VOA慢速英语文本：《今日美国》第21课.doc

1、英语翻议讲解：1.hopeful adj.抱有希望的 例句：Im not very hopeful. 我不抱太多希望。 We are hopeful about the future. 我们对未来抱乐观态度。2.sadness n.悲哀, 忧伤 例句：Now he was dead, and I could not get away from my sadness. 现在他死了, 而我无法摆脱悲痛。3.influence vt.影响, 感化例句：The labour enthusiasm of the workers strongly influenced us. 工人们的劳动热情强烈地感染了

2、我们。 Its all too easy to be influenced by our parents. 我们容易受父母的影响。1.But not all the songs about autumn are sad. not all部分否定代词 all 的意思是全部，所有的。它具有名词和形容词的性质。指两个以上的人，物或不可数的东西。它在句中可做主语，宾语，定语，以及同位语。做主语，例如：All of us are here. 我们都在这儿。All of the books are very interesting . 这些书都很有趣。All these money has been sp

3、ent. 钱都花完了。All is going well. 一切顺利。all 做主语时谓语如果是否定的形式，则通常表示部分否定。例如：All is not gold that glitters. 发光的并不都是金子。 本文介绍了很多关于秋季的动听歌曲，下面将几首歌曲的歌词摘录下来，供大家参考。Autumn Leaves.The falling leaves drift by the windowThe autumn leaves of red and goldI see your lips, the summer kissesThe sunburned hand I used to holdS

4、ince you went away the days grow longAnd soon Ill hear old winters songBut I miss you most of all, my darlingWhen autumn leaves start to fallI see your lips, the summer kissesThe sunburned hand I used to holdSince you went away the days grow longAnd soon Ill hear old winters songBut I miss you most

5、of all, my darlingWhen autumn leaves start to fall Moody Blues It took so long you knowTryin to get to know youAnd I came alongYou turned and walked awayI was all ready to talk talk to youKnew exactly know what I had to saySo why did you smile at me only yesterdayAnd showed me only your indifference

6、 todayWake up wake up and feel the grassMoody blues are gonna theyre gonna passWake up wake up and feel the grassMoody blues are gonna theyre gonna pass OhOh n nar na na naOh n nar na na naOh nar n nar n nar na na naSuppose youre just my fantasyOne its got no right to be!You dont speak to meor know

7、my nameIm standing here right on the fringe(right on the fringe)Like some kind of stranger looking inSo why did you smile at me only yesterdayAnd show me only your indifference todayWake up wake up and feel the grassMoody blues are gonna theyre gonna passWake up wake up and feel the grassMoody blues

8、 are gone theyre Wake Me Up When September Ends Summer hase and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September endsLike my fatherse to passSeven years has gone so fastWake me up when September endsHerees the rain againFalling from the starsDrenched in my pain againBing who we areAs my me

9、mory restsBut never forgets what I lostWake me up when September endsSummer hase and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when Septmber endsRing out the bells againLike we did when spring beganWake me up when september ends英语听力原文：VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im

10、 Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And Im Barbara Klein. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. So it is time to play some of our favorite songs about this season.(THEME)People have written and recorded hundreds of songs about autumn. Many of these songs express sadness that summer is over. The days ar

11、e shorter. It is getting darker earlier each day. The weather is cooler. The skies are gray. Birds fly south because they know winter is coming. The leaves turn colors of red and gold and then die, falling to the ground. Some songs about autumn also express the sadness of lost love.Mary Dawson, in h

12、er Internet Writing Journal, writes that this season influenced songwriters to write some of the greatest songs of all time. Here are some of our favorite songs about autumn.September Song by Kurt Weill is one of the most well known, and saddest, songs about the season. It was introduced back in nin

13、eteen thirty-eight in the Broadway musical Knickerbocker Holiday. Many people have recorded this song. Probably the most famous version is sung by Frank Sinatra.(MUSIC)Another famous song about this season is Autumn Leaves. This song also expresses sad emotions. It was first introduced in a French m

14、ovie in nineteen forty-six. Later, the famous American songwriter Johnny Mercer was asked to write English words to the music. Since then, many artists have recorded it. Here is a lovely version by Eva Cassidy from her album Songbird.The Moody Blues are a British rock band that first became famous i

15、n the nineteen sixties. They also recorded a song about fallen leaves, darker days and lost love. It is called Forever Autumn.Here is another sad song about things that happen in autumn. Wake Me Up When September Ends is by the band Green Day from their album American Idiot. The song is about the de

16、ath of a father.The rock group the White Stripes has a song called Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, from their album White Blood Cells. Jack White sings about a woman who did not wait for him while he was away.But not all the songs about autumn are sad. Here is a more hopeful song, James Taylors Oc

17、tober Road from his album by the same name. The song is about leaving the big city for the countryside, going home again after a long time away.For people who live in New York City, autumn is an exciting time of the year. New plays open in theaters on Broadway. The season also brings the promise of

18、new love. Vernon Duke wrote the song Autumn in New York in nineteen thirty-four. Many famous artists have recorded it. We leave you with Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong singing this famous song.Our program was written by Shelley Gollust and produced by Caty Weaver. Im Barbara Klein.And Im Steve Ember. You can hear other American songs on our Web site, . You can also find transcripts and audio archives of our programs. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()