文档介绍：Lesson one:
Rock Superstars: What Do They Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society
1. Rock Superstars 摇滚乐超级明星
rock : rock music , rock ' n ' roll ( or : rock and roll )摇滚乐早期的摇滚乐是源于美国的民歌( folk )爵士乐( jazz )勃鲁斯歌曲(blues)等的一种音乐,其特征是具有强烈的节奏( rhythm )单纯的旋律( melody )一再重复的歌词和音符的后拍音( after beat )
2. Rock is the music of teenage rebellion .摇滚乐是青少年的反叛音乐
a. teenage adj. pertaining to a teenager ( 13 至 19 岁的) 青少年的。
其名词形式为teenager: (13至19岁的青少年)。
b. rebellion : resistance to or defiance of any authority 造反,反派。
如; a rebellion against old traditions 对旧传统的反叛。
3. By a man's heroes ye shall know him. 你将从一个人崇拜的英雄得知其人。
judge a man by pany he keeps(以一个人所交的朋友断定其为人)很相似。
b. ye = you 用于古英语或诗歌中,是第二人称代词thou的复数。如:
Ye are the salt of the earth .你们是社会的中坚。(出自<>)
4. " Midnight Rambler
ramble :walk for pleasure漫游,既可表动词,也可作名词。
如; They rambled through the 。
5. …… he said," Grabs a half-gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform,sprinkling its contents over the first rows of sweltering listeners ……"
a. grab : to seize suddenly , eagerly , or roughly ; snatch 急抓,夺取。
如: He jumped up from the table, grabbed his hat and ran out of the door.
他从桌子旁跳了起来,抓起自己的帽子,奔出门去。
另外,grab后面可以跟其他名词或名词短语。如:
grab a shower快速冲了澡,
grab a sandwich,胡乱吃了一个三明治,
grab a taxi 赶搭******************************************************.
有时,还可以作不及物动词。如:
He grabbed at the opportunity of going abroad. 他设法抓住这次出国的机会 b. sprinkle :to scatter drops or particles of water ,powder or the like on 洒液体,撒粉末等(于……上)。如:
They sprinkled ashes on the icy sidewalk .他们在积水溜滑的人行道上撒了灰。
We sprinkle the lawn every day .我们每天给草坪洒水。
以" sprinkling "引导的短语是动词的" - ing " 形式做伴随状语。再如:
They stood there , watching the basketball .他们站在那里,观看篮球比赛。
6. They surge to follow him, eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops.
a. surge : to move or swell forward in or like waves 如波涛汹涌而至。
A crowd surged out of the theater .观众从剧院里蜂拥而出。
b. 以形容词" eager "引导的不定式词组在语法功能上起着并列分句的作用。
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