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赖世雄高级美国英语 lesson 30

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  Hello, everybody, welcome again to Radio English on Sunday.
This is Bruce.
/ and this is ..the same old Peter.
/ :P the saint Peter,/ Oh, thank you.
/ When the Saint ..it's the name of song and saint Peter is one of the most important saints, that's quite a ...from the old days, and if you like that kind of music, you can join us on page two hundred fifty today, unit thirty. We're going to New Orleans to find out about that beautiful city's history and all the great music there. As you might know, New Orleans is the birth place of jazz.
/..
/ ..Sean? Well, we'll be talking about him, too.
So let's get busy here, on page two hundred fifty.
Welcome to Crescent City, birthplace of jazz. "Crescent City?" Yes, the nickname for Nor Orleans is Crescent City, due to its downtown location along a particularly deep bend of the Mississippi River. No matter what this unique American city is called, New Orleans has something for everyone.
Well, this may surprise you. Most American cities have nicknames, especially the big cities like the Big Apple, --New York--, or Bean Town or the Hurb for Boston, Moder City or Moe Town for Detroit, the city by the bay, San Francisco and so on. Well, Crescent City refers to New Orleans. If you look at a map up the city, the Mississippi River flows South but at New Orleans, it then starts to flow East, and it's just like an elbow, like a ninety-degree bend in the river, and it looks something like the crescent moon. And from this comes the name Crescent City.
/ 这个crescent 让我想起一个法语字,可塑面包什么什么的,/ Right, different spellings, different pronunciation, too, but basically the same idea.
Well, let's find out about the history of New Orleans, which of course in foods and music, but now we're going to take an early look at New Orleans.
To understand why this Southern city is so different from many other cities of US, and perhaps also how it evolved the musical form of Dixieland jazz, it is necessary to give a brief description of its history. Founded in seventeen eighteen by French developers, Now Orleans grew rather slowly. Although ideal for shipping1, New Orleans is only one hundred eighty kilometers from the mouth of the Mississippi, the world's fourth longest river, the land around New Orleans is extremely low-lying, the city is actually below sea level, and was at that time nothing more than a swamp. Despite this, the city attracted a wide range of peoples, including Canadian and European French, slaves, American Indians, and a few white British settlers. The area's continued slow growth, however, convinced France that it should sell all of its extensive land-holdings in North America to Spain in seventeen sixty three. Spain ruled this large area including New Orleans until eighteen hundred, when the whole area was again returned to France, only to be sold to the US in eighteen o three. The early French and Spanish cultures have remained with the city, even with the approach of two hundred years of American rule.
Ahh, it's a long paragraph because it has a lot of history ..New Orleans. But basically it was founded by the French near the beginning of the eighteen century, and it developed rather slowly, even though it is near the mouth of the Mississippi River that is the place where a river meets the sea, we call that the mouth of the river, but slowly it attracted more and more and more different kinds of people, American Indians, African slaves, either running away from their slaves or freed, Canadian and European French and British, Spanish and so on. By the middle of the century, French sold its land in North America to Spain, but then it was returned to France and then bought by the US by Thomoes Jepson. So, with all these different culture background, New Orleans is found to be a very interesting American city.
/ Well, let's explain something. Even today there're still some of French descendents over there.
/ Really?
/ Speak very beautiful standard French there.
/ Well, that's right. In fact, in the state of Luisy Anna, something like fifteen percent of the people there in that state, their mother tongue is French, not English.
/ Mmm,/ They speak French at home, not English.
/ Those people from Canada, they prefer to go over there because you know they can communicate with those people in that area, in ..
/ Montrial, 地名/ That's right.
/But in terms of usage, I do have some ahh...structures, very good structures here, that are worthy2 of a discussion. Right in the middle, you know, we have this expression, "and was at that time, nothing more than a swamp. " or something.
to be nothing more than... ---> to be nothing but...他只不过是个学生,well, he's not a great man, he's not a big shot or something, he's nothing more than a student.
/ He's nothing but a student, or He's only, or just, a student.
/ ..be anything but 的用法,So, what do you think of Bruce? Well, he's anything but perfect.
// to be anything but ...----这个用法在中级讲座中也多次讲过。
/ not even close to.... not at all.
/ What do you think of that girl? ..well, she's anything but beautiful.. -->she's not beautiful at all.
/ 还有一个用法,only to...得到一个想不到的结果, he studied very very hard, only to fail the test. 这个only 前面通常有一个comma,/ Mmm, very interesting structures. Thanks, Peter.
_________crescent,The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
蛾眉月月亮在上弦时或下弦时的形状,其凹边和凹边均汇合成点Something having concave and convex edges terminating in points.
新月形物凹边和凹边汇合成点的物体crescentadj.
Crescent-shaped.
新月状的Waxing, as the moon; increasing.
渐圆的,渐强的月亮等渐圆的;逐渐增强的a crescent moon.
_____swamp,A seasonally3 flooded bottomland with more woody plants than a marsh4 and better drainage than a bog5.
沼泽地随季节淹没的低地,带有比湿地多的木质植物,比泥塘的排水要好A lowland region saturated6 with water.
湿低地浸满了水的低洼地区A situation or place fraught7 with difficulties and imponderables:
困境充满困难和难以估计之事件的情况或地方:
a corporate8 swamp; a financial swamp.
共同的困境;财政困境Let's go ahead to the next page and the next paragraph, we're still talking about the history of the country, but now in the nineteen century. The history of the country, the US, and the city of New Orleans.
0907The fortunes of New Orleans have always depended on its riparian location. The city gained importance in the War of eighteen twelve, and later as the terminus for shipping along the Mississippi through the Civil War. As shipping declined in importance due to the building at the railroads near the end of nineteen century, however, the golden age of New Orleans wound down. At this time, however, an artistic9 creation particular to New Orleans would resuscitate10 the city's fortunes.
______resuscitateTo restore consciousness, vigor11, or life to.
使复活,使复生使恢复知觉、精力或生命See: reviveresuscitatev.intr.
To regain12 consciousness.
重获知觉vt.
使复苏; 使复活; 使恢复精力resuscitate a person who has been nearly drowned使已将近淹死的人复生The doctor resuscitated13 the man who was overcome by gas.
医生救活了那个煤气中毒的人。
So from the nineteen century, the city became important in the first half, right through the Civil War, eighteen sixty one to eighteen sixty five, until that time, New Orleans gained size wealth and importance, but after the Civil War, railroads were built from the East coast to the West coast, from the North to the South and from the South to the North, so shipping, on which New Orleans depended, became less and less important, therefore, the business in New Orleans wounded down. I like those two words together. However, we find that by the end of the century, music came to the rescue.
/ "come to rescue", it's usually used as "go to someone's rescue" or "come to someone's rescue".
..knowing that he was in danger or he was in trouble, everyone went to Bruce's rescue except Peter.
Everyone went to his rescue or everyone came to his rescuse are both right.
/ Ok, also, wound down here, remember, "wound" is the past tense and past participle of "wind",-_____注意这时念法与“伤口”的wound是不一样的。
Wind your watch, I wound my watch yesterday but it broke. 上发条,/ ..particule + to...if something is particular to someplace, 某个地方所独有的, it's native to, it is peculiar14 to, it is unique to,Such a kind of animal is peculiar to this island.
Let's continue now with the next paragraph about the music.
Music has always played an important part in the daily lives of most Americans, and New Orleans happened to be home to some of the best musicians in the country. From eighteen eighty to World War One, New Orleans with its cafe and night club society became host to a new form of music base mostly on the blues15, but also on marches and ragtime16 music. In this style of music, the trumpet17, clarinet, and trombone form the basis of instrumentation. As the trumpet is the loudest, it normally carries the melody, with clarinet and trombone improvising18 above and below the trumpet respectively. Sidney Bechet, Buddy19 Bolden, King Oliver, and most famously Louis Armstrong became symbols of the new music, playing to pack houses, at first in the New Orleans red light district, and later to fans in music halls all around the world.
__________red light district, 红灯区。
______trumpet, 喇叭, 即小号, clarinet, 竖笛,单簧管,黑管,注意重音在net前。trombone, 长号,When we think of New Orleans, one of the things we think of is, of course, its very special kind of music, and here we have the history of it. From the late nighty century through World War One, as New Orleans was meeting some hard times economically, people often will, just in evenings, go to their bars or cafes, or music halls and try to enjoy lives as they can, and when times are tough, somehow people often turn to music. And there was a lot of good music being played in New Orleans at that time. It "(court) on" as we say became popular, and spread around the world.
/ "it call on" 就是开始未成风气,开始游行起来了,be soon get a (court) on, became popular very quickly.
improvise20, 即兴表演,...I am sorry we are not musicians, sorry for that.
/ Well, Peter is; he plays the saxophone, the drums, ahh you play guitar,/ a little bit,/ Well, improvise is great. This means the music is not writen down, note for note, as they ..classical music, and you must play each note exactly the way as it is writen down. Improvising means you can play anything you like, hopefully it would sound good. but it's not writen down for you.
/ be home to...注意介词用to.
Antarctic is home to many penguins21.
Let's continue and go over to our next page.
Though Dixieland jazz is today a preserved form of music, like classical music, it later spawned22 big band music popular until the end of Wrold War Two. And, urban jazz, still popular in the US, as well as in other countries. To hear the original Dixieland jazz, one has only to book a hotel room in Vusix Carre 地名 district of New Orleans any time of the year. The French and Spanish architecture, and laid back lifestyle there is the perfect place to enjoy the upbeat but relaxing sound of Dixieland jazz. Devotees of jazz pack Preservation23 Hall, Dixieland Hall, and the night clubs along Bourbon Street to hear their favorite songs. The New Orleans jazz clubs stages many jazz events, as does the city government, such as the International Jazz and Heritage Festival. If you can visit New Orleans only once in your life, though, save it for the world-famous Mardigrars. You can then enjoy the best of New Orleans night life with as many as one million other party revelers.
Let's go.
/ I can't wait, I've never seen the Mardigars in New Orleans, but it is on must-list.
/ It is, it was on my must list, it is something that I should do, definitely I'll do.
/ I am very much looking forward to that.
Ok, New Orleans, Dixieland jazz, Dixieland jazz is settled ..influenced by the blues, and later influenced or created, you could say, other kinds of music. Big Band music was the music that my parents danced to before and during World War Two. It also created jazz that we think of today which we often call urban jazz, that is a very high energy, a very intense kind of music. And if you liked Dixieland music, the way used to be is a preserved form of music, the way something used to be, you can still hear it down in New Orleans. You can go to Preservation Hall, Dixieland Hall, and of course the night clubs throughout the city to listen to this original form of music even today. But if you can go to New Orleans only once, then go February or March, it's a different date every year because it is a lunar festival. Find out when Mardigrab will be, then you can party and listen to Dixieland jazz.
/ uhh, what's the weather like down there?
/ Uhh, it is so tropical, it does snow but very very seldom. I would say "cool nights and warm days." It's quite pleasant.
/ Wow, beautiful.
Right, let's finish up. 2021The city of New Orleans has so much to offer. It's history, unique culture blend, including world (claimed) cuisines24 and of course, its musical gift to the world, Dixieland jazz are reasons enough to place New Orleans high on everyone's must list of places to visit. Whether you want to travel to relax or join in spirited partying, New Orleans offers the tourist the best of both worlds.
So again, we're (selling) New Orleans here for you, because it has so much to offer. Many different cultures to enjoy, different music forms, and if you go during the Mardigrab, one of the world's biggest parties, so you can go there to relax or have a lot of active fun. Whatever, New Orleans is, or should be, on your must list.
Let's now go back for our final reading, so please listen carefully.
___________Pan. 2003.7.
Unit 30 New Orleans: Birthplace of Jazz新奥尔良---爵士乐的发祥地Welcome to Crescent City, birthplace of jazz! "Cresent City?" Yes, the nickname for New Orleans is Crescent City, due to its downtown location along a particularly deep bend of the Mississippi River. No matter what this unique American city is called, New Orleans has something for everyone.
To understand why this southern city is so different from any other city of the US, and perhaps also how it evolved the musical form of Dixieland jazz, it is necessary to give a brief description of its history. Founded in 1718 by French developers, New Orleans grew rather slowly. Although ideal for shipping (New Orleans is only 180 kilometers from the mouth of the Mississipi, the world's fourth-longest river), the land around New Orleans is extremely low-lying (the city is actually below sea level!) and was at that time nothing more than a swamp. Despite this, the city attracted a wide range of peoples, including Canadian and European French, slaves, american Indians, and a few white British settlers. The area's continued slow growth, however, convinced France that it should sell all of its extensive land holdings in North America to Spain in 1763. Spain ruled this large area including New Orleans until 1800, when the whole area was again returned to France, only to be sold to the US in 1803. The early French and Spanish cultures have remained with the city, even with the approach of 200 years of American rule.
The fortunes of New Orleans have always depended on its riparian location. The city gained importance in the War of 1812 and later as the terminus for shipping along the Mississippi through the Civil War. As shipping declined in importance due to the building of the railroads near the end of the 19th century, however, the Golden Age of New Orleans wound down. At this time, however an artistic creation particular to New Orleans would resuscitate the city's fortunes.
Music has always played an important part in the daily lives of most Americans, and New Orleans happened to be home to some of the best musicians int eh country. From 1880 to World War I, New Orleans with its cafe and night club society became host to a new form of music based mostly on the blues, but also on marches and ragtime music. In this style of music, the trumpet, clarinet, and trombone form the basis of instrumentation. As the trumpet is the loudest, it normally carries the melody, with the clarinet and trombone improvising above and below the trumpet, respectively. Sidney Bechet, Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, and most famously Louis Armstrong became symbols of the New Orleans red light district, and later to fans in music halls all around the world.
Though Dixieland jazz is today a preserved form of music like classical music, it later spawned Big Band music popular until the end of World War II, and urban jazz, still popular in the US as well as in other countries. To hear the original Dixieland jazz one has only to book a hotel room in the Vieux Carre district of New Orleans anytime of the year. The French and Spanish architecture and laidback lifestyle there is the perfect place to enjoy the upbeat but relaxing sounds of Dixieland jazz. Devotees of jazz pack Preservation Hall, Dixieland Hall, and the night clubs along Bourbon Street to hear their favorite songs. The New Orleans Jazz Club stages many jazz events, as does the city government, such as the International Jazz and Heritage Festival. If you can visit New Orleans only once in your life, though, save it for the world-famous MardiGras. You can then enjoy the best of New Orleans's night life with as many as one million other party revelers!
The city of New Orleans has so much to offer. Its history, unique cultural blend including world-acalaimed cuisines, and, of course, its musical gift to the world, Dixieland jazz, are reasons enough to place New Orleans high on everyone's "must list" of places to visit. Whether you want to travel to relax or join in spirited partying, New Orleans offers the tourist the best of both worlds.


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1 shipping WESyg     
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
参考例句:
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
2 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
3 seasonally ljbzVh     
参考例句:
  • The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移,以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句
4 marsh Y7Rzo     
n.沼泽,湿地
参考例句:
  • There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
  • I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。
5 bog QtfzF     
n.沼泽;室...陷入泥淖
参考例句:
  • We were able to pass him a rope before the bog sucked him under.我们终于得以在沼泽把他吞没前把绳子扔给他。
  • The path goes across an area of bog.这条小路穿过一片沼泽。
6 saturated qjEzG3     
a.饱和的,充满的
参考例句:
  • The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
  • a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液
7 fraught gfpzp     
adj.充满…的,伴有(危险等)的;忧虑的
参考例句:
  • The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions.未来数月将充满重大的决定。
  • There's no need to look so fraught!用不着那么愁眉苦脸的!
8 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
9 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的
参考例句:
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
10 resuscitate 1D9yy     
v.使复活,使苏醒
参考例句:
  • A policeman and then a paramedic tried to resuscitate her.一名警察和一位护理人员先后试图救活她。
  • As instructed by Rinpoche,we got the doctors to resuscitate him.遵照仁波切的指示,我们找来医生帮他进行急救。
11 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力,精力,元气
参考例句:
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在,她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
12 regain YkYzPd     
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
参考例句:
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
13 resuscitated 9b8fc65f665bf5a1efb0fbae2f36c257     
v.使(某人或某物)恢复知觉,苏醒( resuscitate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The doctor resuscitated the man who was overcome by gas. 医生救活了那个煤气中毒的人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She had been literally rejuvenated, resuscitated, brought back from the lip of the grave. 她确确实实返老还童了,恢复了精力,被从坟墓的进口处拉了回来。 来自辞典例句
14 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
15 blues blues     
n.抑郁,沮丧;布鲁斯音乐
参考例句:
  • She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
  • He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
16 ragtime 7kJz0m     
n.拉格泰姆音乐
参考例句:
  • The most popular music back then was called ragtime.那时最流行的音乐叫拉格泰姆音乐。
  • African-American piano player Scott Joplin wrote many ragtime songs.非裔美国钢琴家ScottJoplin写了许多拉格泰姆歌曲。
17 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘
参考例句:
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
18 improvising 2fbebc2a95625e75b19effa2f436466c     
即兴创作(improvise的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • I knew he was improvising, an old habit of his. 我知道他是在即兴发挥,这是他的老习惯。
  • A few lecturers have been improvising to catch up. 部分讲师被临时抽调以救急。
19 buddy 3xGz0E     
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
参考例句:
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气,老兄。有什么麻烦吗?
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了,你这家伙!
20 improvise 844yf     
v.即兴创作;临时准备,临时凑成
参考例句:
  • If an actor forgets his words,he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词,那就只好即兴现编。
  • As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料,只好临时凑合了。
21 penguins fc5bf5a50fd6b440a35d113f324c5e75     
n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹,企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
22 spawned f3659a6561090f869f5f32f7da4b950e     
(鱼、蛙等)大量产(卵)( spawn的过去式和过去分词 ); 大量生产
参考例句:
  • The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
  • The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展,许多新公司纷纷成立。
23 preservation glnzYU     
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
参考例句:
  • The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
  • The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
24 cuisines 43f81cfb27ea2137d12801c0fe58128f     
n.烹饪( cuisine的名词复数 );菜肴;(通常指昂贵的饭店中的)饭菜;烹饪艺术
参考例句:
  • Could you tell me the different features of these cuisines? 能不能告诉我这些不同的烹调流派各自有哪些特点? 来自地道口语脱口SHOW 高中超越版
  • Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially in Asia. 冰雕在某些菜肴中被当作装饰品,尤其在亚洲。 来自互联网
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