空中英语教室听写2010年12月24日

空中英语教室2010年12月24日

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(Music).o,friends, etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.Thanksforjoiningus.Well,it'sthedaybeforeChristmas,andtohelpusgetintotheChristmasspiritalittlemore,StudioClassroomwantstotakealookat,andmaybeevensing,afewofthemorepopularChristmassongs.Now,Imightbebiased,butIdon'tthinkthereisanyholidayintheworldthathasproducedsuchamassiveamountofwonderful,enduringmusicasChristmas.Christmashasproducedsomanybeautifulandfamiliarmelodies,eachinitsownspecialwayannouncingthebirthofJesusChrist.OK.PleasetakeoutyourStudioClassroommagazinesandturnwithmetopage44aswebeginourlessontitledTheMusicofChristmas.(Music).

TheMusicofChristmas.

Christmassongsfilltheheartwiththemagicoftheseason.EachyearatChristmas,wehearmanybeautifulsongs.Theirmelodiesaresoappealingthatwehumthemlongafterthesonghasended.ThesetraditionalcarolscapturethebeautyandwonderoftheChristmasstory.HarktheHeraldAngelsSing.CharlesWesley,whowroteover6,000songsduringhislifetime,pennedthewords

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tothiscarol.FamouscomposerFelixMendelssohnwrotethemelody.Thewordsandmusicwerenevermeanttogotogether.(Music).

o,friends.MerryChristmas.MynameisChip.AndI'mChelsea,andmerryChristmas,indeed.NowwhatdoyouthinkaboutwhenyouthinkaboutChristmas?MaybesomeofyouthinkaboutpresentsorChristmastrees,ormaybeevensnowthatcomesinacoldareaoftheworld.Well,alotofpeopleliketothinkaboutmusicwhentheythinkaboutChristmas.Andthat'sexactlywhatwe'retalkingabouttoday,TheMusicofChristmas.Andwe'regoingtobetalkingabouthowChristmassongsfilltheheartwiththemagicoftheseason.AndChip,Icouldn'tagreemore,oneofmyfavoritepartsofChristmasistheChristmasmusic.

AndwheneverIhearitying,inashoporatmyhouse,itjustmakesmefeelgoodinside.Right.WheneveryouhearitandwheneveryousingChristmasmusic,itjustfillsyourheartwithgoodemotionsandgoodfeelings.Anditfillsyourheartwiththeideasandthemeaningandthemagicoftheseason.Well,ourarticlebeginsbysayingthateachyearatChristmas,wehearmanybeautifulsongs.Andweseethattheirmelodiesaresoappealingthatwehumthemlongafterthesonghasended.Andsowhenwe'retalkingaboutmelodies,we'rejusttalkingaboutthetune,orthemusicpartofthesong,notthewords,notthelyrics,butjustthesoundofthesong.

Andthen,Chip,itsaysthatweoftenhumthemlongafterthesonghasended.Right.Ifyouhumsomething,ifyouhumamelody,orifyousimplyhumorarehumming,thenyou'remakingasoundwithoutopeningyourmouth.You'reactuallymakingasoundwithyourmouthclosed.Soyoumighthumatunebysaying(Music).AndIrecognizethatone;that'sJoytotheWorld.Andwe'regoingtobelookingatJoytotheWorldalittlebitlater.NowthesetraditionalcarolscaptureandbeautyandwonderoftheChristmasstory.Thatissotrue.Whenwe'retalkingabouttheChristmasstory,we'retalkingaboutthebirthofJesusChrist.ThatiswhypeoplecelebrateChristmas.

ThatiscertainlywhyChristianscelebrateChristmas,isbecauseofthebirthofJesusChrist.AnditsaysherethatthesecarolsarewhatcapturethebeautyofthisstoryofChrist.OK.Andthatword"carols"isonethatweneedtoknowifwe'retalkingaboutChristmasmusic.Acarolisahappy,joy­filledChristmassong.It'sasongthat'ssungaroundChristmastime.Weoftencallthosecarols,orChristmascarols.Andhereweseethatthesetraditionalcarolscapturethebeautyandwonder.Nowifthey'recapturingsomething,thenthatmeansthattheyaredescribingorrepresentingsomethinglikeanideainwords,inwordsthatareappropriate.

AndifyouliketosingcarolsatChristmas,youmightbecalledaChristmascaroller.Nowwe'regoingtolearnaboutsomedifferentsongs,somedifferentcarolsthatarecommonlyheardduringChristmas.AndthefirstoneofthoseiscalledHarktheHeraldAngelsSing.NowIwillsaythatbeforewelyouthesonglyrics,youshouldknowthatalotofthesongswe'regoingtobetalkingabouttodayareveryold,andtheyuseaveryoldformofEnglish.Soyoumightnotknowallthewordsinthesongs,butthat'sOK.Andactually,Ithinkwecanseesomeofthatoldlanguagehereinoursubtitle,HarktheHeraldAngelsSing.

"Hark"isanoldwayofsaying"listen"or"payattention".Andhereit'ssayinghark,orlisten,theheraldangelsaresinging.Anda"herald"wasamessengerbackinoldtimes.Soherewehavemessengerangelssinging.Andwelearnedsomebackgroundaboutthisstory.WehearthatCharlesWesley,whowroteover6,000songsduringhislifetime,pennedthewordstothiscarol.Nowwriting6,000songsinonelifetimeisquitean plishment.Itsaysthathepennedallofthewordstothisspecificsong.Andifyoupensomething,that'sjustanotherwayofsayingthatyouwriteit.ButChip,heisnotthe thatwrotethemelodytothesong,hewrotethelyrics,butnottheactualmusicpart.

OK.Sohedidn'tcomposethemusic,hesimplypenned,orwrote,thelyrics.WeseeherethatthefamouscomposerFelixMendelssohnwrotethemelody.Andwesawearlierthatthemelodyisthetuneofthesong.Andthewordsandthemusicwereactuallynevermeanttogotogether.So,wheneverCharlesWesleywrotethelyricsandlateron,FelixMendelssohnwrotethemelody.Theydidn'twritetheminordertoputthemtogetherinasong,butwe'regoingtofindoutlaterthatthat'sactuallywhathappened.Now,Chip,thisisoneofmyfavoritesongsoftheholidayseason.DoyouenjoysingingHarktheHeraldAngelsSing?Ofcourse,Ido.Ilovethissong.

Ilovesingingthissong.It'sahappysongandjoyfulsongthatcelebratesJesuscomingtoEarthasahumanbeing.Well,we'regoingtolearnmoreaboutthebackgroundofthissongandlookatsomeofthelyricsafterthebreak.Butbeforewegothere,let'svisittheChatRoom.

【ChatRoom】

Yep,Icouldn'tbelieveiteither.Theycardedme.That'swhattheydid.Imean,it'snotlikeI'mstill

17.Yeah,I'llbesuretocarrymyI.D.nexttime.OK,Lisa.Bye.Um,Ashley,Icouldn'thelpoverhearingwhatyouweresayingjustnow.Didyousaysomeone"carded"you?Yeah.IwasouthavingdinnerwithmyparentsandIwantedtoorderadrink.AndtheserveraskedtoseemyI.D.card.SoaskingyouforyourI.D.cardiscalled"cardingyou"?Yeah.Yougetcarded.Youngpeoplegetcardedallthetimetoseeifthey'reoflegalage.ButIthought"card"wasanoun.

Howcanyouuseitasaverb?Oh.Lotsofnounscanbeusedasaverb.Wejustneedtobecarefulnottobetooinformalwhenwedothat.TheotherdayIoverheardsomeonesayhewas"efforting"something.Now,that'snotacorrectusageoftheword"effort".Whichisanoun.Right.Anotherexampleistheword"author,"whichcanbeusedasanounoraverb.Anauthorcanauthorabook.Youknow,IreadsomethingsimilarinStudioClassroomjustnow.ItsaysthatCharlesWesleypennedthewordstothecarol"HarktheHeraldAngelsSing".

"Pen"isusedasaverb.That'satotallyacceptableusage."Topen"justmeanstouseapentowritesomething.Whatabout"tooffice"?Isawitonabillboardthatsaid"thesmarterwaytooffice"."Tooffice"?Now,that'snotcorrect,ifyouaskme.Butsometimespeoplewilldoanything,evencreatenewwords,forthesakeofadvertising.Itusuallytakestimeforanounbeadoptedasaverb.Nowadays,it'squiteacceptableto""something.But20yearsago,noonewouldhaveknownwhat"googling"meant.Well,Ihopeyou'llhaveyourI.D.readywhenyougetcardednexttime.Yeah,.().

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eback,everyone.Oneoftheall­timeChristmasclassics,withoutadoubt,isHarktheHeraldAngelsSing.Thesongbeganitslifein1739inabookcalledHymnsandSacredPoems.ItsoriginaltitlewasHark!HowAlltheWelkinRings.Afewyearslater,thetitlewaschanged.Nowmuchlagain,in1840,FelixMendelssohnwrotewhatwouldserveasthesong'smelody.So,youcanseethisChristmasclassicwasalongtimeinthemaking.OK.Beforewegettoofaraheadofourselves,let'sfindouthowthewordsandthemusicwerejoinedtogether.We'llresumethelessonnowonline5.(Music).

TheMusicofChristmas.

Butinthe19thcentury,anorganistjoinedthemusicandwordstogethertocreatethisfavoritecarol.Hereisthefirstverse:Harktheheraldangelssing,"GlorytothenewbornKing!PeaceonEarthandmercymild.Godandsinnersreconciled.".Joyful,allyenationsrise.Jointhetriumphoftheskies.Withtheangelichostproclaim:"ChristisborninBethlehem".Hark!Theheraldangelssing,"GlorytothenewbornKing!".(Music).

eback.We'relearningaboutthisfamousChristmascarolcalledHarktheHeraldAngelsSing.AndwelearnedbeforethebreakthatCharlesWesleywrotethelyrics,andamannamedFelixMendelssohnwrotethemusic,orthemelody.Andtheynevermeantforthesetwothingstogotogether.Butweseeherethatinthe19thcentury,anorganistjoinedthemusicandthewordstogethertocreatethisfavoritecarol.Soitwassomebodyelsewhodecidedtoputthesetogetherandcreatethecarol,anditwasanorganist.Andanorganistisa whoysanorgan.Andanorganisaninstrumentfoundinachurch.

Itlookslikeapianobutitusesverylargepipestoproduceabeautifulsound.Yeah.Isupposeweoftenthinkofanorganandapianoassimilarinstrumentsjustbecausetheylooksimilarandyouytheminsimilarways.Butactually,theyfunctionverydifferentlyandtheyproduceverydifferentsounds.Well,we'regoingtotakealookhereatsomeofthesongHarktheHeraldAngelsSing.Anditsayshere,Chelsea,thatwe'regoingtotakealookatthefirstverseofthesong.Yes.A"verse"isjustoneofthepartsofapoemorasongthatitisdividedinto.We'renottalkingabout

thechorusofthesong.

Thechoruswouldbethepartofthesongthat'srepeatedmanytimes,butyouwouldonlysingaverseonce.Andtheremightbeoneverseortwoorthreeorfour,manyverses.Andsowe'rejustlookingattheveryfirstverseofthesong.AndChip,itstartsoutasthetitledoes:Harktheheraldangelssing"GlorytothenewbornKing!".OK.Sohereweseethatpartofthemessageofthesemessengerangelsis"GlorytothenewbornKing!".Sohereifwe'retalkingaboutakingthatisanewborn,we'retalkingaboutakingthatwasjustrecentlyborn.Andweknowthatwe'retalkingaboutJesus,themaincentral aroundwhichtheChristianreligionisformed.

Andherewesee"glory"tothisnewbornKing.Anytimeweseethatword"glory,"we'retalkingaboutgivingpraiseandthankstosomeone.Andsoweoftenseethiswordwhenwe'retalkingaboutJesus.WesayyougiveglorytoJesus,youpraiseHimandgiveHimthanks.Andweknow,atthistime,peoplewouldhavebeenbringingHimpraiseasHewasbornasthenewbornKingonEarth.Nowitgoesontosay:PeaceonEarthandmercymild.Godandsinnersreconciled.OK.

Andwecankindofhearhowthosesoundsrhyme.

Wesee"reconciled"rhymingwith"mild".Andhereweseethewordmercy,"peaceonEarthandmercymild".Soweseepeaceandmercy."Mercy"issomethingthatyoumightgivetosomeone,orsomethingthatsomeonemightgivetoyou.Andweoftenthinkofmercyaskindness,ormaybehelp.Andoftenwhenmercyisbeinggivenandreceived,we'rethinkingaboutpeopleofdifferentlevelsordifferentstatuses.Soweseesomeonewithmorepowerandauthoritygivingmercy,orgivinghelporkindness,tosomeoneoflowerpowerorstatusorauthority.That'sright.Andagain,we'rejusttalkingaboutGodhereandHisroleintheworldandbringingmercytotheEarth.

AndthenitsaysthatGodandsinnersarereconciled.Nowifyou"reconcile"withsomeone,thatmeansthatyouaremakingup,thatyou'recausingarelationshipto efriendlyagainaftermaybeithaperiencedsometension,aftertherehasbeenamisunderstandingoranargument.Areconciliation,orreconcilingyourselftosomeone,alwaysinvolvesforgivenessandunderstanding.AndsothisbirthoftheBabyJesusthattheangelsaresingingaboutistalkingabouthowGodisbeingreconciledtosinners.Andsinnersarejustpeoplewhohavesinintheirlives,whichisallofus.Wealldowrongthingsinourlives.

Right.SinnerswouldbepeoplewhohavebrokenGod'slaws,maybeintheiractions,ormaybeintheirheartsorintheirminds.SosinnersneedtobereconciledwithGod.AndthatisthereasonthatJesusisimportantatChristmastime.Well,herewesee:Joyful,allyenationsrise,orjoyful,allofyounationsrise.Jointhetriumph,orthevictory,oftheskies.Yes."Triumph"isawordthatjustmeansvictory,averygreatachievement.So"jointhetriumphoftheskies,"thattriumphwasgoingonwiththeangelsintheskies."Withtheangelichostproclaim,"angelichostis,again,justreferringtotheangels,andtheywereproclaimingorsaying:ChristisborninBethlehem.

AndaccordingtotheBible,thatiswhereJesuswasborn!SoHark!Theheraldangelssing"GlorytothenewbornKing!".That'sallthetimewehavefortoday.Beforewego,enjoytheskit.

【Skit】

"Harktheheraldangelssing,"ah,whatawonderfulpoem.Oh,yes,Mr.Cummings.It'salovelypoem.CharlesWesleywroteitoneChristmasDay.Itwaspublishedin1739.Yes,andthewordsareso...special.Iknow.Butactually,afriendofCharleschangedtheoriginalwords.Charleswasnotveryhappyaboutit.Ah.Ionlywishthispoemhadamelody.Itwouldmakeawonderfulsong.Yes.Othershavetriedtosetittomusic,butnoonehasfoundasui