(单词翻译:单击)
听力填空
本听力材料来自于老托partb，partc，是公认实施有效的听写材料，对于上手托福时间不长的同学非常适合。我曾经一次短时间备考听力提高了7分也归功老托。希望大家和我一样一定要坚持下来噢。相信坚持学习的同学听力上都会有很大的飞跃！
Nopain, no gain.我们的安排是这样的，第一遍用听力软件精听材料（建议做单句听写，听写的时候不要偷看我给的挖空题），然后按照我给的挖空题填关键词，回复后即可看到听力原文和文章精解，我将把难点和易错点oneby one 分析给大家。
回复填空答案格式如下：1____2____3____...et.al.
Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program. The club is pleased to______the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock______. This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with audiences than the original theaterproduction. It includes some______, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance. The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine,who died on a______in 307 A.D. Nowadays, a Catherine wheel is also a kind of______.It looks something like a______. Anyway, the dance is certainly full of fireworks! You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life. The central symbol of the work is a______,but exactly what it represents has always created a lot of______. As you watch, see if you canfigure it out. The music for this piece is full of the______energy of rock music. It was composed by David Byrne. Of the rock band Talking Heads? And the lead dancer inthis version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's______,______.Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the______Ms. Tharp used. We hope you can stay for that. So, enjoy tonight's video and thank you for your support.
答案原文
【填空答案】
present: v. to give a performance in a theatre, cinema, etc, or broadcast a programme on television or radio 上演；演出；表演；播出（电视或广播节目）
ballet: n. ［C］a performance in which a special style of dancing and music tell a story without any speaking芭蕾舞剧；芭蕾舞曲
animation: n. ［U］the process of making animated films 动物片的制作
wheel: n. ［C］one of theround things under a car, bus, bicycle etc that turn when it moves （汽车、公共汽车、自行车等的）车轮
firework: n. ［C usually plural］a small container filled with powder that burns or explodes to produce coloured lights,noise, and smoke 烟火，烟花，焰火
pinwheel: n. ［C］a toy consisting of a stick with curved pieces of plastic at the end that turn around when they are blown 玩具风车（windmill,BrE）
pineapple: n. ［C,U］a large yellow-brown tropical fruit or its sweet juicy yellow flesh 菠萝，凤梨
controversy: n. ［C,U］a serious argument or disagreement, especially about something such as a plan or decision, that continues for a long time 争论；辩论；争议
rhythmic: 又作rhythmical, adj. having rhythm 有节奏的
adventurous: adj. 又作adventuresome,AmE【美】eager to go to new places and do exciting or dangerous things 喜欢冒险的，有冒险精神的；not afraid of taking risks or trying new things 敢作敢为的，大胆创新的
choreography: n. ［U］the art ofarranging how dancers should move during a performance 编舞（艺术）；舞蹈设计
symbolism: n. ［U］the use of symbols to represent something 象征主义（手法）
【听力原文】
Good evening. My nameis Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program. The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet. This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with audiences than the original theater production ---- it includes some animation, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance.
The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D. Nowadays, a Catherine wheel is alsoa kind of firework ---- it looks something like a pinwheel. Anyway, the danceis certainly full of fireworks! You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life. The central symbol of the work is a pineapple... but exactly what it represents has always created alot of controversy. As you watch, see if you can figure it out.
The music for this piece is full of the rhythmic energy of rock music. It was composed by David Byrne... of the rock band Talking Heads. And thelead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography.
Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms. Tharp used. We hope you can stay for that. So, enjoy tonight'svideo... and thank you for your support.
精解译文
【听力精解】
1. on behalf of 这个短语在开场白，典礼，剪彩等仪式上经常出现，是代表, 为了...的利益的书面表达方式。也是一个口译基础词汇。那么这句话意思就是我谨代表现代舞蹈俱乐部的全体成员欢迎大家加入我们今晚的活动。
2. The Catherine Wheel 这个专有名词 是本文中反复出现的，这个词就是一个舞蹈的名字，也有一首歌叫The Catherine Wheel 大家可以搜索来听听。如果一定要翻译成中文，可以译成凯瑟琳之死，不过建议大家不用翻译这个专有名词。 很多童鞋把wheel 听错成will，这里有个小窍门，帮助大家区分wh 和w 的发音。从音标看，前者 [hwi:l]， 后者是[wil]， 注意听材料你会听到明显的一个送气音h, 类似于“灰”的发音，语言学角度讲，h这个音是aspirate，送气音。明显的有气流从嘴里送出才能完成这个发音。而will 没有送气音。
3. Saint Catherine 对于听力中出现的名字，可以用首字母代替，即这里可以直接用SC代替，名字只是代号而已，不要让他干扰你对文章的理解。后面的诸多名字也是一样，首字母代替。
4. The central symbol of the work is a pineapple... but exactly what itrepresents has always created a lot of controversy. As you watch, see if youcan figure it out. 这部作品的中心象征是一个菠萝。但是这个菠萝具体代表的是什么已经引起了很大的争议。在看的过程中，大家看看是不是能够自己找出答案。
pineapple 菠萝，可不是苹果。童鞋自觉总结水果词汇，譬如：dragon fruit，pomegranate ，mango ，kiwi 等等。
后面一句，大家的翻译有出现分歧，注意这里的主语是what it represents， 所以是它代表什么引发了争议，而不是代表了引发争议的内容。 在后面，很口语化的句子，看看能不能自己找出答案。不是找不出答案就别看，也不是你一定要找出答案。
5. choreography 舞蹈编排，编舞的意思。口译词汇舞蹈类。graphy 表示“写法, 表现方式, 描述学科等”，加上前缀，choreo，一个表示舞蹈的前缀，就构成舞蹈编排这个意思。 类似词汇：photography 摄影；摄影术，graphy 前+photo 。geography 地理学 词根词缀是记单词的王道有木有！！！
6. symbolism 象征主义 同样的，如5中所讲，lism是什么什么主义的后缀。 例如：materialism 唯物主义，material 不就是物质的意思么。aesthetism 唯美主义。 王道有木有！！！
【参考译文】
晚上好。我的名字是帕姆·琼斯，和现代舞蹈俱乐部的代表，我想欢迎你到今晚的节目。俱乐部欣然提呈电视版的风火轮，Twyla撒普的摇滚芭蕾。这芭蕾的视频版本更是得到了成功的观众比原来的戏剧制作----它包含了一些动画，慢动作，停止行动，真正帮助观众理解舞蹈的冻结。
片的标题是指圣凯瑟琳，死于公元307年，如今一个车轮上，凯瑟琳车轮也是一个烟花----它看起来像一个风车。总之，舞蹈是充分肯定的烟花！你会看到如何Twyla撒普探讨一个家庭的企图在现代生活中的暴力对抗。中央工作的象征，是一个菠萝......但它代表的正是一直创造了很多争议。，你看，看看是否能弄明白。
为这片充满音乐是摇滚音乐的节奏能源。它是由戴维·伯恩......摇滚乐队的名嘴。在这个版本的领舞是萨拉Rudner，非常适合撒普的冒险编排。
舞蹈老师玛丽·帕克·视频之后，将导致使用有关的象征撒普女士的讨论。我们希望你可以停留。所以，享受今晚的视频...感谢您的支持。
祝大家每天进步一点点！
AmyLee
