高中英語必修模塊2 08

[00:00.00]Unit 5 Rhythm [00:-1.00]Lesson 17 Performance [00:-2.00]Alanis-a True Perormer [00:-3.00]Canadian singer Alanis Morissette is used spotlight. [00:-4.00]Her most famous album Jagged Pill, [00:-5.00]came out in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. [00:-6.00]It sold 15 million copiesand made her world famous. [00:-7.00]Since then she has made several more albums [00:-8.00]and she has continued giving great performances on stage [00:-9.00]Last Thursday night hundreds of fans went the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, [00:10.00]England to see one of Canada's top singer-songwriters,AN Moriss-ette in concert. [00:11.00]It was Morissette's performance in Englandsince her song [00:12.00]'Uninvited' won this year's Grammy Award the best rock song. [00:13.00]The 30-year-old artist has a dedicated fan base in England. [00:14.00]There was not a empty seat anywhere in the auditorium at last Thursday's event, [00:15.00]although it was an incredibly cold night'Sure it's cold outside, [00:16.00]but I hope warm it up in here for you,' [00:17.00]Morissette said the large crowd before she started to play. [00:18.00]During the 3-hour concert, [00:19.00]the artist used a lot of material from her award-winning album [00:20.00]'Jagged Little Pill'.She also played a few songs from her new album, [00:21.00]such as 'Everything But...'which tells the story of someone looking [00:22.00]for love in the wrong places. [00:23.00]Morissette gave a creative and powerful performance in another song'Utopia'. [00:24.00]Her singing was full of feeling; [00:25.00]the first part of the song was filled with anger, [00:26.00]while the last part expressed tender love and joy. [00:27.00]Although the auditorium was cold [00:28.00]and the sound system caused a few problemsthe audience still managed [00:29.00]to enjoy the concert. [00:30.00]Many people in the crowd were obviously dedicated fans [00:31.00]and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song. [00:32.00]Throughout the concert,the atmosphere inside the auditorium was electrifying. [00:33.00]Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressedby Morissette's [00:34.00]brilliant music and singing. [00:35.00]At the end of the three hours,Morissette showed that she was a true performer, [00:36.00]singing a memorable version of'Heartache' [00:37.00]She finished the evening with a new song about the life of a superstar. [00:38.00]While I watched and listened, [00:39.00]I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar. [00:40.00]Lesson 19 Experiment in Folk [00:41.00]Kong goes for folk! As a famous classical pianist, [00:42.00]Kong Xiangdong surprised his fans last weekby givins a concert [00:43.00]of Chinese folk music. [00:44.00]Kons explained that he combined Chinese folk [00:45.00]music the piano because he wanted to try something new. [00:46.00]After playing classical music for years, [00:47.00]Kong felt the need to find some way of being different [00:48.00]from other classioal musicians. [00:49.00]As a result of his search, he discovered the potentials of Chinese folk music. [00:50.00]As his mother was a great music lover, [00:51.00]music has always been an important part of Kong's life. [00:52.00]It wasn't always easy for the young Kong Xiangdong. [00:53.00]He was made to practis the piano so much [00:54.00]that he sometimes found it unbearat But because he persevered, [00:55.00]he soon became a great pianist. [00:56.00]In 1986, he became the youngest prize winnerin [00:57.00]Moscow's Tchaikovsky international Competition. [00:58.00]He wa only 18.Because of his talent Kong became famous worldwide. [00:59.00]But after years of intense pressure, [-1:00.00]Kong admitted that perhaps he was so busy [-1:-1.00]that he lost his own identity in some ways Because of this, [-1:-2.00]he decided to look more closely at his own rootsand rediscovered [-1:-3.00]the beauty in Chinese folk music. [-1:-4.00]Kong's new experiment in Chinese folk music [-1:-5.00]was so important that he even changed his appearance. [-1:-6.00]He arrived at his first performance of Chinese folk musicwith all his hair shaved off. [-1:-7.00]Since the music style was new,his hairstyle had to be new too! [-1:-8.00]Kong wants to play Chinese music so that the world car learn more about China. [-1:-9.00]But that is not the full story. Kon sees it as a two-way exchange. [-1:10.00]He wants to play Chinese music so that he can help transform Chinese music. [-1:11.00]Good luck,Kong Xiangdong! [-1:12.00]Lesson 20 Let's Dance Ballet [-1:13.00]Ballet began in Italy and France during the Renaissance [-1:14.00]and is still an important art form in Western culture. [-1:15.00]Ballet tells a story with music and actions but no words . [-1:16.00]...(1)...Another famous Russian ballet is called 'The Nutcracker'. [-1:17.00]Many countries have produced ballets,including China. [-1:18.00]One well- known Chinese ballet is called 'The White-haired Girl'. [-1:19.00]Folk Dance Folk dances are traditional styles [-1:20.00]of dancing the came from the ordinary people. [-1:21.00]They are usually group dances that are taught from one genera to another. [-1:22.00]China is famous for the many different types [-1:23.00]of folk dances you can see there, [-1:24.00]including the dragon dances and the lion dances [-1:25.00]that are performed in Chinese Spring Festival celebrations [-1:26.00]... (2) ...Today,many well-known folk dances are performed for audiences, [-1:27.00]like the Yangge. [-1:28.00]The Yangge is a kind of rural dance, [-1:29.00]which is ofter performed on festival occasions. [-1:30.00]In many parts of the countryon the first [-1:31.00]and fifteenth days of the first lunar month, [-1:32.00]you will be able to see many dancers,both young and old, [-1:33.00]dressed in beautiful costumes [-1:34.00]skip ping back and forth in time to the loud rhythm of cymbals [-1:35.00]and drums in the parades. [-1:36.00]Many people visit China during the Spring Festival [-1:37.00]to see a performance of this unique rural dance. [-1:38.00]Popular Dance Popular or social dances often came from folk dances, [-1:39.00]although they are usually popular for only a short time [-1:40.00]. ...(3)...Until the eighteenth century, [-1:41.00]social dances were only held in palaces or the homes of aristocrats. [-1:42.00]However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, [-1:43.00]social dancing became more popular. [-1:44.00]Ballroom dancing,which was a formal dance in a large room [-1:45.00]became popular in Europe and North America. [-1:46.00]Central European folk dances, such as the waltz and polka, [-1:47.00]changed and became the most popular examples of ballroom dances. [-1:48.00]In the United States the mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance, [-1:49.00]such as square dancing and tap dancing. [-1:50.00]Before the First World War,new ballroom dances came to Europe and America, [-1:51.00]for example.Fox Trot,Tango, Rumba,Cha-Cha. [-1:52.00]The Argentine Tango was made internationally popularby Carlos Gardel [-1:53.00]through his songs and films. [-1:54.00]From the start of the twentieth century,African-American rhythm [-1:55.00]and movements also became part of popular social dance: [-1:56.00]in the 1920s the Charleston;in the 1930s and 1940s the jitterbug; [-1:57.00]and then the rock 'n'roll dances of the 1950s [-1:58.00]..(4).. Dancing in couples returned in the 1970s and 1980s with 'disco' music [-1:59.00]....(5)... This acrobatic form of solo dancing began [-2:00.00]in the poorer partsof large American cities.

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