2018年英语四级考试口语资料：贝多芬

2018年英语四级考试口语资料：贝多芬

　　Unit 1 Roll over, Beethoven!

　　Word Tips

　　pirate: 盗版(illegally copy and sell another person's work such as a book, a video or a omputer program)

　　beauty contest: 选美比赛(a competition in which girls are mainly judged by their physical attractiveness and a beauty queen is selected)

　　encore: 加演(a word that the audience shouts at the end of a performance when they want the performer to do more)

　　anorexia: 厌食(a serious illness that makes you want to stop eating and that mainly affects young women)

　　starve: 饥饿;饿死(suffer or die because there is not enough food to eat)

　　Mozart: 莫扎特(奥地利作曲家, 维也纳古典乐派主要代表) (an Austrian composer considered among the greatest and most prolific composers in history)

　　Salzburg: 萨尔斯堡(奥地利城市)(a city of west-central Austria)

　　harpsichord: 大键琴(a large musical instrument with a row of keys that can pull the trings)

　　compose: 作曲(write music)

　　symphony: 交响乐(a long piece of music for an orchestra)

　　Milan: 米兰(意大利北部城市)(a city of northern Italy)

　　conductor: (乐队的)指挥(one who directs an orchestra or other such group)

　　orchestra: 管弦乐队(a large group of musicians who play together on various instruments)

　　Vienna: 维也纳(奥地利首都)(the capital and largest city of Austria)

　　jazz: 爵士音乐(a style of music)

　　Wynton Marsalis: 温马·萨利斯(a well-known trumpeter born in 1961, active in the jazz and classical music fields)

　　The Cranberries: 小红莓乐队(an Irish rock'n'roll band from the 1990s)

　　punk rock: 庞克摇滚乐(a form of hard-driving rock music)

　　dye: 染色(change the color using a special liquid)

　　cool: 一流的; 酷的(excellent ; fashionable)

　　heavy metal: 重金属音乐;电子摇滚乐(very loud rock music with a fast and strong beat, played on electric guitars)

　　principal: (中小学)校长(headmaster of a school)

　　entitled: 题为(with the title of)

　　permission: 同意(agreement ; approval)

　　original: 原先的;原创的(made first ; not copied)

　　legal: 法律的(connected with or allowed by the law)

　　karaoke: 卡拉OK(the activity of singing to recorded music for entertainment)

　　the in thing: 时髦流行的东西(the fashionable thing)

　　download: 下载(copy information from a larger computer or the Internet)

　　patent: 专利(the legal right to make or sell an invention for a number of years)

　　transmit: 传播(send)

　　harp: 竖琴(an instrument)

　　decibel: 分贝(声音强度单位)(a unit for measuring how loud a sound is)

　　bore: 令人厌烦的人或事物(something that is not interesting)

　　grateful: 感激的;感谢的(feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done)

　　capture: 俘获;赢得(gain control of)

　　melody: 美妙的音乐;歌曲(a tune)

　　Language and Culture Tips

　　the Carpenters:They were a 1970s light pop duo, consisting of Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard. Both sang, and Richard played the piano. Karen also played the drums. Their musical partnership came to an end with Karen' s death from anorexia at 32. Several of their songs have become classics. For instance," Close to You" is frequently sung in karaoke bars, and " We' ve Only Just Begun" is sung at weddings or wedding receptions. The Carpenters have won numerous musical awards over the years.

　　Metallica: a famous heavy metal band

　　Celine Dion: Celine Dion was an vastly extremely popular artist in Canada long before her success on the U.S. and European charts as the "new Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey". Dion was chosen to sing at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, U.S.A. In 1997, she released "Let's Talk About Love", and achieved another huge worldwide hit with " My Heart Will Go On" from the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie, Titanic .

　　Can You Feel the Love Tonight: a song in the movie The Lion King

　　Elton John: the man who wrote and sang the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight ?"

　　My Heart Will Go On: a song Celine Dion sang in the movie Titanic