PETS-2语法讲解(196),第1张

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The tenor always gets the girls.
  对 话   Angus: If I had a really good voice, I'd like to be a bass.
  Hugh: Why? There aren't so many great bass parts in opera.
  Angus: I know, but I just love the sound of a bass voice - it's so powerful.
  Hugh: It's not my favorite, I'd much rather be a tenor.
  Angus: I suppose because they have all the best arias.
  Hugh: Partly that, but mainly because the tenor always gets the girl.
  安格斯:假如我有一副好嗓子,我想唱低音。
  休:为什么?歌剧里重要的低音角色不多。
  安格斯:我知道,但我喜欢低音 - 听起来很雄浑有力。
  休:我可不爱唱低音;唱高音惬意多了。
  安格斯:我想,这是因为美的歌曲,都由高音演员唱吧?
  休:这是原因之一,但主要原因是唱高音的演员,总有美人相许。
  说音阶,男声高音叫tenor,中音叫baritone,低音则叫bass;女声高音叫soprano,中音叫mezzo-soprano或mezzo,低音则叫alto或contralto。这些字除了指歌声,也可以指歌手,例如:(1) He sang tenor in the chorus(他在合唱团里唱高音)。(2) The tenor sang a duet with the soprano(男女高音合唱了一首二重唱曲)。这一课对话里的休说:I would much rather be a tenor。Would rather是‘宁愿’的意思,和had rather同义,但had rather今天并不常用。另一同义语是would sooner。这三个词组(phrase)之后,都可直接原形动词(infinitive);假如接受词(object),则和有些说愿望的句式一样,须用过去式动词说现在或未来的事,而用过去完成式动词说过去的事,例如:(1) I would rather/sooner watch television than go to the movies(我宁愿看电视,也不去看电影)。(2) I would rather/sooner you didn't tell him for the time being(我宁愿你暂时不要告诉他)。(3) I would rather/sooner you hadn't told him(假使你当时没有告诉他就好了)。
  最后似应解释一下对话里arias和bass parts二词。Aria是歌剧的独唱曲,part则可解作‘角色’,和role同义,例如:(1) She sang arias from well-known operas all evening(她唱歌剧的独唱曲,唱了整夜)。(2) He is going to play the part/role of Romeo(他将饰演罗密欧的角色)。

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