成都信息工程學(xué)院 媒體英語視聽說自編教材 Unit11

1、Unit 11 Passport to EuropeClip One Eying Eiffel New Words & Expressionscontroversy /kntrv:si/ n. fierce argument or disagreementabout sth. esp. one that is carriedon in public over a long period 爭論, 辯論, 爭議 intelligentsia /intelidentsi:/ n. 知識(shí)分子(集合稱), 知識(shí)層, 知識(shí)界 draw up v. to prepare and usu. put i

2、nto written form; draft 擬定、起草petition /pi'tin/ n. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (許多人簽名的向當(dāng)權(quán)者提出某種要求的)請?jiān)笗鴐onstrous /'mnstrs/ a. abnormally large; shockingly brutal or cruel巨大的; 尺寸大得不順眼的, 大得古怪的; 極可惡的、令人震驚的crowning /'krauni/ a. representing a level of

3、 the highest possible achievement or attainment 最高的,無比的armature /':mtu/ n. 塑像或模型的框架、骨架mechanism /'meknizm/ n. 機(jī)械裝置, 機(jī)構(gòu), 機(jī)制; 辦法, 技巧, 途徑 garter belt n. 吊襪腰帶 off-season n. (in business and tourism) least active time of the year; period when there are few orders or visitors淡季Bonjour! a very usef

4、ul French greeting = good day 您好! (白天問候時(shí)使用)Bonsoir! Good evening! 晚上好！ Bonne nuit! Good night! 晚安！ un, deux, trios, quatre, cinq French words for one, two, three, four, fiveMerci! Thank you! profile n. 剖面, 側(cè)面, 外形,輪廓balcony /'bælkni/ n. 陽臺(tái); 露臺(tái)Exercises 1 Multiple Choice Which one was Gustave

5、s crowning achievement? ( ) A. The hooking mechanism for the garter beltB. The armature for the Statue of LibertyC. The Eiffel TowerD. A, B & C2 True or False Every level of the tower is accessible by a separate elevator. True False3 Gap Filling The content of the petition is "We, _ _ do _

6、in the name of French _ and _ French art and history _ the useless and the _ Eiffel Tower.”4 Question and Answer1) Who drew up a petition? _2) When did Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower? _3) How many levels does the tower have? _4) When did Samantha visit the Eiffel Tower?_5) How long will it

7、 take to wait per level during the on season and the off season respectively?_6) Why did Samantha suggest us to bring post cards when we go to the Eiffel Tower? _7) Why is the view better from the second level? _8) Whats the tough decision mentioned by Samantha? _9) How did Samantha describe the vie

8、w of the tower at night? _10) Why did she say she didnt need to visit the Eiffel Tower at night?_Script (Clip One Eying Eiffel) We are about to experience one of the greatest controversies in Paris. In fact 300 of its writers, artists and intelligentsia drew up a petition with this to say. "We,

9、 the lovers of the beauty of Paris do protest in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history against the useless and the monstrous Eiffel Tower." What do they know?This symbol of France was designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, and while it certainly was his crowning achievemen

10、t, did you know that he also designed the armature for the Statue of Liberty? As well as, and this one's completely out of that field, the hooking mechanism for the garter belt.The tower has three levels, all accessible by separate elevators. In the summer, there can be as much as an hour's

11、wait per level, but since I'm here in November, the offseason, it will take about twenty minutes to reach the top.When you come to the Eiffel Tower, make sure you bring your post cards because there is a post office on the first floor, and when you mail them here you will get a special Eiffel To

12、wer stamp.Bonjour!Bonjour!May I have un, deux, triosQuatre, cinqQuatre, cinq, okay, cinq please.Five for yours. And they'll get a special stamp?Yes.Merci.You're welcome.So beautiful! We're on the second level right now and you can go all the way to the top. The view is actually better fr

13、om here because Paris is such a flat low-profile city. You actually see more of its character from this level. You've got a tough decision when it comes to the Eiffel Tower, you can come during the day, or you can come at night. You can imagine how beautiful that is with all the twinkling lights

14、. Also at night, the entire tower sparkles with thousands upon thousands of tiny white lights. But I don't need to come out for that because I can see that from my balcony.Key to Exercises 1 Multiple Choice C4 True or False T5 Gap Filling the lovers of the beauty of Paris protest taste endangere

15、d against monstrous4 Question and Answer11) 300 writers, artists and intelligentsia in Paris drew up the petition.12) 188913) 3 levels 14) In November. 15) In the summer, there can be as much as an hour's wait per level, but during the offseason, it will take about twenty minutes to reach the to

16、p.16) Because there is a post office on the first floor, and when you mail them here you will get a special Eiffel Tower stamp.17) Because Paris is such a flat low-profile city. You actually see more of its character from this level.18) When to go to the Eiffel Tower. The view during the night is as

17、 amazing as that during the day.19) Its beautiful with all the twinkling lights. The entire tower sparkles with thousands upon thousands of tiny white lights.20) Because she could see the view of twinkling lights from her balcony.Clip Two Fado Music in Lisbon New Words & Expressions Lisbon /lizb

18、n/ n. capital and largest city and economicand cultural center of Portugal 里斯本（葡萄牙首都）gut-wrenching a. causing great distress, suffering, or extremely painful feeling, feeling of nervous energy and emotional pain 【引起精神 (或感情) 上的】極度痛苦的distinctive a. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or th

19、ing 有特色的, 與眾不同的fado /'f:du:/ n. a sad Portuguese folksong 法多 (一種悲傷的葡萄牙民歌)authentic /:'entik/ a. dependable; true and deserving to be believed or trusted 真實(shí)可信的、可靠的accompany /'kmpni/ v. to play a musical accompaniment for 為伴奏expressive /iks'presiv/ a. full of feeling and meaning 富于表情的；

20、意味深長的bare v. to bring to view, esp. by taking off a covering; expose 使赤裸，露出，暴露bare ones soul/heart to make known ones deepest feelings 披肝瀝膽，訴說衷情，剖白心事，敞開心扉cavernous /'kævns/ a. (of a space or hole) very large and deep 大而深的intimate /'intimit/ a. 造成親昵氣氛的；便于有親昵關(guān)系的unpretentious /'n-pri&#

21、39;tens/ a. lacking pretension or affectation 含蓄的、謙遜的、不招搖的Exercises 1 True or False 1) Clube de fado was located in the dark narrow streets of the Afarma. True False2) Its better to listen to fado after 10PM. True False 2 Gap Filling Lisbon has a dark side, when that is marked by _, _ and _.3 Questi

22、on and Answer1) How did Samantha describe Lisbon?_2) Why should we go to an authentic place to listen to fado?_3) How expressive is the musical style of fado?_4) How is the atmosphere in the clube de fado?_5) What would people do before and after the singers begin to sing?_Script (Clip Two Fado Musi

23、c in Lisbon) Youve certainly seen how charming Lisbon is, but this city has a dark side, when that is marked by betrayal, jealousy and gut-wrenching heartache. It's expressed in a musical style distinctive to Lisbon known as fado, and fado is heard throughout Lisbon. But make sure you go to an a

24、uthentic place, because you are listening and hearing this country's soul.I was told that clube de fado, located in the dark narrow streets of the Afarma is an excellent choice. Both women and men sing fado. It's accompanied by special Portuguese twelve-string guitar. The musical style is ex

25、tremely expressive. It's an eye shut, mouth open, bare your soul kind of music.First of all, you should listen to fado no earlier than 10PM; second, you want the perfect atmosphere like this one, it's a cavernous like space. It's intimate, yet, unpretentious. And do you see how lively it

26、 is here? A lot of loud talking, everyone is having a good time. When the singers begin to sing, nothing, everyone listens to the music. So, if you're hungry, eat up now. Key to Exercises 1 True or False 1) T2) T 2 Gap Filling Betrayal jealousy gut-wrenching heartache3 Question and Answer1) Its

27、charming yet still has a dark side.2) Because you are listening and hearing this country's soul.3) It's an eye shut, mouth open, bare your soul kind of music.4) The atmosphere there is perfect. Its a cavernous like space. It's intimate, yet, unpretentious.5) Before: people talk aloud and

28、 have a good time. After: everyone listens to the music.Clip Three Munich's Famed Hofbräuhaus house Cultural TipsHofbräuhaus house (HB): Munichs famous “Hofbräuhaus” was founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V. It is one of Munichs oldest beer halls.New Words & Expre

29、ssionsBavarian /bvrin / n. / a. 巴伐利亞人(的) Munich /mjunik/ n. the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany慕尼黑(德國城市,巴伐利亞州首府) toast /tust/ v. wish happiness, success, etc. to (sb./sth.) by drinking wine, etc. 向祝酒, 為干杯 sweep v. move or remove (sb./sth.) powerfully and unstoppably by pu

30、shing, flowing, etc. ; to move quickly and powerfully (all over)借推力、流動(dòng)力等強(qiáng)勁而不停地帶動(dòng)或移走（某人/某物）; 橫掃、掠過、掃過brass band n. 銅管樂隊(duì), 軍樂隊(duì)hospitality n. friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests or strangers, esp. in ones own home 殷勤, 好客Exercises 1 Question and Answer1) Whats the great thing abou

31、t Hofbräuhaus house?_2) How to have a toast there according to Karol and Samantha?_3) Whats the feeling like in Hofbräuhaus house?_2 Gap Filling Whats the meaning to or the reason for the way they cheered and toasted?The reason is that the King not to _ him. He wanted to _, so _. And also

32、then you put it back onto the table because _ so out of _ to give it a rest. Script (Clip Three Munich's Famed Hofbräuhaus house) I'm beer, Victor, DAHNK-uh. That tastes great. You know, youre gonna have a beer in Munich right? But you've got to do it right. You wanna have the whole

33、 experience. And to do that you come to the Hofbräuhaus house. Now I always thought that was the Hofbrauhaus house but there's two dots over that “a”, changes the pronunciation entirely. And the great thing about this place is just walk in and sit down and I met some nice people already. Th

34、is is Karol, how're you doing?Have a toast? Of course!We are gonna do it there. You're gonna hit and then on the table. (Yeah), and then. OK. Let's do it again. Let's do it like. like sweeps out everywhere.Could you do that? Alright. Ready? Now you're officially Bavarian. I think

35、 so too. I love this place. There's a lot of fun here. You told me the most important is that *and that just means hospitality.just like being home almost.Being home. And that's really the feeling here, you sit down and you just make friends immediately. And everything I had read about this

36、place is true that you know, the waitresses are wearing the * and the live brass band who play the * music and which is just perfect . I love it. And the way we cheered, we toasted, there's a meaning to that, there's a reason for that. Do you know the meaning?No. I think it's fun though

37、.A friend told me the reason is that the King not to poison him. He wanted mix a little bit of the beer, so somebody got it, everybody got it. And also then you put it back onto the table because the King wasn't strong enough to hold that up that long, so out of politeness to give it a rest. So

38、shall we try again? Key to Exercises 1 Question and Answer1) The great thing about this place is just walk in and sit down and meet some nice people.2) You're gonna hit and then put the glass on the table, and then drink. Just do it like sweeps out everywhere. 3) Its like Being home. You sit dow

39、n and you just make friends immediately.2 Gap Filling poison mix a little bit of the beer somebody got it, everybody got itthe King wasn't strong enough to hold that up that long politeness Clip Four Prowling the Prado in Madrid, Spain Culture TipsVelázquez (June 6, 1599 August 6, 1660) a S

40、panish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IVNew Words & Expressionsimpressionist n. an artist, a composer, or a writer whopractices or upholds the theories of impressionism.印象派藝術(shù)家：印象派的畫家、作曲家或者作家Renaissance: /rnisns/ n. 文藝復(fù)興, 文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期spread out v. extend in one or more d

41、irections 伸展; 延長; 分散prado /pr:du/ n. (尤指講西班牙語國家中) 高級(jí)住宅區(qū)的林蔭大道,上流社會(huì)散步場 *此處的Prado是指Prado Museum, 即位于馬德里的普拉多博物館perspective n. (the rules governing) the art of drawing solid objects on a flat surface so that they give a natural effect of depth, distance, and solidity 透視（畫）法，遠(yuǎn)近（畫）法Exercises 1 True or Fals

42、e We would see the renaissance artists in France and impressionists in Italy. True False2 Gap Filling 1) Prado is where you come to see the _ of theSpanish school of arts _.2) The painting by Velázquez is “The _ of Breda”. In this painting, he plays with the idea of _. 3) Most people would look

43、 at this painting and say, oh, Velázquez is obviously showing us he is _. .3 Question and Answer1) Which country is Samantha visiting?_2) According to Samantha, what does a visitor want to see when visiting a country in Europe?_3) Why did Samantha think this painting was so fun?_Script (Clip Fo

44、ur Prowling the Prado in Madrid, Spain) When you visit a country in Europe, you always wanna see their artists, their movements, like in France you would see the impressionists, in Italy the renaissance artists. Here in Spain, its a little different because their arts spreads out over the generation

45、s. And the Prado is where you come to see the giants of the Spanish school of arts ranging from the 12th to the 19th century. And here is one now. Velázquez. This is his painting The Surrender of Breda". Now in this painting, he really plays with the idea of perspective. Look at the horse,

46、 ok; do you see which direction he is going in? Ok, come over to this side. Ok, the horse looks like it's, it's gonna go to the right. Now come over here, hehe, the horse is changing directions, actually going to the left. Thats great. Lets do it one more time. Here, right. Now here, left. T

47、hats so fun. Now, just let so you know what you are dealing with here, most people would look at this painting and say, oh, Velázquez is obviously showing us he is a master of baroque art. Oh I'm like thats so great; the horse changes directions, that guys cool. Ok, next. Youre gonna love t

48、his. These two paintings are by Francisco de Goya, Las Mahas. There is the naked Maha, and the clothed Maha. Now the story goes they were commissioned by the Prime Minister. He commissioned Goya to paint a lady in the nude, which was considered pornographic. Now this was at the time of the colo=redI

49、/colornquisition and you didnt want to anger people then. So what Goya did was very clever. He painted the same lady clothed. So when this painting was hung in the prime ministers home, this one hung in a series of weeds and pulleys to be lowered down, should say the cardinal or a priest dropped by.

50、 Now when you look at these two paintings, you think, where are their necks? I would think Goya knew how to paint necks, Oh, the lady's wearing a mask to protect her identity and no one ever knew who she was.Key to Exercises 1 True or False T2 Gap Filling 4) giants ranging from the 12th to the 1

51、9th century5) Surrender perspective6) a master of baroque art3 Question and Answer4) Spain5) He/She always wanna see their artists, their movements. 6) The horse changes directions with the visitor.Clip Five Thornbury Castle New Words & Expressionsin order acceptable; properly arranged or according toaccepted rules恰當(dāng)?shù)?，妥?dāng)?shù)?，合乎程序（?guī)則）的duke /dju:k/ n. 公爵 duchess /'dtis/ n. the wife of a duke 公爵夫人a.k.a 【縮