当代商务英语综合教程 2 （第2版）My Father's Music

当代商务英语综合教程2

（第2版）

MyFather'sMusicContents2TextAMyFather'sMusicLanguageinUseTextBHandyHintsfortheSmartJob-SeekerWarm-upQuestions:3Warm-upQuestions:1.Canyouplayamusicalinstrument?Whohelpedyoucultivatethatmusictalentinyou?Areyougratefultohimorherforthat?2.Doyouthinkthatparentsshouldforcetheirchildrentolearnamusicalinstrumentevenwhentheyareveryunwillingtodoso?Pre-classTask14Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Don'trefertothenotes,theglossaryordictionaries.TextA

MyFather'sMusic5PassageToanyonewhohaseverbeendiscouragedwhileembarkingonthearduouspathoflearningmusic:IrememberedthedayDadfirstluggedtheheavyaccordionupourfrontsteps,taxinghissmallframe.Hegatheredmymotherandmeinthelivingroomandopenedthecaseasifitwereatreasurechest.“Hereitis,”hesaid.“Onceyoulearntoplayit,it'llstaywithyouforlife.”12TextA

MyFather'sMusic6PassageIfmythinsmiledidn'tmatchhisfull-fledgedgrin,itwasbecauseIhadprayedforaguitarorpiano.Itwas1960,andIwasgluedtomyradio,listeningtorock-and-rollmusic.Accordionswerenowhereinmyhitparade.AsIlookedattheshinywhitekeysandcream-coloredbellows,Icouldalreadyhearmyfriends'accordionjokes.3TextA

MyFather'sMusic7PassageForthenexttwoweeks,theaccordionwasstoredinthehallcloset.ThenoneeveningDadannouncedthatIwouldstartlessonsthefollowingweek.Indisbelief，IshotmyeyestowardMomforsupport.ThefirmsetofherjawtoldmethatIwasoutofluck.Spending＄300foranaccordionand＄5perlessonwasoutofcharacterformyfather.Hewaspracticalalways—somethinghelearnedgrowinguponafarm.Clothes,heatandsometimesevenfoodwerescarce.458PassageBeforeIwasborn,heandmymothermovedintoherparents'two-storyNewJerseyhome.Igrewupthereonthesecondfloor;mygrandparentsliveddownstairs.EachweekdayDadmadethethree-hourcommutetoandfromhisjob,wherehewasasupervisorinacompanythatservicedjetengines.Weekends,hetinkeredinthecellar,turningscrapsofplywoodintoautilitycabinetorfixingabrokentoywithspareparts.Quietandshy,hewasnevermorecomfortablethanwhenathisworkbench.6TextA

MyFather'sMusic9PassageOnlymusiccarriedDadawayfromhisworldoftoolsandprojects.OnaSundaydrive,he'llturntheradioonimmediately.Atredlights,I'dnoticehisfoottappingintime.Heseemedtohangontoeverynote.7TextA

MyFather'sMusic10PassageStill,Iwasn'tpreparedwhen,rummaginginacloset,Ifoundacasethatlookedtomelikeatinyguitar's.Openingit,Isawthepolishedglowofabeautifulviolin.“It'syourfather's,”Momsaid.“Hisparentsboughtitforhim.Iguesshegottoobusyonthefarmtoeverlearntoplayit.”ItriedtoimagineDad'sroughhandsonthisdelicateinstrument—andcouldn't.8TextA

MyFather'sMusic11PassageShortlyafter,mylessonsbeganwithMr.ZelliattheAllergoAccordionSchool.Onmyfirstday,Ifeltclumsyineveryway.“Howdidhedo?”myfatheraskedwhenitwasover.“Fineforthefirstlesson,”saidMr.Zelli.Dadglowedwithhope.Iwasorderedtopracticehalfanhoureveryday,andeverydayItriedtogetoutofit.Myfutureseemedtobeoutsideplayingball,notinthehousemasteringsongsIwouldsoonforget.Butmyparentshoundedmetopractice.9TextA

MyFather'sMusic1012PassageGradually,tomysurprise,Iwasabletostringnotestogetherandcoordinatemyhandstoplaysimplesongs.Often,aftersupper,myfatherwouldrequestatuneortwo.Ashesatinhiseasychair,Iwouldfumblethrough“LadyofSpain”and“BeerBarrelPolka.”TextA

MyFather'sMusic1113Passage“Verynice,betterthanlastweek,”he'dsay.ThenIwouldsegueintoamedleyofhisfavorites,“RedRiverValley”and“HomeontheRange,”andhewoulddriftofftosleep,thenewspaperfoldedonhislap.Itookitasacomplimentthathecouldrelaxunderthespellofmyplaying.TextA

MyFather'sMusic1214PassageOneJulyeveningIwasgivinganalmostflawlessrenditionof“ComeBacktoSorrento,”andmyparentscalledmetoanopenwindow.Anelderlyneighbor,rarelyseenoutsideherhouse,wasleaningagainstourcarhummingdreamilytothetune.WhenIfinished,shesmiledbroadlyandcalledout,“IrememberedthatsongasachildinItaly.Beautiful,justbeautiful.”TextA

MyFather'sMusic1315PassageThroughoutthesummer,Mr.Zelli'slessonsgrewmoredifficult.Ittookmeaweekandahalftomasterthemnow.Allthewhile,Icouldhearmybuddiesoutsideplayingball.I'dalsohearanoccasionaltaunt:“Hey,where'syourmonkeyandcup?”Suchhumiliationpaled,thoughbesidetheimpendingautumnrecital.Iwouldhavetoplayasoloonalocalmovietheater'sstage.Iwantedtoskipthewholething.EmotionboiledoverinthecaroneSundayafternoon.TextA

MyFather'sMusic1416Passage“Idon'twanttoplayasolo,”Isaid.“Youhaveto,”repliedmyfather.“Why?”Ishouted.“Becauseyoudidn'tgettoplayyourviolinwhenyouwereakid?WhyshouldIhavetoplaythisstupidinstrumentwhenyouneverhadtoplayyours?”TextA

MyFather'sMusic15161717Passage“Becauseyoucanbringpeoplejoy.Youcantouchtheirhearts.That'sagiftIwon'tletyouthrowaway.”Headdedsoftly,“Somedayyou'llhavethechanceIneverhad:you'llplaybeautifulmusicforyourfamily.Andyou'llunderstandwhyyou'veworkedsohard.”Iwasspeechless.IhadrarelyheardDadspeakwithsuchfeelingaboutanything,muchlesstheaccordion.Fromthenon,Ipracticedwithoutmyparents'makingme.TextA

MyFather'sMusic181918PassageTheeveningoftheconcertMomworeglitteryearringsandmoremakeupthanIcouldremember.Dadgotoutofworkearly,putonasuitandtie,andslickeddownhishairwithpomade.Theywerereadyanhourearly,sowesatinthelivingroomchattingnervously.Igottheunspokenmessagethatplayingthisonesongwasadreamcometrueforthem.TextA

MyFather'sMusic2019PassageAtthetheaternervousnessovertookmeasIrealizedhowmuchIwantedtomakemyparentsproud.Finally,itwasmyturn.Iwalkedtothelonechaironstageandperformed“AreYouLonesomeTonight?”withoutamistake.Theapplausespilledout,withafewhandsclappingafterothershadstopped.Iwaslightheaded,gladmyordealwasover.TextA

MyFather'sMusic2120PassageAftertheconcertMomandDadcamebackstage.Thewaytheywalked,headshigh,facesflushed,Iknewtheywerepleased.Mymothergavemeabighug.Dadslippedanarmaroundmeandheldmeclose.“Youwerejustgreat,”hesaid.Thenheshookmyhandandwasslowtoletgo.Astheyearswentby,theaccordiondriftedintothebackgroundofmylife.Dadaskedmetoplayatfamilyoccasions,butthelessonsstopped.WhenIwenttocollege,theaccordionstayedbehindinthehallclosetnexttomyfather'sviolin.TextA

MyFather'sMusic222321PassageAyearaftermygraduation,myparentsmovedtoahouseinanearbytown.Dad,at51,finallyownedhisownhome.Onmovingday,Ididn'thavethehearttotellhimhecoulddisposeoftheaccordion,soIbroughtittomyownhomeandputitintheattic.Thereitremained,adustymemory,untiloneafternoonseveralyearslaterwhenmytwochildrendiscovereditbyaccident.Scottthoughtitwasasecrettreasure;Hollythoughtaghostlivedinside.Theywerebothright.TextA

MyFather'sMusic242522PassageWhenIopenedthecase,theylaughedandsaid,“Playit,playit.”Reluctantly,Istrappedontheaccordionandplayedsomesimplesongs.Iwassurprisedmyskillshadn'trustedaway.Soonthekidsweredancingincirclesandgiggling.Evenmywife,Terri,waslaughingandclappingtothebeat.Iwasamazedattheirunbridledglee.TextA

MyFather'sMusic2623PassageMyfather'swordscamebacktome:“Somedayyou'llhavethechanceIneverhad.Thenyou'llunderstand.”Ifinallyknewwhatitmeanttoworkhardandsacrificeforothers.Dadhadbeenrightallalong:themostpreciousgiftistotouchtheheartsofthoseyoulove.TextA

MyFather'sMusic272824PassageLaterIphonedDadtolethimknowthat,atlonglast,Iunderstood.Fumblingfortherightwords,Ithankedhimforthelegacyittookalmost30yearstodiscover.“You'rewelcome,”hesaid,hiswordschokedwithemotion.Dadneverlearnedtocoaxsweetsoundsfromhisviolin.Yethewaswrongtothinkhewouldneverplayforhisfamily.Onthatwonderfulevening,asmywifeandchildrenlaughedanddanced,theyheardmyaccordion.Butitwasmyfather'smusic.TextA

MyFather'sMusic2930Pre-classTask225Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.d）

2.c）3.b）4.c）5.a）Pre-classTask326Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask327Glossary28Pre-classTask329Pre-classTask330Pre-classTask331Pre-classTask3In-classTask132In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.1.Accordionswerenowhereinmyhitparade.(Para.2)1.Accordionwasnotinthelistofmyfavoritemusicalinstruments.(Para.2)In-classTask1332.OnlymusiccarriedDadawayfromhisworldoftoolsandprojects.(Para.6)2.OnlymusiccouldliftDadoutofthispracticallifeandmadehimsohappy.(Para.6)3.Itookitasacomplimentthathecouldrelaxunderthespellofmyplaying.(Para.11)3.HecouldrelaxunderthemagicpowerofthemusicIplayed,andIthoughtthatwasarewardandanencouragementtomyhardpractice.(Para.11)4.EmotionboiledoverinthecaroneSundayafternoon.(Para.13)In-classTask1344.IcouldnotcontrolmyemotionandarguedfiercelywithDadinthecaroneSundayafternoon.(Para.13)5.Theapplausespilledout,withafewhandsclappingafterothershadstopped.(Para.20)5.Theapplauseburstoutfromtheaudience,andafewhandswerestillclappingaftertheothershadstopped.(Para.20)In-classTask235In-classTask2StructuralAnalysisoftheTextItisaverytouchingstorynarratedfromtheauthor'spointofview:hewaspushedbyhisfathertolearntoplaytheaccordion.Thoughhefeltsoreluctantinthebeginning,hisfather'searnestintentionandharshinsistencegraduallydawneduponhim.Writteninachronologicalorder,thenarrationisinterspersedwithfragmentsofhisfather'splainandhardlife,revealinghisquietandshytemperament,hisstrongloveformusic,andhisunfulfilleddream.In-classTask236Verynaturallyandwithgreatease,theauthorpresentstothereadersavividportraitofhisfather.Canyoupickoutthoseparagraphswhichrelatehisfather'sstoryandpiecethemtogether?In-classTask337In-classTask31.Readaloudparagraphs14-18andparagraphs25-29.2.DiscussthequestionsinPre-classTask2.3.Workinpairstoaskeachotherquestionsaboutthetext.In-classTask3384.Answerthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1)Whydidtheauthor'sfatherpushhimtolearntoplaytheaccordion?1）Hisfatherlovedmusicandlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentwashisunfulfilleddream.2)WhydidDad'sviolinremainuntouchedinthecabinetforsomanyyears?In-classTask3392）Theyoncelivedonthefarm.Lifewassohardandhewastoobusytoplaytheviolin.3)Whatkindofpersonwastheauthor'sDad?3）Hewashard-working,practical,quietandshy,buthelovedmusicverymuch.4)Howdidtheauthor'sparentsfeelintheeveningoftheconcert?In-classTask3404）Theyweresopleasedandproudoftheirson.5)WhendidtheauthorbegintounderstandhisDad'sinsistenceonhislearningmusic?5）Whenhegotmarriedandhadhisownfamily,andwhenthemusicheplayedwiththeoldaccordionmadehischildrenandhiswifehappy,herealizedhisfather'sintention.5.Discussthefollowing.1)Whydidtheauthorsaythemusicheplayedonhisaccordionwashisfather'smusic?2)Whydopeoplelearntoplayamusicalinstrument?In-classTask34142TextA

TextTranslation我父亲的音乐韦恩·卡林献给那些曾经在学习音乐的艰难旅途中失去信心的人：我还记得那天父亲先把沉重的手风琴拖上我们的前台阶，他的块头不大，所以一副很用力的样子。他召集我和母亲到客厅，打开那个似乎藏着宝贝的箱子。“瞧瞧这玩意儿，”他说：“你一旦学会弹奏它，它便会陪伴你一生。”1243TextATextTranslation如果说我勉强的微笑和父亲那灿烂的笑容不相称的话，那是因为我本来渴望得到的是一把吉他或是一架钢琴。当时正值1960年，我着迷于用收音机收听摇滚音乐。手风琴不在我喜欢的范围内。当我看着那些闪光的白色琴键和米色的风箱时，我似乎能听到朋友对我学习手风琴的嘲笑声。344TextATextTranslation在接下来的两个星期中，手风琴被搁置在大厅的壁橱里。一天晚上，父亲宣布我将从下个星期开始学习手风琴。我怀着疑惑的心情向母亲投去求救的目光。母亲很坚定，下巴动也没动，我知道我的厄运终于不可避免了。花300美元买一个手风琴，5美元一节课，这不符合我父亲的性格。他一直很现实——这个品质是他当年在农场成长时形成的。当时衣服、暖气、甚至有时食物都是匮乏的。4545TextATextTranslation在我出生之前，他和我妈搬进了外公外婆在新泽西的两层楼的房子。我住二楼，外祖父母住一楼。每个上班日，父亲要花三个小时往返于家和公司之间，他在一家飞机引擎维修公司担任主管。双休日，他在地下室做白铁匠,将废弃的胶合板粘合成实用的橱柜，或是用零件修理坏掉的玩具。他好静又很害羞，在工作台边是他感到最自在的时候了。646TextATextTranslation只有音乐能使父亲放下工作而陶醉于其中。在星期日驱车外出的途中，他会马上打开收音机。当遇到红灯时，我注意到他的脚在和着节奏打拍子。他似乎注意倾听着每一个音符。747TextATextTranslation然而，我心里还是没作好学琴准备。当我在壁橱里胡乱翻找时，我发现了一个酷似小吉他的箱子的东西。打开它，我看到了一把擦得锃亮的漂亮的小提琴。“是你爸爸的，”母亲说：“是他的父母送给他的。我估计他在农场里工作太忙，以至于没有时间学小提琴。”我试着想象父亲粗糙的双手放在这个精致的乐器上的样子——但是我想象不出。848TextATextTranslation不久，我开始了在艾勒格手风琴学校的课程，我的老师是赞利先生。第一次上课，我感觉做每个动作都很不灵活。“他学得怎么样?”当课结束的时候，父亲问赞利先生。“不错，”赞利先生说。父亲充满着希望。我被要求每天练习半小时，但我每天都想逃掉。我的未来似乎应该是在室外玩球，而不是在屋子里练习我很快便会忘记的乐曲。但是我父母不断督促我练琴。91049TextATextTranslation令我惊奇的是，我渐渐地能够弹奏一串连贯的音符，并协调双手弹奏简单的乐曲。经常，在晚饭后，我父亲会要求我弹奏一两首曲子。他坐在安乐椅上，我尝试着弹奏《西班牙女郎》和《啤酒桶波尔卡》。1150TextATextTranslation“很好，比上星期好，”他说。然后我继续演奏他最喜欢的组合曲《红河谷》和《牧场是我家》。他会打个盹,折叠的报纸摊在他的大腿上。我把这个看作是一种赞美，因为他可以在我的充满魔力的演奏声中放松陶醉。1251TextATextTranslation在六月的一个晚上，我完美地演奏了《归来吧苏连多》。我父母把我叫到一个敞开的窗口前，一位年迈很少出门的邻居，斜靠着我们的车哼着曲调。当我结束弹奏时，她大笑，并叫着“我记得那首曲子，当我还是个孩子的时候在意大利听过那首曲子。美，很美。”1352TextATextTranslation整个夏天，赞利先生的课在渐渐变难。现在，我需要花一个半星期去消化课上的内容。这段时间里，我听到伙伴们在户外打球的声音。我也会听到偶尔的嘲笑：“嘿，你的琴在哪里？”虽然秋季独奏会就要到来，这种羞辱还是会使我气得脸发白。我要在当地电影院的舞台上单独演奏一曲，我想逃