英语听力教程第三版(张民伦主编)Unit-8-The-Sound-of-Music听力原文

Listenthisway听力第三册-8Unit8TheSoundofMusicPartIGettingreadyAquizgameshowisatypeofradioortelevisionprogramminggenreinwhichcontestants,televisionpersonalitiesorcelebrities,sometimesaspartofateam,playagamewhichinvolvesansweringquestionsorsolvingpuzzlesusuallyformoneyand/orprizes.AThefollowingwordswillappearinthisunit.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.panel：agroupofspecialistswhogivetheiradviceoropinionaboutsomething2.contender：apersonwhotakespartinacompetitionortriestowinsomething3.nomination：theactofsuggestingorchoosingsomebodyasacandidateinanelection,orforajoboranaward4.cinematography：theartorprocessofmakingfilms5.score：themusicwrittenforafilm/movieorplay6.audition：takepartinapracticaltestforperformingapplicants7.choreography：thearrangingorinventingofdances,especiallyballet8.pantomime：traditionalChristmasmusicalshowforchildren9.scherzo：ashort,livelypieceofmusic,thatisoftenpartofalongerpiece10.lyrics：thewordsofasongListentothefollowingradioquizgame.Whoarethosepeopleonthepanel?Supplythemissinginformation.Nowlistenagain.Putamarkbesideeachquestion.Putatickifitistrue.Ifitisfalse,putacross.Finallywritedownwhothatpersonis.Audioscript::A-AnnouncerM-MaxineQ-QuizmasterL-LauraT-TimD-DavidRadioBristol.Ladiesandgentlemen,it'stimefor"AliveorDead?"ourexcitingquizgameaboutfamouspeoplealiveordead.BeforeItellyoutherules,let'smeetourpanelfortonight.Fromrighttoleftwehavethatfamoussportsmanandracingdriver,TimBrown.T:.Eveningeveryone.NexttoTim,isthatlovelystaroftheAmericancinema,whoisnowhereinBristolattheOperaHouse,MaxineMorgan.Hithere!Nextwehavenovelist,DavidWalker.Goodevening.Andlastbutnotleast,composerandsinger,LauraDennison.Hello.Solet'sgetwiththegame.Ihavethenameofafamousperson--aliveordead--inthisenvelope.Thepanelwilltrytoguesswhoitis.Buttheycanonlyaskquestionswhichhavea"yes"or"no"answer.Areweready?Well,yes.Areyoualive?No,I'mnot.NowMaxine,let'shaveyourquestion.You'renotalive.Soyouareafamouspersonwhoisdead.Oh,Iknow.Areyouapersoninabook--afictionalcharacter--somebodywhoisn'treal?No,I'mnotfictional.David,canwehaveyourquestion?Soyou'reareal,deadperson?That'sright,Iam.Good,nowwewanttoknowwhereyoucomefrom.AreyouBritish?No,I'mnotBritish.AreyoufromEurope?No,I'mnot.T:AreyouAustralian?No,Tim,I'mnot.I'mnotAustralian.Oh,thenIknow,you'reAmerican.You'rearealAmericanperson,butyou'redead.Nowletmethink.Ah,yes,areyouawriterofanysort?No,I'mnot.Areyouanythingtodowithpeace,youknowsomeonelikeMartinLutherKing?Agoodguess,Laura,butI'mnothingtodowithpeace.Well,that'sadifficultone,really.Ithinktheanswerishalf"Yes"andhalf"No".No,I'llsay"No".T:Mm,funny,half"Yes",half"No",butfinally"No".Well,well,areyoufamousasanentertainerofanysort,youknowafilmstar,orpopsinger,oranactor,youknowwhatImean?Askonequestionatatime,Tim,please.Theanswertoyourquestionis"No".I'vegotit,I'vegottheanswer.Iknow,I'mright.Carefulnow,Maxine.SaythewronganswerandIwinthegame.AreyousureyouknowwhoIam?Yes,you'redead,you'refamous,you'reAmerican,youaresortoffamousforpeacework.You'renotanentertainer--you'renotanAmericanfilmstar.Idon'tthinkyouwerefamousasasoldier.Ithinkyouwereapolitician,Ithinkyoudiedin1963.1thinkyouweremarriedtoaverybeautifulwoman...Ithinkyouareveryclose,Maxine.Ithinkyouarealmostthere.IthinkyouoncewenttoBerlin.IthinkyouarePresidentJohnKennedy,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Andcongratulationstoyouandthepanel,Maxine.Yes,youareright,thenameofthefamouspersoninmyenvelopeisPresidentKennedy,bornin1917anddiedin1963,onNovember22ndtobeexact.Nowformynextfamousperson...PartIISlumdogMillionaireSlumdogMillionaireisa2000Britishdramafilm.SetandfilmedinIndia,thefilmtellsthestoryofJamalMalik,ayoungmanfromtheJuhuslumsofMumbaiwhoappearsontheIndianversionofWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?andexceedspeople'sexpectations,therebyarousingthesuspicionsofcheating.Itwaswidelyacclaimed,beingpraisedforitsplot,soundtrackanddirecting.Itwasnominatedfor10AcademyAwardsin2009,winningeight,includingBestPicture,BestDirector,andBestAdaptedScreenplay.AListentothefirstnewsreportbroadcastedwhenSlumdogMillionairewon10AcademyAwardnominations.Notedownthekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Thencompletethestorylineofthemovie.Audioscript:OneofthestrongestcontendersfortheBestPictureOscarthisyearisSlumdogMillionaire.SetinMumbai,India,itisastoryaboutdestiny.JamalMalik,ayoungmanfromtheslums,becomesacontestantontheIndianrealityshowWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?BasedonitsAmericanequivalent,theIndianshowoffers20millionrupees($400000)tothewinner.FewexpectedthisindependentproductiondirectedbyfilmmakerDannyBoyletomakeittotheOscars.ButSlumdogisnolongeranunderdog.Ithaswonviewers'heartsandgainedcriticalacclaim.WithtenAcademyAwardnominations,itisaseriousOscarcontender.(Movie)Host:JamalMalik,you'reabsolutelyright!JamalMalikisnotknowledgeable.Hejusthappenstoknowtheanswerstothespecificquestionshe'sbeenasked.Eachquestionissomehowrelatedtoaneventthathasdefinedhislife.Withtheirmotherdead,JamalandhisbrotherSalimbegintosteal,tradeandsleepwherevertheycantosurvive.ButthedefiningmomentinJamal'slifeiswhenanorphangirlnamedLatikatagsalongwiththem.Latikaistakenbygangs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tthinkIwouldleavetheballetworldentirely,butImaytrysomethingelse.Youneverknow.I'minterestedinotherthingsandIhavedonesomesortsofmusicalcomedywork,andI'veenjoyeditverymuch--justtoexpandmyselfalittleandtolookaround.AndthisChristmasagainI'llbeplayingCinderellainanEnglishpantomime--whichisgreatfunforme.Ireallyhavefunandit'snotseriousdancing,youknow,andIgettospeakandactandeverything.SoIdon'tknow.Iwouldalsoliketohaveafamily,soIhavelotsofthingsthatImaydo.PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:BeethovenVBeethovenwasaGermancomposerandpianist.AcrucialfigureinthetransitionbetweentheClassicalandRomanticerasinWesternartmusic,heremainsoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialofallcomposers.Hisbestknowncompositionsinclude9symphnies,5concertosforpiano,32pianosonatas,and16stringquartets.TheSymphonyNo.5inCminorwaswrittenin1804-1808.Itisoneofthemostfrequentlyplayedsymphonies.Listentotherecording.LearntoappreciateBeethoven'sFifthSymphonywiththespeakers.Whilelistening,completethefollowingoutline.Audioscript:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　""Themostfamousfour-notesequenceinmusic,instantlyrecognizabletoustodayasBeethoven'sFifthandfullofassociations.Fateknockingatthedoor."V"forvictory.Buthowmustithavesoundedtothatoriginalaudience?Beethovenpresenteditaspuremusic.Nocluetoitssignificanceormeaning.Well,Beethoven,asapersonality,wassotrickyandsouncouthinsomanyways,andhadsuchadifficult,troubledchildhood,thattheadultthatgaveussomeofthesepieceswasamansooftenatoddswiththeworldaroundhim.BorninpovertyintheGermantownofBonn,hewasbulliedasachildbyhisalcoholicfatherandinhis20srealizedhewasgoingdeaf,surelythecrudestoftragediesforamusician.ButBeethovenwasamanwithawillofiron,and,intheFifth,heharnessesthepoweroftheorchestratoaninsistentpropulsiverhythm,forcingthesymphonytoarticulatetheprofoundestpersonaldrama.Host:Thestoryofasoulstrugglingagainstimplacablefateandemergingincandescentlyvictorious.Oneofthegreatcontrastsavailabletoacomposerarethecontrastsofdarknessandlightness.AndinhisFifthSymphony,buildsupfromhesitantdarknessintotheradiantblazeofoptimism,confidence,whatever.Nowhedoesthisthroughthesimplestofmeans.Attheendofthethirdmovement,whichistherathershadowy,darkscherzo,hisplanistoburstusintothelightwithoutstopping.Nowhedoesthisbymakingtheorchestraplayasquietlyasitcan,allthestringsjustpluckingvery,veryquietly.Thencomestheheartbeatofthedrum,very,veryquietanddistantandthestringsjustmovingupanddown,uncertainaboutwhichwaythey'regoingtogo.Andthensuddenly,veryquickly,thewholeorchestracomesin,and,withoutstopping,weburstintothefinalmovement.Thisisinthemajorkey.Lightsfullon,afterlightshardlyonatall.Thesymphonyisamasterpieceofstorytellingwithoutwords.WhentheFrenchRevolutionerupted,Beethovenwasateenager,strugglingtosupporthisfamilyafterthedeathoftheirmother,andtheconceptofindividuallibertybecamealifelongissue.Andwe,thelisteners,arecompelledtosharehisbattleagainstfate.AlthoughBeethovenwantedtowritesomethingthatwascomprehensibleatfirsthearing,hewasn'twritingsimplytogivepleasure.Hewantedittobeapotentiallylife-changingexperience,musicthatwouldresonateinthemindlongafterthelastnotehadsounded.PartVDoyouknow...?Whatisamusical?Accordingtoonedefinition,itisastage,televisionorfilmproductionutilizingpopular-stylesongsanddialoguetoeithertellastoryand/orshowcasethetalentsofvariedperformers.Musicalsarenotjustwritten--theyarecollaborativecreationsthatareputtogetherpiecebypiece.ThenwhatistheBroadwaymusical?Whenwasitborn?ASpotdictation.ListentoapassageaboutthebirthoftheBroadwaymusical.Fillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.Audioscript:MostscholarsbelievethatTheBlackCrookin1866markedthebeginningofthemusicalcomedy,integratingmusic,danceandcomedy,withanemphasisonbeautifulwomenandspectacularscenery.ButitwasduringWorldWarOneandafter,thatthemusicaldevelopedasauniquelyAmericanidiom.Song-and-dancemanGeorgeM.CohanexploitedAmericans'senseofpatriotism,movingawayfromEuropeaninfluences.Inthe1920s.songwriterswhoincludeJeromeKern,GeorgeandIraGershwin,RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinII,broughtthemusicaltomaturitywiththeirmeticulouscraftingofmusicandlyricstocreatetheAmericanpopularsong.Themodernmusicalwasbornin1943withRodgersandHammerstein'sOklahoma,whichrevolutionizedthewaydance,musicanddialoguewereusedtodeveloptheplotandcharacters.Othersongwritersofthe1940s,50sand60scapitalizedonthatwinningformulatowritesomanyhitmusicals,thatthateraisnowreferredtoas"Broadway'sGoldenAge."Sincethen,Americanmusicalshavebeentranslatedandproducedonstagesallovertheworld.Themusichasbecomeamainstayamongvocalistsandjazzmusicians,makingcleartheexpressionthatthemusicofBroadwayistruly"America'sclassicmusic."ForeignerscallAmericansYankees.SouthernerssaythatYankeesareNortherners.NorthernerssaythatYankeesarefromtheNewEnglandstates.PeopleinNewEnglandsayitistheVermonterswhoareYankees.VermontersreplythataYankeeisjustsomeonewhoeatspieforbreakfast.Itseemsthattheoriginofthistermdefiesdetection.B1Listentothepassage.Focusonwhattheword"Yankee"referstoatdifferenttimes.Supplythemissinginformation.B2Nowlistentothepassageagain.Completethesummary.OurquestionthisweekasksaboutthesongYankeeDoodle.Toexplain,wemustgobackmorethan200years.TheAmericancolonieshadnotyetwonindependencefromEngland.TheBritishusedtheword"Yankee"todescribecolonistsinthenortheastpartofAmerica.ThatareawasknownasNewEngland.AftertheWarforIndependence,theBritishusedthewordtomeanallAmericans.AndduringbothWorldWarsAmericansoldierswereknownasYankeesorjustYanks.ThatwasthesongYankeeDoodle.Historyexpertsdonotknowexactlywhenitwaswritten.Someresearchshowsthedatemayhavebeenduringthe1750s.ManystoriessayaBritisharmydoctorwrotethesongwhenEnglandwasfightingtheFrenchandtheIndiansinNorthAmerica.Thereislittleconfirmationofthesestories.Wedoknow,however,thatYankeeDoodlewassungbytheBritishtomakethecolonialpeopleofNorthAmericalookfoolish.Andweknowthesongbecamepopularamongthecoloniststhemselves.Manyknewatleastsomeofthewords.TheBritishcontinuedtousethesongtomakeYankeeslookfoolishuntiltheearlydaysoftheWarforIndependenceinthe1770s.Storiessay,BritishsoldiersmarchingoutofthecityofBostonsteppedintimetothemusicofYankeeDoodle.ThosesamesoldiersweredefeatedbycolonialtroopsatthetownofConcordsingingthesamesong.Sincethen,YankeeDoodlehasbeenasongthatrepresentstheUnitedStates.PartVIIWatchandenjoyMagicisaperformingartthatentertainsaudiencesbystagingtricksorcreatingillusionsofseeminglyimpossibleorsupernaturalfeatsusingnaturalmeans.Thesefeatsarecalledmagictricks,effects,orillusions.Aprofessionalwhoperformssuchillusionsiscalledamagicianoranillusionist.WatchthevideoclipfromthemovieIllusionist.Afterwatching,answerthefollowingquestions.Videoscript:Announcer：Lifeanddeath,spaceandtime,fateandchance.Thesearetheforcesoftheuniverse.Tonight,ladiesandgentleman,Ipresenttoyouamanwhohasunlockedthesemysteries.Fromthefurthestcornersoftheworldwherethedarkartsstillholdsway,hereturnstoustodemonstratehownature'slawsmaybebent.Igiveyou...Eisenheim.Eisenheim：MightIborrowahandkerchieffromsomeone?You,Madam.Thankyou.Ah,bepatient.Now,ifyouplease,Iwouldliketocontinuewithanexaminationoftime.Fromthemomentweenterthislifeweareintheflowofit.Wemeasureitandwemarkitbutwecannotdefyit.Wecannotevenspeedituporslowitdown.Orcanwe?Havewenoteachexperiencedasensationthatabeautifulmomentseemedtopasstooquickly?Andwishedthatwecouldmakeitlinger?Orfelttimeslowonadulldayandwishedthatwecouldspeedthingsupabit?Iassureyou,they'requitereal.Audience:Isitreal?Eisenheim：Andyou,Madam,whereisyourhandkerchief?Audience:Bravo!Verygood.