M12U2（7分钟）

Module 12  Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music.

The city of music

1.Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe.

2.It's the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music.

3. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

4.In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son.

5.The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz.

6.His dance music made him famous all over Europe.

7.The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular.

8.He wrote over 150 waltzes.

9. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

10.Mozart was another very important composer.

11.He was born in Austria in 1756.

12.Before he was six,he played not only the piano but also the violin.

13.His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities.

14.He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music.

15.But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five.

16.Like Johann Strauss, father and son,he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

生词表：

1.Vienna 维也纳

River Danube  多瑙河

in the centre of  ...的中心

Europe 欧洲

2.capital  首都

Austria  奥地利

European 欧洲的

classical 古典的 

3.century  世纪

musicians 音乐家

Vienna 维也纳

4.called 称作 

5.wrote 创作

traditional 传统的

waltz 华尔兹

6.famous  著名的

all over  遍布

Europe 欧洲

7.successful  成功的

popular 流行

8.over 超过

The Blue Danube waltz蓝色多瑙河华尔兹 

9.Mozart  莫扎特

important  重要的

composer 作曲家 

10.Austria  奥地利

not only but also  不仅...而且

piano 钢琴

violin 小提琴

11.Europe 欧洲

concerts 音乐会 

12.hundreds of  上百首

wonderful 美妙的 

13.became 变得

poor 穷 

14.great 伟大的

European 欧洲的

musician 音乐家

perfect完美

汉语译文：

维也纳是欧洲古典音乐的中心。

音乐之城

1.维也纳是欧洲中心多瑙河上美丽的古城。

2.它是奥地利的首都和欧洲古典音乐的中心。

3.十八世纪，许多音乐家来到维也纳学习和工作。

4.在施特劳斯家族中，有两个作曲家叫约翰·施特劳斯 (Johann Strauss)：父亲和儿子。

5.父亲老约翰·施特劳斯（Johann Strauss）为传统舞蹈创作并演奏音乐，称为华尔兹（waltz）。

6.他的舞蹈音乐使他在欧洲举世闻名。

7.儿子小约翰·施特劳斯（Johann Strauss）也是一个非常成功和受欢迎的人。

8.他写了 150多本华尔兹。

9.1867年，他撰写了《蓝色多瑙河华尔兹》。

10.莫扎特是另一个非常重要的作曲家。

11.他于1756年出生于奥地利。

12在他六岁之前，他不仅弹钢琴，还拉小提琴。

13.他的家人带他周游欧洲，并在许多城市举行了音乐会。

14.他写了数百首美妙的音乐。

15.但是他变得非常贫穷，并于 1791年去世，享年35岁。

16.像约翰·施特劳斯父子一样(Johan Strauss)，他是一位伟大的欧洲音乐家，许多人仍然认为他的音乐很完美。