Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit7:Leisure time(3)

 　　Part 3. The man with the horn¹.

　　Keywords. horn, play, music, band, jazz.

　　Vocabulary. cheer, band.

　　A. In this part, you're going to hear a passage about Loius Satchmo Armstrong, one of the most famous jazz musicians in the United² States.

　　Listen carefully, choose the correct answer to each question you hear.

　　The crowd cheered and cheered, the man with the horn waved and smiled his great happy smile.

　　"More, more", cried the crowd. And Loius Stachmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again.

　　Here he was in England, now a famous man, he was rich, he know many important people.

　　Wherever he went, people knew his name, they wanted to hear his music.

　　As Louis played the sad, slow song, he thought of his home in New Orleans, he lived there as a boy.

　　How many years ago it was? It was a busy, exciting city, but Louis's family was very poor.

　　He went to work to help his mother, he also went to school.

　　One of Louis's teachers asked him to be in the school band.

　　"This horn is yours until you leave our school", his tearcher said.

　　Louis's music was jazz and he loved it, he remembered all the music he heard.

　　He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work, and people loved him.

　　They knew he had a wonderful talent.

　　Louis played in little towns and in big cities.

　　Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns³, sometimes slow and sweet, sometimes fast and hot, high and low,

　　his music was always strong and exciting.

　　"He does make wonderful music", said a man who listened happily.

　　"Yes", said another man, "He makes that horn speak."

　　Then the music ended, and the crowed cheered, Louis Armstrong spoke⁴ with tears in his eyes,

　　"I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play,

　　I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand, it is ours.

　　Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together?"

　　Questions.

　　1. Where was Louis from?

　　2. What kind of family was he born into?

　　3. Who knew Louis?

　　4. What music did he play?

　　5. When did he learn to read music?

　　6. What is Louis Armstrong most famous for?

　　7. What brings Louis and other people together?

　　8. What does the story "the man with the horn" mainly tell us?

　　B. Now listen again. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives⁵ that describe Louis Armstong's music.

　　...... ......

　　The crowd cheered and cheered, the man with the horn waved and smiled his great happy smile.

　　"More, more", cried the crowd. And Loius Stachmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again.

　　Here he was in England, now a famous man, he was rich, he know many important people.

　　Wherever he went, people knew his name, they wanted to hear his music.

　　As Louis played the sad, slow song, he thought of his home in New Orleans, he lived there as a boy.

　　How many years ago it was? It was a busy, exciting city, but Louis's family was very poor.

　　He went to work to help his mother, he also went to school.

　　One of Louis's teachers asked him to be in the school band.

　　"This horn is yours until you leave our school", his tearcher said.

　　Louis's music was jazz and he loved it, he remembered all the music he heard.

　　He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　...... ......

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work, and people loved him.

　　They knew he had a wonderful talent.

　　Louis played in little towns and in big cities.

　　Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns, sometimes slow and sweet, sometimes fast and hot, high and low,

　　his music was always strong and exciting.

　　"He does make wonderful music", said a man who listened happily.

　　"Yes", said another man, "He makes that horn speak."

　　Then the music ended, and the crowed cheered, Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes,

　　"I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play,

　　I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand, it is ours.

　　Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together?"

1 horn   

n.号角；警报器；角

参考例句：

• This horn is out of tune.这小号音调不正。
• He played the tune on the horn.他用号吹奏了这首曲子。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 horns   

n.角( horn的名词复数 )；号；角质；（蜗牛等的）触角

参考例句：

• The young goat was just beginning to grow horns. 这只小山羊刚开始长角。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The blare of horns could be heard in the distance. 可以听到远处传来的号角声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 adjectives   

n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》