高中英语课件：Unit2Extendedreading精读课件2.pptx

Unit2Theuniversallanguage

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On7May1824,acrowdofmusicloversstreamedintoatheatreinViennatohearthefirst-everperformanceofthegreatLudwigvanBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.9.Thecrowdimmediatelyrecognizedthattheywerelisteningtosomethingtrulyspecial,andtheybrokeintoenthusiasticcheersattheendofthesymphony.1824年5月7日，一群音乐爱好者涌入维也纳的一座剧院，聆听大作曲家路德维希凡贝多芬的第九交响曲的首演。听众很快意识到他们所听绝非凡品，演出结束的那一刻，全场爆发出热情的欢呼。

Beethoven,whowasalmostcompletelydeafatthispointinhislife,wasunawareoftheaudience’sresponseuntiloneofthesingersturnedhimaroundtofacethecrowd.Beforehim,hesawaseaofpeopleallstanding,clapping,andwavingtheirhatsandhandkerchiefstoexpresstheirappreciationofhismasterwork.当时贝多芬已近全聋，直到一位领唱扶他转过身来，面向观众，他才发觉反响之热烈。他看见眼前的人山人海全部起立，有的鼓掌，有的挥舞帽子和手帕，表达着对这部杰作的赞赏。

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SymphonyNo.9wasBeethoven’slastmajorpieceofmusicinavastbodyofworkswrittenthroughouthisremarkablelife.Asagiftedchild,Beethovenwaspushedbyhisfathertostudymusicdayandnight.Notlongafter,hebegantobeappreciatedforhispianoperformances.Bythetimehewasateenager,hehadalreadyenjoyedareputationasawonderfulyoungmusician.贝多芬非凡的一生留下了极为丰厚的作品，《第九交响曲》是他最后一部大型作品贝多芬幼年即展露才华，在父亲管教下夜以继日地学习音乐没过多久，他的钢琴演奏已受人赏识。十多岁的时候，他已经是有名的杰出少年音乐家了。

Manyimportantfiguresinthemusicworld,includingthebrilliantmusicianMozart,startedmakingpredictionsaboutBeethoven’sextraordinaryfuture.However,lifetookasharpturn.Inhislatetwenties,Beethovensufferedoneoftheworstpossibletwistsforamusician:hestartedtolosehishearing.不少音乐领域的重要人物，包括才华卓绝的莫扎特，都纷纷对他不可限量的前程给出预言。然而，厄运突至，不到三十岁，贝多芬就开始经受对音乐家来说至为残酷的挫折:他的听觉开始衰退了。

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ThelossofhishearingdeeplydepressedBeethoven.Hewassoupsetthat,atfirst,hewantedtokeepitasecret.Inalettertohisbrothers,hewrote,“…howcouldIpossiblyadmitaweaknessintheonesensewhichshouldbemorep