高中英语第一册课本(上)U11integrating skills

POP VERSUS¹ ROCK
Rock and pop music are becoming more and more similar, but there are still some important differences.Most pop singers make music their career.They use music to become rich and famous, and they sing songs that will be liked by everybody. Rock singers, on the other hand, make music their life.They play music to satisfy² their inner³ desire. They do not think how much money they can make from a song; instead, they sing for their emotions and live for music.
Pop songs and rock songs are written in different ways.A pop song is written in a "factory" where one person writes the words, someone else the music, and other musicians record it.The singer often knows little about the ideas or feelings behind the song.The process of making rock music, however, is totally different.The singers and musicians are all able to write music and work together in a band.When one of them has a strong feeling, he or she expresses it with music and the others help build the song.
Because of the different ways of thinking and writing songs, rock and pop songs also tell different stories.Most pop songs tell simple stories about love and are written to entertain⁴ people.They are popular for a short time, but will soon be forgotten.Rock music, on the other hand, expresses true feelings about society, friendship and even war.Some rock songs are also about love, but the feelings they express are deeper.For example, love in a pop song is either good or bad, but in a rock song it can be both good and bad at the same time.Pop music makes people feel easy and forget about the real world; rock music makes people think about the world and how to make their life better.
 

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 satisfy   

v.满意；满足

参考例句：

• Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。
• She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.她太穷了，无法满足家人的物质需要。

3 inner   

adj.内部的，里面的；内在的，内心的；精神的

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.另一些人到深山中去，寻求新的精神生活。

4 entertain   

vt.招待，款待；使欢乐，使娱乐；vi.款待，请客

参考例句：

• Emma will be happy to entertain you.爱玛会很高兴招待你的。
• They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。