大学英语阅读教程(文化)Unit8--Polishculture重点短语.ppt

Some important sentences and phrases,Polish culture is the product of one thousand years of tradition, the countrys geographical position and its turbulent, often tragic, history. Her Slavonic origins combined with strong Western and Oriental influences have contributed to make Polish culture unique in its richness among the Eastern nations. turbulent 动荡 combine 使结合;使联合(+with),Para 3, Line 3 It also made her subject to cultural influences from the Czechs, Germans. subject to (prep.) =likely to do sth 有的倾向；易遭；易患；根据,be subject to 受.的支配;经受,遭受 eg. He is not subject to discipline. 他不守纪律。 be subjected to 遭受，受控制 eg. Media is not subjected to political pressure. 媒体不受政治压力的束缚.,Universality is a major feature of Polish musical life today when state patronage allows music to extend beyond the metropolis to the small towns and rural areas. A wide network of musical institutions covers the whole country. universality 普及化 patronage 赞助 metropolis mtrp!s 大都市，首都,Para 11, Line 8 esteem isti:m =respect尊敬 regard，consider认为 Para 14, Line 6 naturalized ntrlaizd =be made a citizen 入籍的,To find the best preserved of Polands architecture, one should visit the old city of Cracow with its medieval and Renaissance buildings and a splendid royal castle-the Wawel. In other cities-for example, Warsaw, Gdansk, and Poznan-a program of extensive and painstaking reconstruction-after a history of foreign invasions, uprisings and independence struggles-has restored some of their finest monuments.,a program of 一系列的 program 1.节目单;程序表 the last item on the program 最后一项节目 2. 节目,表演,演出 television program 电视节目 3. 计划;方案;程序 =plan What is the program for tomorrow? 明天计划做什么?,Para 17, Line 9 schools of =genre :nr 流派 Para 19, Line 2 be second to none =the best,The town of Lowicz in central Poland and, above all, the highland villages in the south, take on a festive look on Sundays and other holidays when streets are full of men, women and children dressed in their traditional costumes.,take on 从事;雇用 take on jobs / employees 呈现 take on a new look,Para 31, Line 2 acclaimed adj. =popular, welcomed acclaim vt. 为欢呼，为喝彩； （以欢呼声）宣布，拥立 acclaim sb/sth as 认可,The fortunes of Polish cinema have waxed and waned as in other countries. There has been an active film industry in Poland since 1909, but although early Polish films, particularly those in the 30s, were popular at home, they achieved little artistic success abroad.,waxed and waned 起伏，经历盛衰 ups and downs 起伏 ebb and flow 潮起潮落,A Few Questions,The main purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _ A. make people know more about Poland so that this country can increase its international reputation B. show people that though Poland has adopted strong influence from a lot of foreign countries, it can still stick to its national features C. give a brief introduction about the achievements, features and major masters in different fields of Polish culture D. prove that the development of Polish culture is closely related to that of Polish politics and economy,According to the section of music in the passage, it can be inferred from the passage that _ music plays an important role in Polish life and Polish music has enjoyed high reputation in the world Chopins marvelous pieces are not the only great achievements in Polish musical field in order to show their patriotism, many Polish composers adopted Polish folk music in their compositions even in the remote rural regions, polish people can also enjoy wonderful music from symphony orchestras,Polish theaters have the following distinguish features EXCEPT_ the plays performed in Polish laboratory theaters are not intended for a large and common audience the stage designers of Polish theaters are so versatile that its stage design is of high quality and level