新编英语教程4-unit10

Unit10TextIFromComposertoInterpretertoListenerTextIITheJazzScene

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OralWorkListeningPre-readingActivityStructureVocabularyAcquisitionIntensiveReadingText1:FromComposertoInterpretertoListener

Canyoulistsomegreatnamesofcomposer?Couldyoutellthemeaningof“interpreter”inthetitle?TextIPre-readingActivityReadthetext,andthentrytowritedownoridentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.

TextIPre-readingActivityPara1.Thecomposergivesushimself.Para2.Para3.Para4.Sentence1.It’stheinteractionofpersonalityandperiodthatresultsintheformationofacomposer’sstyle.Theinterpreterisakindofmiddlemaninmusic.Para5.Theinterpreterexiststoservethecomposer.Para6.Thefirstrealinterpretativeproblemispresentedbythenotesthemselves.Readthetext,andthentrytowritedownoridentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.TextIPre-readingActivityPara7.Para8.Para9.Acompositioniscapableofbeingseeninadifferentlightandfromdifferentanglesbyvariousinterpretersorevenbythesameinterpreteratdifferenttimes.Onlyalistenerwhoreallyinvolveshimselfisofimportancetomusicorthemakersofmusic.Sentence1.Para10.Sentence1.Para11.Sentence1.TextIStructureTextIVocabularyAcquisitionReadthetextonceandTrytowritedownthemeaningoffollowingwordsthatbestfitsthecontext.4.embody(L.7)6.mirror(L.12)7.epoch(L.22)9.leeway(L.46)12.taste(L.75)13.unprejudiced(L.78)GiveaconcreteformtoToreflect/showasinamirrorAperiodoftimeinhistorymarkedbyspecialeventsorcharacteristicsFlexibility;thechancetoactfreelyAbilitytomakegoodjudgmentsinbeauty,music,etcNotshowingunfairorbiasedjudgmentTextIVocabularyAcquisitionReadthetextonceandTrytowritedownthemeaningoffollowingwordsthatbestfitsthecontext.3.streaked(L.13)4.frailty(L.14)5.assimilate(L.40)6.elucidation(L.41)11.bespeaks(L.68)12.sensitivity(L.76)SlightlymarkedAweaknessofcharacterorbehaviorAbsorb,understandthoroughly(further)explanationShows,indicates[veryformal]QuickawarenessoffeelinginothersThatpartwhichembodiesthefullestanddeepestexpression…Task:Translate言语具体表现各种思想和感情。Wordsembodythoughtsandfeelings.Itwillalwaysmirrorthatpersonality.He'shonestbuthelackspersonality.HewasanambitiousmanwithastrongpersonalityHeclearlyhassomekindofpersonalitydisorderExamples:Task:Translate常言道，“文如其人”。我认为，一个作家的个性在很大程度上会体现在其作品的风格上。Asacommonsayinggoes,“Thestyleistheman”.Ibelievethatawriter’spersonalityis,toalargeextent,embodiedinhisorherstyleofwriting.Hischaractermaybestreakedwithhumanfrailties.1.vi.torunorflysomewheresofastyoucanhardlybeseen

streakacross/along/downetc e.g.Twojetsstreakedacrossthesky.2.tocoversomethingwithlinesofcolour,liquidetc e.g.Theskywasstreakedyellowandpurple.e.g.Hishandsandarmswerestreakedwithpaint.Task:Translate印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。TheIndiansusedtostreaktheirfaceswithpaint.…isexpressedwithintheframeworkofhisownperiod.1.asetofideas,rules,orbeliefsfromwhichsomethingisdeveloped,oronwhichdecisionsarebased e.g.Thispaperprovidesaframeworkforfutureresearch.2.Social/legal/politicaletcframework e.g.Wehavetoactwithintheexistinglegalframework.Eachimportantcomposerhasseveraldifferentstylescorrespondingtotheinfluencesofhis....Task:Translate她的工作符合她的志趣。Herjobcorrespondswithherinterests.

Thetwopicturesofthedocumentdidnotcorrespond.correspondwith/toThenumberscorrespondtopointsonthemap.correspondclosely/exactly/preciselytosomething

Thedescriptionoftheseeventscorrespondscloselytootheraccountswrittenatthetime.Hisactionsdonotcorrespondwithhiswords.他言行不一。Notsomuch…as…/notsomuchasTheoceansdonotsomuchdividetheworldasuniteit.

Hedidn’tsomuchasthankmeforreturninghismoneythatIfound.

与其说……不如说……

连……都不(肯)

Notsomuch…as…/notsomuchasSciencemovesforward,theysay,notsomuchthroughtheinsightsofgreatmenofgeniusasbecauseofmoreordinarythingslikeimprovedtechniquesandtools.

(1994年考研试题)Task:TranslatefollowingsentenceintoChinese他们说，科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的斟知酌见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。

TheconveniencesthatAmericansdesirereflectnotsomuchaleisurelylifestyleasbusylifestyleinwhichevenminutesoftimearetoovaluabletobewasted.(1995年考研试题)

美国人所需要的各种便利条件与其说是反映一种从容不迫的生活方式，还不如说反映一种忙碌的生活方式。在这种忙碌的生活方式中甚至几分钟时间都得珍惜。

Mustturnitovertothetendermerciesofaninterpretiveartist.1.leavesomebodytosomebody's(tender)merciestoletsomeonebedealtwithbyanotherperson,whomaytreatthemverybadlyorstrictly-usedhumorously2.atthemercyofsomebody/somethinge.g.Aftertheboat'smotorfailed,theywereatthemercyoftheweather.abandonsb.tothemercyof

听任某人由...摆布atthemercyof

在...的掌握之中,完全受...支配,任...摆布inone'smercy

出于恻隐之心leavetothemerciesofsb.

听任某人粗暴对待;听任某人任意摆布Mustturnitovertothetendermerciesofaninterpretiveartist.Task:Translate他在债权人地任意摆布下，处境十分危急。Hissituationwasdesperateashewasnowlefttothetendermerciesofhiscreditors.

Theywerelostatthesea,atthemercyofthewindandweather.他们在海上迷了路,任凭风和天气的摆布。Allareagreedthatheexiststoservethecomposer.beagreedifpeopleareagreed,theyhavediscussedsomethingandagreeaboutwhattodobeagreedone.g.Allpartiesarenowagreedontheplan.beagreedthate.g.We'reallagreedthatwecannotspendwhatwehavenotearned.Toassimilateandrecreatethecomposer’smessage.Tocompletelyunderstandandbegintousenewideas,informationetc[synonym]absorbe.g.Itwilltaketimetoassimilateallthesefacts.Task:Translate我们对某些种类的食物比别的食物容易吸收。Weassimilatesomekindsoffoodmoreeasilythanothers.美国同化了许多来自欧洲国家的移民。TheU.S.A.hasassimilatedpeoplefrommanyEuropeancountries.Wecantaketechnicalproficiencyforgranted.takeitforgranted(that)tobelievethatsomethingistruewithoutmakingsureHejusttookitforgrantedthathewouldpasstheexam.takesomebody/somethingforgrantedtoexpectthatsomeoneorsomethingwillalwaysbetherewhenyouneedthemandneverthinkhowimportantorusefultheyareTheteachertakeTom’slateforgranted.Theinterpreterisforeverconfrontedwiththeproblemofhow...Wetrytohelppeopleconfronttheirproblems.

1.beconfrontedwithsomethingCustomersareconfrontedwithabewilderingamountofchoice.2.toaccusesomeoneofdoingsomething,especiallybyshowingthemtheproofconfrontsomebodywith/aboutsomethingIconfrontedhimwithmysuspicions,andheadmittedeverything.Ihaven'tconfrontedheraboutityet.Itiscapableofbeingseeninadifferentlightandfromdifferentangles.throw/shed/castlightonsomethingtoprovidenewinformationthatmakesadifficultsubjectorproblemeasiertounderstande.g.Melaniewasabletoshedsomelightonthesituation.Thesediscoveriesmaythrownewlightontheoriginsoftheuniverse.in(the)lightofsomethingifyoudoordecidesomethinginthelightofsomethingelse,youdoitafterconsideringthatthinge.g.Inlightofthistragicevent,wehavecancelledthe4thofJulycelebrations.Itiscapableofbeingseeninadifferentlightandfromdifferentangles.inanew/different/badetclightif