1、Unit 2 MusicAppalachiaNONE（无词性）A region of the eastern United States including the Appalachian Mountains.阿巴拉契亚：美国东部包括阿巴拉契亚山脉在内的地区hillbillyn.（名词）【复数】 hill.bil.lies 【非正式用语 】 A person from the backwoods or a remote mountain area.山里人，乡下人：来自山林或偏僻山区的人British IslesNONE（无词性）A group of islands off the northw
2、est coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands.不列颠群岛：远离欧洲西北海岸的一组岛屿，包括大不列颠、爱尔兰以及附近的小岛bluespl.n.(used with a sing. or pl. verb)（复数名词） （与单数或复数动词连用）A state of depression or melancholy:忧郁，郁闷：忧郁或压抑的情绪：The blues has finally gotten me today. I really have the blues today
3、.忧郁的情结今天最终还是降临到我心头。我今天情绪确实有些不好Music A style of music evolved from southern Black American secular songs and usually distinguished by slow tempo and flatted thirds and sevenths.【音乐】 蓝调音乐，布鲁斯：一种源于美国南部黑人通俗歌曲的音乐风格，通常表现为音速低缓，演奏第三和第七音节的降音调GuthrieNONE（无词性）American folk singer and composer of numerous songs
4、 about hardship and social injustice. His best-known composition is “This Land Is Your Land” (1940).格思里，伍德罗威尔逊：(1912-1967) 美国民歌手，作了许多描写生活艰辛和社会不公的歌曲。他最有名的作品是“这片土地是你的土地” （作于 1940 年）King Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)NONE（无词性）American cleric whose eloquence and commitment to nonviolent tactics formed t
5、he foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the many peaceful demonstrations he led was the 1963 March on Washington, at which he delivered his “I have a dream” speech. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, four years before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.金，小马丁路德
6、：(1929-1968) 美国牧师。他对非暴力策略的雄辩和信奉导致了 20 世纪50 年代和 60 年代民权运动的形成。在他领导的众多和平示威中包括 1963 年的向华盛顿进军，此中他发布了“我有一个梦想”的演说。1964 年他获诺贝尔和平奖，四年后被暗杀于田纳西州的孟菲斯DylanNONE（无词性）American musician who drew on blues, country and western, and folk music to create distinctive protest music in the 1960s. His song “Blowin in the Wi
7、nd” became an anthem of the civil rights movement.迪伦，鲍勃：(生于 1941) 美国音乐家，他吸收了蓝调乡村或西部音乐及民间音乐，在 20世纪 60 年代谱写了独特的反抗音乐。他的歌曲“在风中飘荡”成为民权运动的主题曲BaezNONE（无词性）American folk singer and political activist.贝兹，琼：(生于 1941) 美国民歌歌手和政治活动家rock n rolln. Music （名词） 【音乐】 A form of popular music arising from and incorporat
8、ing a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure.摇滚乐：一种起源于节奏和蓝调音乐、乡村音乐及福音歌曲等多种音乐风格并把
9、它们融为一体的流行音乐形式，它兴起于 20 世纪 50 年代的美国，特征是使用电声加强的乐器演奏法，具有强烈的节奏和相对简单的旋律n. attributive.（定语名词）Often used to modify another noun:常用来修饰另一名词：rock n roll music; rock n roll records.摇滚乐；摇滚乐唱片teenagern.（名词）A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.青少年：13 至 19 岁的人；青少年r a shade.幽灵：人类死亡后脱离人体躯壳的游魂；幽灵Soul
10、Christian Science God.Soul 【基督教科学派】 上帝A human being:人：“the homes of some nine hundred souls”(Garrison Keillor)“大约九百个人的家园”(加里森 谢勒)The central or integral part; the vital core:精华：中心的或基本的部分；重要的核心：“It saddens me that this network . . . may lose its soul, which is after all the quest for news”(Marvin Kal
11、b)“我感到很伤心，这个网络可能要失去其精华，即所有对信息的寻找”(马文卡尔布)A person considered as the perfect embodiment of an intangible quality; a personification:化身：被认为是某种抽象品质的完美的具体表现的人；化身：I am the very soul of discretion.我就是谨慎的最好具体表现A persons emotional or moral nature:心灵：一个人感情或道德的本质：“An actor is . . . often a soul which wishes to
12、 reveal itself to the world but dare not”(Alec Guinness)“一个演员就是通常想把自己展示给世人但却不敢的人”(亚历克吉尼斯)A sense of ethnic pride among Black people and especially African-Americans, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion, and music.激情：黑人尤其是美国黑人所具有的一种民族自傲，如在语言、社会风俗、宗教以及音乐等方面都有表现A strong, deepl
13、y felt emotion conveyed by a speaker, a performer, or an artist.激情：演讲者、表演者或艺术家所传送被感觉到的一种强烈的深刻感情Soul music.爵士灵歌discon.（名词）【复数】 dis.cos A discotheque.迪斯科舞蹈Music Popular dance music characterized by strong repetitive bass rhythms.【音乐】 迪斯科音乐：特点是强烈重复基本旋律的一种流行舞蹈音乐A style of dancing done especially to disc
14、o music.迪斯科舞：伴以迪斯科舞曲的一套迪斯科舞v.intr.（不及物动词）dis.coed,dis.co.ing,dis.cos To dance to disco music.随着迪斯科乐曲跳舞，跳迪斯科舞rapv.（动词）rapped,rap.ping,raps v.tr.（及物动词）To hit sharply and swiftly; strike:敲击：快速极重地打击；狠狠一击：rapped the table with his fist.用拳头重击桌子To utter sharply:厉声说出：rap out a complaint.尖锐地说出埋怨之词To criticiz
15、e or blame.批评，责骂v.intr.（不及物动词）To strike a quick, light blow:轻敲：快速、轻轻地叩击：rapped on the door.敲门n.（名词）A quick, light blow or knock.轻敲，轻叩：快速、轻轻的打击或敲打A knocking or tapping sound.敲击声：敲击或叩击发出的声音Slang 【俚语】 A reprimand.批评，指责A sentence to serve time in prison.有期徒刑：在狱中服刑的判决Slang A negative quality or character
16、istic associated with a person or an object.【俚语】 缺点：与某人或某物有关的反面的性质或特点beat the rap【俚语】To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.逃脱惩罚，免于起诉take the rap【俚语】To accept punishment or take the blame for an offense or error.接受处罚：接受惩罚或因为冒犯或错误而接受批评passagen. Abbr. pass.（名词）缩写 pass.The act or process of p
17、assing, especially:通过，经过：通过的行为或过程，尤指：A movement from one place to another, as by going by, through, over, or across; transit or migration.通过：从一处到另一处的移动，如经过、穿过、越过或横穿；转移或迁移The process of elapsing:消逝，推移：消逝的过程：the passage of time.时间的消逝The process of passing from one condition or stage to another; transi
18、tion:转变：从一种状态或阶段变为另一种状态或阶段的过程；转换：the passage from childhood to adulthood.从童年到成年的过渡Enactment into law of a legislative measure.（议案）通过：把立法议案制定为法律A journey, especially one by air or water:旅程，行程：旅行，尤指乘飞机或乘船的旅行：a rough passage on the stormy sea.在惊涛骇浪的海面上进行的一次历尽艰险的航行The right to travel as a passenger, esp
19、ecially on a ship:旅行：作为旅客旅行的权利，尤指在船上进行的旅行：book passage; pay for ones passage.订船票；付船费The right, permission, or power to come and go freely:通过权：来去自由的权利、许可或能力：Only medical supply trucks were granted safe passage through enemy territory.只有运药物的卡车允许安全通过敌方领土A path, channel, or duct through, over, or along
20、which something may pass:通道，管道：可以使某些东西穿过、越过或经过的小路、隧道或沟渠：the nasal passages.鼻腔A corridor.See Synonyms at way 走廊参见 wayAn occurrence or event:发生的事，事件：“Another encouraging passage took place . . . when heads of state . . . took note of the extraneous factors affecting their economies that are beyond the
21、ir control”(Helen Kitchen)“另一个令人鼓舞的事件发生了，国家领导人注意到了一些控制不了的影响经济的外部因素”(海伦基钦)Something, such as an exchange of words or blows, that occurs between two persons:争论，打斗：发生在两个人之间的言辞交换或打斗等事件：a passage at arms.互斗A segment of a written work or speech:一段，一节：书面作品或演讲的一部分：a celebrated passage from Shakespeare.莎士比亚的
22、一个有名的段子Music A segment of a composition, especially one that demonstrates the virtuousity of the composer or performer:【音乐】 乐曲的一节：音乐作品的一部分，尤指显示作曲家或演奏者精湛技艺的一部分：a passage of exquisite beauty, played to perfection.一段表演精湛的优美曲调A section of a painting or other piece of artwork; a detail.细节：绘画或其它艺术作品的一部分；细
23、节Physiology An act of emptying, as of the bowels.【生理学】 排泄：排泄的行为，如排便Biology The process of passing or maintaining a group of microorganisms or cells through a series of hosts or cultures.【生物学】 继代移种：一群微生物或细胞通过一系列寄生或培养菌而传代或生存下来的过程Obsolete Death.【废语】 死亡punkn.（名词）Slang 【俚语】 A young person, especially a m
24、ember of a rebellious counterculture group.叛逆的年轻人：尤指加入反叛性的反文化组织的年轻人An inexperienced young man.无经验的年轻人Music 【音乐】 Punk rock.庞克摇滚乐A punk rocker.庞克摇滚乐师Slang A young man who is the sexual partner of an older man.【俚语】 娈童：作为某上了年纪的人的性伙伴的年轻人，即娈童Archaic A prostitute.【古语】 妓女Dry, decayed wood, used as tinder.用作
25、引火物的干朽木Any of various substances that smolder when ignited, used to light fireworks.火绒：某些用于引火的物质，点燃时发生熏烧现象Chinese incense.中国香adj.Slang （形容词） 【俚语】 Of or relating to a style of dress worn by punk rockers and often characterized by unusual clothing, hairstyles, and makeup.庞克风格：属于或有关庞克乐师的衣着风格并常以不寻常的衣着、发
26、型和化装为特征Of poor quality; worthless.低劣的；无价值的Weak in spirits or health.身体不好或精神不佳的new waven.（名词）Often New Wave A movement in French cinema in the 1960s, led by directors such as Jean Luc Godard and Franois Truffaut, that abandoned traditional narrative techniques in favor of greater use of symbolism and
27、 abstraction and dealt with themes of social alienation, psychopathology, and sexual love. Also called nouvelle vague 常作 New Wave 新浪潮运动： 20 世纪 60 年代由导演如让鲁克高纳徒和佛朗萨斯特音福特领导的法国电影业一场运动。它摒弃了传统的记述方法而代之运用大量象征主义和抽象手法，并涉及到人情日淡、精神变态及性爱的主题也作 nouvelle vagueAn avant-garde or experimental movement, as in the arts.
28、新作风，新浪潮：先锋或实验性运动，如在艺术上Music An emotionally detached style of rock music marked by the use of synthesized sound and a repetitive beat.【音乐】 新浪潮摇滚：一种激烈的摇滚乐形式，以运用合声和不断重要的打击乐为标志heavy metaln.（名词）A metal with a specific gravity greater than about 5.0, especially one that is poisonous, such as lead or mercury.重金属：比重大于 5.0 的金属，尤指有毒物，例如铅或水银Music Very loud, greatly amplified, brash rock music often with shouted, violent lyrics.【音乐】 重金属音乐：强节奏、大音量、刺耳的摇滚音乐，通常配有尖声叫喊的歌词
