全新大学进阶英语Unit_1_The_Pursuit_of_Dreams

ThePursuitofDreams 1 UnitGoals Contents PartOneOpener PairWork PartTwoReading Interacting GettingPrepared TextStudy FocusingonLanguageinContext PartThreeIntegratedSkillsPracticing Viewing Listening Speaking Writing Pairwork Lookatthetwophotosbelow Thenworkwithyourpartnerandanswerthequestionsthatfollow YoumaywanttosearchonlineforinformationbyusingyourcellphonetoscantheQRcodes 二维码 QianXuesen aChinesescientist fatherofChina sspaceprograms SteveJobs anAmericanbusinessman co founderofAppleInc 1 Canyousayafewwordsaboutthetwopeopleinthepictures 2 Whatdreamdideachofthemhaveandworkhardtoachieve 3 Whatdifficultiesdidtheycomeacrosswhenpursuingtheirdreams 实现梦想achieve realizeone sdream makeone sdreamcometrue技术technology留学gotostudyabroad创办公司start found setupacompany以 而闻名befamousfor致力于devoteoneselfto HelpfulWords Expressions Watchthevideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmates 1 WhatdifficultsituationhasRobbieWildemet 2 Howmuchdoyouknowabouthim 3 IsitpossibleforyoutobecomeaDJifyouwereinthesamecondition DJ discjockeyordeejay DJisapersonwhomixesrecordedmusicforanaudience ThereareavarietyofDJs dependingonwheretheywork e g radio clubandmobileDJs orwhattypesofmusicalperformancetechniquestheyuse e g electronica reggaeandhip hopDJs 通常指在娱乐场所播放 调试音乐产生强劲效果引导大家热辣跳舞的人 也可以是在酒吧主持与音乐有关的节目 或广播 的主持人 俗称唱片骑士或打碟师 Notes Warm upVideo Turntable Aturntableisacircularrevolvingplatesupportingarecordasitisplayed Byadjustingthespeedoftheturntable eitherbyadjustingthespeedknob orbymanipulatingtheplate e g byslowingdowntheplatebyputting afingergentlyalongtheside DJscanmatchthetemposofdifferentrecordssotheirrhythmscanbeplayedtogetheratthesametimewithoutclashingormakeasmooth seamlesstransitionfromonesongtoanother 唱机转盘是一个支撑唱片的圆形旋转盘 可以通过速度旋钮或操纵板调节转盘的速度 例如 将手指轻轻地放在唱片的一侧能够放缓唱片的速度 DJ可以搭配不同唱片的节奏 或从一首歌曲无缝地过渡到另一首歌曲 DJmixer Amixerisadeviceformerginginputsignalstoproduceacombinedoutputintheformofsoundsorpictures MostDJmixershavefarfewerchannelsthanamixerusedbyarecordproduceroraudioengineer 混音器是用于合并输入信号以产生声音或图像形式的组合输出的装置 大多数DJ混音器的频道远远少于录音制作人或音频工程师使用的混音器 DJsoftware Unlikemostmusicplayersoftwaredesignedforregularconsumers DJsoftwarecanplayatleasttwoaudiofilessimultaneously displaythewaveformsofthefilesonscreenandenabletheDJtolistentoeithersource ThewaveformsallowtheDJtoseewhatiscomingnextinthemusicandhowtheplaybackofdifferentfilesisaligned 与大多数针对普通消费者的音乐播放软件不同 DJ软件可以同时播放至少两个音频文件 并在屏幕上显示 文件的波形 DJ能够聆听任何一个音源 能够通过软件上的波形看到接下来的音乐是什么 以及不同乐曲的节奏如何搭配 TEXTAdeafdiscjockey Soundsimpossible NotifyouareRobbieWilde whowasdeterminedtopursuehisdreamofdrivingdancerstotheirfeetdespitehishearingloss DeafDJ ByRobbieWildeastoldtoKennethMiller 1IwasborninEnglandwithperfecthearing In1990 whenIwasfive myfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates Istartedgettingearinfectionseverythreemonthsorso Wedidn thavehealthinsuranceatthetimeandwhenIgotathirdinfection myparentscouldn tpayforthetreatment Iwentdeafinmyrightearandwasleftwith50percenthearinginmyleft Overtime myremaininghearingdroppedto20percent whereitistoday MydoctorspredictedthatIwouldbecompletelydeafbynow soIthinkI mdoingprettywell 2TherewasalwaysmusiconinmyhousewhenIwaslittle IlovedlisteningtoMetallica LedZeppelin BobMarley MichaelJackson MydadwasaDJ soheplayeddisco folk dance rock andmusicfromothercountries Formy18thbirthday mydadaskedmetodeejayattherestaurantheowned Afterdoingthatforafewweeks Iwashooked Iwantedtolearnmore 3Ie mailedDJShiftee awell knownNewYorkCityDJ whenIwas25 Iknowyoulikeachallenge Howaboutteachingadeafpersontodeejay Hewrotebackthenextday Challengeaccepted Hetutoredmetwiceaweekfortwoyears helpingmedevelopcorrecttechnique Ipracticedfourhoursaday NowwhenI mperforming musclememorytakesover 4WhenIstarteddeejayingatclubs Iwouldn ttellthemanagersIwasdeaf Iwouldjustshowup introducemyself andstartplayingmusic Attheendofthenight someonewouldsay Oh here sthecheck AndI dsay What Oh Ican thear Theywerealwayssosurprised SometimesIwouldbringdoctor snotesbecausetheywouldn tbelieveme ItwasreassurancethattheyweregivingmejobsbecauseIwasgood notoutofsympathy Eventuallypeoplestartedcallingme thatDeafDJ andthenamestuck 5Forashow Isetuponespeakerfacingmyleftside mygoodear andmakeitlouderallthewayup ThespeakersthatplaythebassareonthefloorbehindmesoIcanhearsomeofthelowerfrequenciesandfeelthebeatinmyfeet AndIcanfeeltheenergyofthesongandthecrowdgoescrazy youfeelthat Thesongcomestolife 6Iusesoftwarethatturnsthemusicintolinesofcoloronacomputerscreen Redisthebass blueissnare greenisthevocalsormelody I mvisuallyhearingthemusic WhatIloveaboutdeejayingisthecreativity whatyoucandowithamachine twoturntables andamixer 7Thenexttimeyougodancingcoveryourears andyou llfeelalittlebitofhowIdoit You llstartusingyourothersenses You llstartseeingthatyou reabletohearthemusicinadifferentway Musicisnotallabouthearing 8Iplayallsortsofget togethersnow fromcollegepartiestocorporateevents Ialsogotoelementaryschoolsforthedeafandtalktothestudentsaboutmotivationandbelievinginthemselves I mbigontalkingtotheparents Itellthem Myadvicetoyouistolet yourkids chasetheirdreams