高中英语必修二课文详解

1、必修二 Unit 5 Music 音乐I Vocabularyclassical adj.古典的；古典文艺的roll vt. & vi.滚动；（使）摇摆 n. 摇晃；卷；卷形物；面包圈rocknroll (rock-and-roll)摇滚乐orchestra n. 管选乐队rap n. 说唱乐folk adj. 民间的jazz n. 爵士音乐choral adj.唱诗班的；合唱队的the Monkees n.门基乐队musician n.音乐家dream of 梦见；梦想 dream about 梦想pretend vt.假装；假扮to be honest说实在地；实话说attach vt.

2、& vi.系上；缚上；附加 attachto 认为有（重要意义）；附上；连接form vt.(使)组成；形成；构成fame n.名声；名望above all 最重要；首先passer-by n.过路人；行人earn vt.赚；挣得；获得extra adj. 额外的；外面的instrument n.工具；器械；乐器perform vt. & vi.表演；履行；执行 performance n.表演；演奏pub n. 酒馆；酒吧in cash 用现金；有现钱studio n.工作室；演播室millionaire n.百万富翁；富翁play jokes on 戏弄actor n. 男演员；行动者re

3、lay vi. 依赖；依靠 relay on 依赖；依靠broadcast n. vi. vt. 广播；播放humorous adj.幽默的；诙谐的familiar adj.熟悉的；常见的；亲近的 be/get familiar with熟悉or so 大约break up 打碎；分裂；解体reunite vt.再统一；再联合；重聚attractive adj.吸引人的；有吸引力的addition n.加；增加；加法 in addition 另外；也sort out 分类excitement n. 兴奋；刺激ballad n.歌谣情歌；民谣overnight adv.在晚上；在夜里dip vt

4、. 蘸；浸tadpole n.蝌蚪lily n.百合；百合花confident adj.自信的；确信的brief adj.简短的；简要的 n. 摘要；大纲 briefly adv.简要地；短暂地devotion n.投入；热爱afterwards adv.然后；后来invitation n.邀请；招待beard n.胡须sensitive adj.敏感的；易受伤害的painful adj.疼苦的；疼痛的II. Reading THE BAND THAT WASNT 已逝的乐队Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer

5、 or musician?译文：你是否曾想过：作为一名著名歌手或是著名音乐家来加入一个乐队？ Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?译文：你是否曾想过在音乐会上站在成千上万的观众面前进行演出，人人为你鼓掌，人人欣赏你的音乐？【注释：dream of 梦见 eg. 1) I often dreamed of my younger brother soon afte

6、r I left home.刚离开家时, 我常梦见弟弟。 2) He has dreamed of a trip to Beijing.他曾做梦到北京旅行。 梦想, 渴望 eg. 1) I never dreamed of such a thing.我从没梦想过这样的事情。 2) Ive long dreamed of paying a visit to the Great Wall.我一直渴望游览长城。 考虑, 会做得出(某事) eg. 1) I wouldnt dream of studying abroad in the near future.近期内我不考虑出国读书。 2) I nev

7、er dreamed of there being a picture on the wall.我根本没想到墙上有张画。dream about 梦想, 向往 eg. 1) He got the first place this time, but he never dreamed about it.这回他得了第一名, 但他做梦也没想到。 2) Many people dream about living on an island in the South Seas.许多人向往在南海的一个岛上生活。 梦见, 梦到 eg. She dreamed about a handsome young pr

8、ince coming to rescue her from her misery.她梦见一个年轻英俊的王子走来把她从苦难中救出。 in front of 在前面 eg. My view of the stage was blocked by the big hat of the woman sitting in front of me.我的视线被坐在前排妇女的大帽子遮住了, 看不见舞台。 当着的面 eg. I admit now that I was wrong, and I am ready to acknowledge it in front of everyone.现在我承认自己错了,

9、 并准备当众认错。 辨析： in the front of 在最前面; 在最重要的位置(指一物体在另一物体内部的前面) eg. In the front of the picture is the figure of a man.在这张照片的最前面是一位男士。】 Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan?译文：你（经常）唱卡拉OK，假扮成像宋祖英或刘欢一样的著名歌手吗？【注释：pretend speak and act so as to make it appear

10、that something is the case when in fact it is not伪称，佯称；假装，佯装 eg. 1) I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep.我闭上眼睛假装睡着了。2) she turned the pages and pretended to read.她翻着书假装在看。 engage in a game or fantasy which involves supposing something that is not the case to be so装扮 eg. The children pretend t

11、o be grown-ups孩子们装扮成大人。】 To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.译文：说实话，许多人很重视富有和出名。【注释：to be honest : speaking frankly说实话 eg. To be honest, I expected to play worse.说实话，我本来以为会打得 更糟。 attach great importance to很重视 eg. The old man didnt seem to attach any impo

12、rtance to the question.这老人似乎一点也不重视这个问题。】 But just how do people form a band?译文：可是，怎样才能组建一个乐队呢？【注释：1. form n形状，形态，外形；表格，形式。v(使)组成；形成；构成；排列 eg. A plan began to form in his mind.be in/ out of form处于良好的/不良的状态 eg. Im out of form today. in the form of 以.的形式；呈.状态 eg. Help in the form of money will be very

13、welcome.fill in/ out a form 填表格 eg. To apply for a job，you must fill in/out a form.take the form of 采取.的形式；表现为.形式 eg. Offensives in guerrilla warfare generally take the form of surprise attacks. 游击战争是一般地用袭击的形式表现其进攻的。form the habit of 养成.的习惯 eg. He has formed the habit of getting up early.form into 组

14、成.；编成. eg. The women formed themselves into three groups be formed of. 由.组成 eg. Japan is formed of four large islands.【考题】1(2009鄂)Youd sound a lot more polite if you make a request _ a question. Ain search ofBin the form of Cin need of Din the direction of 】Many musicians meet and form a band becaus

15、e they like to write and play their own music.译文：许多音乐家聚在一起形成一个乐队，因为他们喜欢创作，喜欢演奏自己的音乐。 They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practising their music in someones house is the first step to fame.译文：他们也许开始是以高中学生为一组，在某个人的家里为高中生自己演奏自己的音乐是成名的第一步。【注释：for whom practising . to fame.是非限制性定语

16、从句，从句中的whom是指前面的high-school students;另外，practising their music in someones house for 是动名词短语做该从句中的主语，动名词（短语）作主语或宾语表示该动作是经常性的动作（而动词不定式则表示某一特定的动作）。如： Walking is good for your health. Tom likes swimming in the river in summer, but today he doesnt like to swim in the river as he has a lot work to do. *注意

17、：当动词所表示的动作不是指某个特定的行为，而是指一般的行为（具有泛指的意义）时,既可以使用动名词作主语，也可以使用动词不定式作主语。当动词所表示的动作是指某个特定的行为时，只能用动词不定式。此用法与动词不定式和动名词作宾语一样.这一点是高考常备考点。考题：1.(95申-23) Once your business becomes international, _ constantly will be part of your life.A. you fly B. your flight C. flight D. flying2.(09申-39) David threatened _ his n

18、eighbour to the police if the damages were not paid. A. to be reported B. reporting C. to report D. having reported 3.(08陕-11) The message is very important, so it is supposed _ as soon as possible. A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending4.(09川-2) He told us whether _ a picnic was still un

19、der discussion. A. to have B. having C. have D. had】 Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.译文：有时他们也许会给街上或地铁里的行人演奏，以便他们能够获得一些零花钱或用所得的钱买些乐器。【注释：passers-by过路人，从旁边经过的人。 注：合成名词的复数变化主要是在主题名词的后面加“s

20、”。如：sisters-in-low嫂子；fathers-in-low岳父。Brother-in-low姐夫。 pay for买 】 Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.译文：后来，他们可以在酒吧或俱乐部进行演出，对此，他们的所得是以现金支付。【注释：for which they are paid in cash是非限制性定语从句，起补充、解释或说明的作用。从句中的for也可以放在句尾。非限制性定语从句是高考必考内容，必须引起注意. 相关考题：1.Of course

21、 they hope to make records in(2006-13) I was given three books on cooking, the first _ I really enjoyed. A. of that B. of which C. that D. which2. (2007浙-14) Chans restaurant on Baker Street, _ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business. A. that B. which C. who D. where3. (2008浙-8) Yesterda

22、y she sold her car, _ she bought a month ago. A. when B. where C. that D. which4. (2010浙-3) The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of _ left their village homes for a better life in the city. A. whom B. which C. them D. those 【BBDA】 】Of course they hope to make records in a studio and s

23、ell millions of copies to become millionaires! 译文：当然，要成为百万富翁，他们希望在录音棚灌制唱片，然后销售数百万张。However, there was one band that started in a different way. 译文：然而，有一支却是一不同的方式而创办的乐队。【注释：that started in a different way是定语从句，在从句中关系代词that作主语，that代指前面的名词band。 在定语从句中关系代词that既可指人，也可以指物.】It was called the Monkees and be

24、gan as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they co

25、uld only find one who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous en

26、ough to be copied by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees

27、 started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music. In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.约翰列侬 John Lennon (John Winston Lennon) 节奏吉他、键盘乐及主唱生于： 1940 年 10 月 9 日, 利物浦, 英格兰死于： 1980 年 12 月 8 日, 纽约, 美国保罗麦卡特尼 Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney) 贝司手、键盘乐及主唱生于：1942 年 6 月 18 日, 利物浦, 英格兰乔治哈里森 G