1、学年高中英语Module4MusicBorninAmericaSectionOtherPartsoftheModule教学案选修7Module 4 Music Born in America Section Other Parts of the Module原文呈现读文清障Music Born in Hong KongFrom a region of seven million people has arisen some of the greatest pop music in the world. As well as attracting huge audiences in its Ho
2、ng Kong home, Cantopop has spread offshore, and its stars are known in Beijing, London and New York. Music born in Hong Kong is booming .In most of the world, pop music is a sign of friction between generations. But Cantopop expresses only harmony and virtue, and Hong Kong is blessed with the most c
3、onventional music scene in the world. The stars dont wear fancy clothes. The women wear clean blouses and the men wear pressedslacks. Theyre so neat and wellbehaved that any mom would want their kids to watch them. And the consensus of most people is that the music is very good. But it is .well, dif
4、ferent from anywhere else.arise /raIz/v(由)引起(产生)(arose, arisen)地点状语位于句首,句子用完全倒装。as well as也,还offshore /f/adv.向海,离岸过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰music。boom /bum/v繁荣;兴起;迅速发展friction /frIkn/n不合,抵触;摩擦harmony/hmni/n融洽,一致virtue /vtu/n美德be blessed with有幸conventional/knvenn l/adj.按惯例的;传统的scene n场所,场地fancy /fnsi/adj.新潮的blou
5、se /blaz/n女士宽松短衫,女衬衫pressed adj.平整的slacks /slks/n宽松长裤,便裤neat /nit/adj.整齐的,整洁的wellbehaved adj.举止好的mom /mm/n妈妈so neat and wellbehaved .含有so .that .句式,意为“如此以至于”。consensus/knsenss/n共同意见,一致看法,共识that the music .是that引导的表语从句。香港的音乐第12段译文在一个有七百万人口的地区出现了一些世界上最伟大的流行音乐。粤语流行音乐不仅仅吸引了香港本地大批听众,还传到海外各地,粤语流行歌星在北京、伦敦和
6、纽约都非常出名。香港的音乐越来越繁荣。在世界上的大部分地区,流行音乐是两代人之间产生代沟的象征。但是粤语流行歌曲只表达了融洽与美德,香港有幸成为世界上最传统的音乐基地。明星们不穿新潮的衣服。女士们穿着干净的衬衫,男士们穿着平整的长裤。他们的形象整洁,举止良好,因此每位母亲都喜欢让自己的孩子看他们。大多数人一致认为这种音乐很好。但是它是噢,不同于其他地方。Their fans expect regular makeovers. You cant budget for looking good, you just need a blank cheque and a fashion consulta
7、nt. Singer Kelly Chen changes her image once every three months. But she claims she isnt vain.As a bonus for their fans, nearly every Cantopop singer also acts in the movies, from Jackie Cheung to Faye Wong. Andy Lau regularly stars in tough guy roles and romantic comedies, and their movie DVDs and
8、VCDs sell worldwide.Hong Kong stars work hard, and the pace is hot. Some make ten movies a year, others record four CDs as well as keeping to a tight schedule of concerts and TV shows. Last year 20yearold Nicholas Tse released five albums, and his spokeswoman says that he just has to meet the deadli
9、ne. Otherwise, he will soon be abandoned by his company and his fans. When new albums come out, the stars are marketed like consumer products, as teenagers spend their allowance on the latest songs. Its far from being a parttime job.makeover /meIkv/n改头换面budget /bdIt/v制定预算,按预算来安排开支cheque /tek/n支票cons
10、ultant /knsltnt/n顾问image n形象claim v声明,声称vain /veIn/adj.自负的;自视过高的in vain徒劳,无结果,白白地bonus /bns/n没有预料到的好事tough guy 坏小子DVD/dividi/数码录像光碟VCD 影音光碟pace /peIs/n速度,进度at a rapid pace 以很快的速度keep pace with与并驾齐驱/步伐一致as well as此处接动名词。keep to 遵守,遵从schedule /edjul/n计划表,进度表,日程表release v发行album n专辑spokeswoman /spkswmn
11、/n女发言人,女代言人meet the deadline 赶上截止时间otherwise /waIz/adv.否则,要不然abandon v抛弃,遗弃come out出版market v销售allowance /lans/n津贴,补助far from完全不far from (being) satisfactory远不令人满意;远非满意parttime/pt taIm/adj.部分时间的,兼职的fulltime全职的,专职的 第35段译文歌迷们期望明星们有规律的改变。为了展示良好形象,你不能按预算安排开支,你只需要一张空白支票和一个时尚顾问。歌手陈慧琳每三个月改变一次造型。但她声称她并不自负。作
12、为给歌迷们的惊喜,基本上所有的粤语歌手都会演电影,从张学友到王菲。刘德华就经常扮演坏小子或者拍浪漫喜剧,他们的电影光碟DVD和VCD在全世界销售。香港的明星们努力工作,拍片进度也很紧张。一些明星一年拍10部电影,另一些一年录4张唱片,还安排紧凑的演唱会和电视节目。去年,20岁的谢霆锋发行了5张专辑,他的女经纪人说这只是达到了最低线。否则,他很快就会被公司和歌迷遗弃。当新专辑发行的时候,明星们就像消费品一样被宣传,因为青少年用他们的零花钱来买最新问世的歌曲。这可远远不是一项业余工作。The fans are devoted to their stars. Online they swap inf
13、ormation about their super heroes. They yell their names at concerts and begfor autographs. The Kings of Cantopop are Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Leon Lai, and Andy Lau and their fame is their pension, and they wont quit the concert stage for the rest of their lives. But the new talent isnt far behind
14、. They include Hacken Lee, Andy Hui, Leo Ku, and Edmond Yung. Sammi Cheng easily sells a million albums a year. Their fans find the music clean and refreshing, and the songs are easy to sing in karaoke bars.Cantopop isnt just a type of pop music but a musical empire. Any music which has millions of
15、fans around the world must be doing something right.be devoted to对专一,专注devote/dIvt/v为付出时间/努力/金钱等swap/swp/v(exchange)交换swap sth. for sth.用某物交换某物swap sth. with sb.跟某人交换某物super /sup/adj.极好的,了不起的,超级的yell /jel/v叫喊,叫嚷yell out 叫喊,大嚷大叫yell at 冲大喊大叫beg for 乞求,请求beg /be/v请求,恳求autograph n亲笔签名pension /penn/n养老金;退休金;抚恤金quit/kwIt/v离开,辞去其过去式和过去分词为quit或quitted;现在分词为quitting。the new talent在此处指“新出现的歌星”。far behind远远落后此处是“find
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