2020新譯林版高中英語選擇性必修一unit2課文原文及翻譯

Unit2TheUniversallanguage課文及譯文ReadingAgreatwaytolearnaboutanewcultureisthroughitsmusic.Theemailsbelowarewrittenbytwoexchangestudentswhoarediscoveringnewmusicintheirhostcountries.Beforeyoureadtheemails,thinkaboutthefollowingquestions:Whatinformationdoyouthinktheemailscontainaccordingtothesubjects?HaveyouwatchedamusicperformanceliveoronTV?Whatwasitlike?Understandingculturethroughmusic透過音樂理解文化HiLucy,露絲：Sogladtogetyouremail.Ihopeeverythingisfinewithyou.Lastnight,IwatchedaperformanceofButterflyLovers,abeautifulviolinconcertocomposedbyHeZhanhaoandChenGang.It’sapiecethatreallydeservestobeheard.你好！很高興收到你的電郵。希望你一切都好。昨晚嗎，我觀看了一場《梁祝》的演出，這是由何占豪、陳鋼創(chuàng)作的一部動聽的小提琴協(xié)奏曲，這部作品真的值得一聽。Themusictookmethroughthetwistsandturnsofaclassicstoryaboutayoungcoupletornapartbytheirfamilies.Whenthetwolover,LiangShanboandZhuYingtai,firstmeet,themusictislightandpleasant,asifwhisperingtotheaudience.Itisfollowedbyafastandcheerfulsectionwhichrepresentstheirthreehappyyearsofschool.ThenthemusicgetsdramaticwithheaviernotesandthatiswhentheloversareseparatedbecauseZhu’sfatherforceshertomarryanotherman.Angryandsad,Liangfallssickanddies.Zhuweepsbitterlyoverthelossherlove.Overcomewithsorrow,shejumpsintohisgrave.Finally,duringthemostexcitingpart,themusictakesasofterturnandendsonabittersweetnote,tellingushowthecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.Itisanamazingjourney!樂曲帶我進(jìn)入了一個跌宕起伏的經(jīng)典故事，講述的是一對年輕情侶被他們家庭拆散的遭遇。當(dāng)兩個相愛的人，梁山伯與祝英臺初次相見時，音樂輕柔愉悅，像是在低聲耳語。隨后是歡快的一節(jié)，代表兩人同窗三載的快樂時光。接下來，曲調(diào)突然變得沉重，此時這對情侶被拆散，因?yàn)樽Ｓ⑴_的父親逼她另嫁他人。梁山伯悲憤交加，染病而亡，祝英臺為失摯愛而痛哭，不勝傷悲，她跳進(jìn)了梁山伯的墳?zāi)?。最后，在最激昂的部分，樂曲轉(zhuǎn)而柔緩，以凄美的曲調(diào)收尾，它告訴我們，這對情侶化蝶而去，永世不再分離，真是一段美妙的旅程！ButterflyLoverscombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements:itisplayedonWesterninstrumentssuchastheviolin,butmoresignificantly,muchofthemusichasitsrootsinChineseYueOpera.Thisuniquecombinationhasmademerealizethatmusicisindeedauniversallanguage.YoushoulddefinitelylistentoButterflyLovers—Ibetyou’lllikeit.《梁?！啡诤狭酥形鞣降囊魳吩兀晕鞣綐菲?，譬如小提琴等演奏，但更重要的是，其曲調(diào)大多源自中國的越劇，這種獨(dú)特的融合使我認(rèn)識到，音樂的確使一種世界語言。你真該聽一聽《梁?！肺冶ＷC你一定會喜歡它！Allthebest,祝一切順利！Alice愛麗絲DearStephen,親愛的斯蒂芬：LifehereinNashvilleisasinterestingasIthoughtitwouldbe.Myhostfamilyarebigfansofcountrymusic,soIcanalwaysrelyonthemtointroducemetosomegreatsongs.IlovelearningaboutcountrymusicandIkeepaskingthemquestionsaboutitallthetime!在納什維爾的生活和我之前料想得一樣有趣。我（寄宿）的主人家是鄉(xiāng)村音樂的“鐵桿粉絲”，所以我一直相信他們能給我介紹一些很棒的歌曲，我喜歡了解鄉(xiāng)村音樂，一直在請教他們關(guān)于鄉(xiāng)村音樂的問題。ItturnsoutthatcountrymusicbecamepopularrighthereinthesouthofAmericainthe1940sandthenspreadacrossthenation.Itgrewoutofsuchmusictypesasthebluesandfolkmusic,sothemusiciansusemanysimilarinstruments,suchastheguitar.Thetunesareeasytosing,andthelyricsoftenleaveyoudeepinthought.Mostofthesongsareabouthardshipandheartbreak,butalsoabouthope—withplentyofhumourthrowninforgoodmeasure.Youcanfeelanemotionalconnectionbetweenyouandthemusicians.原來，20世紀(jì)50年代鄉(xiāng)村音樂正是在美國南部這里流行起來的。隨后傳遍整個美國。它源于諸如布魯斯和民謠這樣的音樂，所以音樂家們使用很多類似的樂器，比如吉他，鄉(xiāng)村音樂的調(diào)子朗朗上口，歌詞常常發(fā)人深省。大部分歌曲唱的是艱難與心碎，但也有希望其中還附加了很多幽默元素，你可以感受到自己與音樂家之間的那種情感的聯(lián)系。Countrymusicshowsthepeacefulgreenfieldsandsimplelifeofthecountryside.ObviouslyIdon’tknowwhatit’strulyliketogrowupinruralAmerica,butthemasterofcountrymusic,likeJohnDenver,canmakeyoufeellikeyou’rethere.Thesimpletunesandbeautifulnaturalimagesareoftenverysuggestiveofcountrysidesurroundings:鄉(xiāng)村音樂展現(xiàn)的是鄉(xiāng)村靜謐的綠野和質(zhì)樸的生活。我顯然不知道在美國鄉(xiāng)村長大究竟是什么樣子，但是鄉(xiāng)村音樂的大師們，比如約翰·丹佛，能讓你覺得身臨其境，簡單的曲調(diào)和唯美的大自然很容易使人聯(lián)想到鄉(xiāng)村的環(huán)境。Almostheaven,WestVirginiaBlueRidgeMountains,ShenandoahRiverLifeisoldthere,olderthanthetreesYoungerthanthemountains,growinglikeabreeze(From“TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”byJohnDenver)Whydon’tyoutrytolistentosomegreatcountrymusic?Iguaranteeyou’llenjoyit!西弗吉尼亞，簡直就是天堂藍(lán)嶺山脈，謝南多厄河流那里生命古老，比數(shù)更年長又比群山年輕，像風(fēng)一樣生長(摘自約翰·丹佛《鄉(xiāng)村路帶我回家》你為什么不試試聽幾首很棒的鄉(xiāng)村音樂？我保證你會喜歡的！Bestwishes,致最美好的祝福，Harry哈里ExtendedreadingReadthemagazinearticleaboutthegreatclassicalmusicianLudwigvanBeethoven.Beethoven:貝多芬aremarkablelife非凡的一生On7May1824,acrowdofmusicloversstreamedintoatheatreinViennatohearthefirst-everperformanceofthegreatLudwigVanBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.9.Thecrowdimmediatelyrecognizedthattheywerelisteningtosomethingtrulyspecial,andtheybrokeintoenthusiasticcheersattheendofthesymphony.Beethoven,whowasalmostcompletelydeafatthispointinhislife,wasunawareoftheaudience’sresponseuntiloneofthesingersturnedhimaroundtofacethecrowd.Beforehim,hesawaseaofpeopleallstanding,clapping,andwavingtheirhatsandhandkerchiefstoexpresstheirappreciationofhismasterwork.1824年5月7日，一群音樂愛好者涌入維也納的一座劇院，聆聽大作曲家路德維希·凡·貝多芬《第九交響曲》的首演。聽眾很快意識到他們所聽絕非凡品，演出結(jié)束的那一刻，全場爆發(fā)出熱情的歡呼。當(dāng)時貝多芬已近全聾，直到一位領(lǐng)唱扶他轉(zhuǎn)過身來，面向觀眾，他才發(fā)覺反響之熱烈。他看見眼前的人山人海全部起立，有的鼓掌，有的揮舞帽子和手帕，表達(dá)著對這部杰作的贊賞。SymphonyNo9wasBeethoven’slastmajorpieceofmusicinavastbodyofworkswrittenthroughouthisremarkablelife.Asagiftedchild,Beethovenwaspushedbyhisfathertostudymusicdayandnight.Notlongafter,hebegantobeappreciatedforhispianoperformances.Bythetimehewasateenager,hehadalreadyenjoyedareputationasawonderfulyoungmusician.Manyimportantfiguresinthemusicworld,includingthebrilliantmusicianMozart,startedmakingpredictionsaboutBeethoven’sextraordinaryfuture.However,lifetookasharpturn.Inhislatetwenties,Beethovensufferedoneoftheworstpossibletwistsforamusician:hestartedtolosehishearing.貝多芬非凡的一生留下了極為豐厚的作品，《第九交響曲》是他最后一部大型作品。貝多芬幼年即展露才華，在父親管教下夜以繼日地學(xué)習(xí)音樂。沒過多久，他的鋼琴演奏已受人賞識。十多歲的時候，他已經(jīng)是有名的杰出少年音樂家了。不少音樂領(lǐng)域的重要人物，包括才華卓越的莫扎特，都紛紛對他不可限量的前程給出預(yù)言。然而，厄運(yùn)突至，不到三十歲，貝多芬就開始經(jīng)受音樂家來說至為殘酷的挫折：他的聽覺開始衰退了。ThelossofhishearingdeeplydepressedBeethoven.Hewassoupsetthat,atfirst,hewantedtokeepitasecret.Inalettertohisbrothers,hewrote,“howcouldIpossiblyadmitaweaknessintheonesensewhichshouldbemoreperfectinmethaninothers,asensewhichIoncepossessedinthegreatestperfection...”Eveninhisdarkestmoments,however,Beethovenneverabandonedhope.Despitehishearingloss,hewasdeterminedtofindawaytocontinuelivingalifefullofmusic.Heusedavarietyofhearingaidstotrytoincreasetheamountofsoundhecouldtakein.Whencomposingmusicatthepiano,hewouldputoneendofapencilinhismouthandplacetheotherendagainsttheinstrumentsothathecouldfeelthenotes.AlthoughBeethovenwasabletocontinuecomposingmusic,itbecameincreasinglydifficultforhimtoperforminpublic.WhenBeethovenpresentedSymphonyNo.9Viennain1824,itwashisfirsttimeonstageinovertenyears.聽覺下降令貝多芬深受打擊。他痛苦不堪，起初只想盡量隱瞞。他在給弟弟的信中說：“……這樣一種在我身上本應(yīng)比別人更加完美的感官，這樣一種我曾經(jīng)有絕頂稟賦的感官，如今怎能讓我承認(rèn)它有了缺陷……”然而，即使在那些最晦暗的時刻，貝多芬都不曾放棄希望。雖然聽不清了，但他決心想辦法讓生活繼續(xù)充滿音樂。他嘗試各種各樣的助聽設(shè)備，讓自己聽到更多的聲音。在鋼琴上作曲時，他將鉛筆的一端含在嘴里，另一端頂住鋼琴，這樣就能感受到音符。作曲還可以繼續(xù)，但公開演出對于他而言越來越艱難了。1824年在維也納指揮這場《第九交響曲》，是他十多年來第一次登臺。Sincethatday,Beethoven’sSymphonyNo.9hasbecomeoneofthemostfamousandtreasuredpiecesinthehistoryofclassicalmusic.Thefirstmovementstartsquietly,butallofasuddenthewholeorchestrabreaksintoanenergetictheme.YoucansoonfeelthedeterminationaqualityBeethovenunderstoodwellbecauseofhishearingdifficulties--coursingthroughthemusic.Thenexttwomovementsarefullofdesperatelowsandupliftinghighswhichperhapsreflectbothhissufferingandhi