

4.M:

Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.

We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.Heseemsalittleforgetful.

Whatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesmanager?

5.M:

Haveyouhadthebrakes[breik]n制动器;闸;刹车.andtireschecked?

Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?

Ihavetakencareofeverything.AndI'msureit'sgoingtobeawonderful极好的,精彩的,绝妙的trip.

What'sthewomangoingtodo?

g.M:

I'vehadmynewstereo立体声forawholeweek,butIhaven'tyetfiguredout想到howtorecordmusic.

Didn'taninstructionmanual[ˈmænjuəl]手册形式的，像手册的；教范性质的comewithit?

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.W:

Iwanttopayyouforthatlong-distancecallImade.But,Isupposeyouhaven'tgottenyourphonebillyet,

Oh,butIhave.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.M:

ProfessorSmithassignedusthreemorenovelstoread.

Hemustthinkyoudon'thaveanyotherclasses.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutProfessorSmith?

9.M:

Let'sgowatchthefireworks烟花tonight.

Ihaveticketstothetheater.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.M:

Iamexhausted筋疲力尽的.Istayedup熬夜thewholenightstudyingformyhistorymidtermexam.

Whydoyoualwayswaittillthelastminute?

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

11.M:

I'llbecomingstraightfromwork,soI'llhavetopack包装；捆扎achangeofclothes.

It'sonlyabarbecue[ˈbɑ:

bikju:

]（常用于室外的）金属烤架.JeansandT-shirtswillbefine.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:

I'mgoingtothesnack[snæk]小吃;点心;快餐barforacupofcoffee.Wouldyoulikemetobringyoubacksomething?

Notfromthesnackbar,butcouldyoupickupapaperforme?

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.M:

Idon'tunderstandhowthisbudgetwascalculated[ˈkælkjuleit]计算,估计,核算.

Letmehavealook,OK?

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:

Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

I'vegotaclassatnine,butCarolisfreeandsheisreallygood.

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

15.W:

Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?

Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketlately.Maybenextmonth.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Passage1AmericanMusic

OneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbypeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareinEnglish,peoplewhodon'tspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.

MusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countmusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.

AsecondoriginofAmericanpopmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.

Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:

hardrock,softrockandothers.Manyperformersofrockmusicareyoungmusicians.

Americanpopmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.

Passage2MusicinDifferentCultures

Inwesternculture,musicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures,forexample,thelslamicculture,itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil,IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.Firstclassicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.

Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Themostuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousrituals.Insometribalsocieties,musicappearstoserveasaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernaturalbeings,anditsprominentuseinmodernChristianandJewishservicesmaybetheleftoverofjustsuchanoriginalpurpose.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeenfeelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto":

Indeed,someminoritiesincluding,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americangroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfunerarymoodsandevents.Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressfifescentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternculture,theinterrelationshipofconductorandorchestrasymbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.

Passage3

Musiccomesinmanyforms;manycountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Polandhasitsfolkmusic.Hungaryhasitsczardas.Argentinaisfamousforthetango.TheU.S.isknownforjustatypeofmusicthathasgainedworldwidepopularity.

JazzisAmerican'scontributiontopopularmusic.WhileclassicalmusicfollowsformalEuropeantradition,jazzisaratherfreeform.Itisfullofenergy,expressingthemoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazzsoundedlikeAmerica.Andsoitdoestoday.

Theoriginsofjazzareasinterestingasthemusicitself.JazzwasinventedbyblackAmericans,whowerebroughttothesouthernstatesasslaves.Theyweresoldtofarmownersandforcedtoworklonghoursinthecottonandtobaccofields.Theworkwashardandlifewasshort,Whenaslaverdiedhisfriendsandrelativeswouldgatherandcarrythebodytohaveaceremonybeforetheyburiedhim.

Therewasalwaysabandwiththem.Onthewaytotheceremony,thebandplayedslowsolemnmusicsuitableforthesituation.Butonthewayhome,themoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Everyonewashappy.Deathhadremovedoneoftheirmembers,butthelivingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayedhappymusic.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Thiswasanearlyformofjazz.

MusichasalwaysbeenimportanttoAfrican-Americans.Thepeople,whowereunwillinglybroughttoAmericafromWestAfrica,hadarichmusicaltradition.Inthefields,theymadeupworksongs.Singingmadethehardworkgofaster.AndwhentheyacceptedChristianity,thesesongsbecamelovelyspirituals,whichhavebecomeaneverlastingpartofAmericanmusic.

LESSONtwo

1.M:

Doyoustillwanttogotothegraduate研究生的schoolafteryougetoutofcollege?

I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M:

We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomeby来串门,来访topickusup安排接取;使搭乘;搭救.

Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving赶快；快些开始.

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

3.M:

I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.

I'dinvestin在…上投资,在…投入（时间、精力等）alaser[ˈleizə激光]printer.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.W:

I'vegotacoupon[ˈku:

pɔn]配给券；（购物）票证；（购物）优惠券forhalf-off五折dinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousin[ˈkʌzn]堂[表]兄弟[姊妹]comesforavisitthisweekend.

Wheredidyougetit?

Iwouldn'tmind（tryingthatplaceouttoo）试验.

Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

5.W:

What'sLauradoingheretoday?

Ithoughtshewassupposed料想;猜想;以为tobeoutof离开了theofficeonMondays.

Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?

6.M:

Ineedtofindanewroommate<英>室友,住在同室的人.

SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

7.M:

Mymathassignment's工作,任务due到期的tomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.

I'llmiss想念,惦记youatthepartytonight.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.W:

Thosepackages包,包裹,包在一起的东西tookforever长久地；（与动词进行时连用）老是，没完没了地toarrive.

Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?

9.M:

Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartment一套房间,一户thisweekend.

LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuum[ˈvækjuəm]〈口〉真空吸尘器cleaner净化器then.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

10.M:

Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?

No,butIhadDorisget

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