M12U1（7分钟）

Module 12  Western music

Unit 1 It's so beautiful!

(The Blue Danube)

Daming: Hmm,this is Western music,isn't it? Can you hear the violin and the piano? It's so beautiful! Is this by Strauss or Mozart?

Lingling: I'm not sure….

Betty: It's by Strauss. I love his music! Do you know anything about him, Tony?

Tony:Was he German?

Betty: No,he was born in Vienna,the capital of Austria. What a beautiful city! This is called The Blue Danube. The Danube is a river in Europe. It goes through Vienna.

Lingling: Do you like traditional Western music or pop music, Betty?

Betty: Well, I like both. You listen to pop music, Lingling, don't you?

Lingling:Yes, I do.I also like Beijing opera. Listen to this fantastic voice.

Tony: Hmm, the sound is very....different, isn't it? I'm a fan of rock music Listen to this!

Daming: Hey! Give us a break!

Lingling: Rock music? Listen to those drums!

Daming:It's so noisy! And much too fast!

Tony:You don't like rock music? I don't believe it!

生词表：

lively  adj.活泼的；轻快的

modern  adj.现代的

noisy  adj.吵闹的

pop(=popular)  adj.流行的；受欢迎的

rock  n.摇滚乐

sound  n.声音

violin  n.小提琴

Western  adj.西方的

hmm  int.嗯

by  prep.由……创作；被；由

through  prep.穿过

both  pron.两个；两者

opera  n.歌剧

voice  n.声音

drum  n.鼓

believe  v.相信

汉语译文：

(蓝色多瑙河)

大明：嗯，这是西方音乐，不是吗？你能听到小提琴和钢琴的声音吗？太美了！这是斯特劳斯写的还是莫扎特写的？

玲玲：我不确定…...

贝蒂：是施特劳斯写的。我爱他的音乐！托尼，你对他一无所知吗？

托尼：他是德国人吗？

贝蒂：不，他出生于奥地利首都维也纳。多么美丽的城市！这就是所谓的蓝色多瑙河。多瑙河是欧洲的一条河流。它穿过维也纳。

玲玲：你喜欢传统的西方音乐还是流行音乐，贝蒂?

贝蒂：嗯，我都喜欢。你听流行音乐，玲玲，是吗？

玲玲：是的，我也喜欢京剧。听这美妙的声音。

托尼：嗯，声音非常……不同，不是吗？我是摇滚乐迷。

大明：嘿！让我们休息一下！

玲玲：摇滚音乐？听那些鼓!

大明：太吵了！太快了！

托尼：你不喜欢摇滚音乐吗？我不相信！