新时代核心英语教程综合英语4教学课件U3.pptxVIP

;3;;;;;;;Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (1900—1990), American composer who achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an expressive modern style. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as “the Dean of American Composers.” The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit.;;;;1. But, for the sake of analysis, the whole listening process may become clearer if we break it up into its component parts, so to speak. (Para. 1) Paraphrase: For the purpose of analysis, dividing the whole listening process into several separate parts, in a manner of speaking, can help the audience understand it better. ;;2. A kind of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of the music. (Para. 2) Paraphrase: As a concluding sentence of Para. 2, it highlights the feature of the sensuous plane again, which is the sound appeal, and “mere” is used to say that something is small but has a big effect.;3. Immediately that one note is enough to change the atmosphere of the room—proving that the sound element in music is a powerful and mysterious agent, which it would be foolish to deride or belittle. (Para. 3) Paraphrase: The sound element in music is an important but unexplainable factor, any change of which can make the atmosphere of the room different, so it’s a serious consideration. ;4. Music allows them to leave it, and they go off to a place to dream, dreaming because of and apropos of the music yet never quite listening to it. (Para. 4);;5. But that should not lead one to the other extreme of denying to music the right to be “expressive.” (Para. 6) “That” here refers to the difficulty mentioned in the previous sentence in giving a piece of music a precise explanation satisfying everyone. Despite such difficulty, Copland still believes all music has an expressive power. ;6. This popular