词汇辨析

(1)He ________ her to go to school, even though she did not want to．

(2)I ________　________　________ him to give up smoking, but he didn’t listen to me．

词汇辨析

(1)She poured water all over my painting, and ________ it．

(2)The fire ________ all my books．

(3)The storm did a lot of ________ to the crops．

　　Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest musicians in the 19th century．John Lennon was one of the greatest musicians in the 20th century．Although there is a period of about 200 years between them, they are quite similar in certain ways．

　　Both men expressed the spirit of their time in their music．Beethoven lived in the period of rising capitalism．At that time, people were trying to break the period of feudalism(封建制), and they were pursuing(追求)freedom, equality, and universal love．This social trend(趋势), especially the French revolution, greatly inspired Beethoven．His music was very active, passionate(充满热情的), and vigorous．Some of his works praised heroism, some conveyed(传达)the love for nature, and some extolled(赞美)harmony among people．Similarly, Lennon’s music revealed his time．In the 60s and 70s, the youth in America were deeply frustrated by the discrimination and injustice in the society and were longing to build a new one．Most of Lennon’s song expressed the ideas of the youth．In one of his songs entitled “Imagine”, he sings, “Imagine all the people, living under peace”, and “The world will be united together as one”．These words show his anti-war attitude and his hope for peace, and reflect the spirit of the 60s and 70s．

　　Both men were social rebels to some extent．They refused to bow to social conventions and power, Beethoven admired Napoleon him so much that he dedicated his Symphony No．5, the theme of which is heroism, to him．But then Napoleon corned himself and became an emperor．Beethoven was so angry that he openly declared he took back what he had said about Napoleon, regardless of possible persecution．Lennon was also considered a trouble-maker he was not even allowed to give public performances．But he ignored all this and stuck to his belief．

　　As musicians, both men led to great leaps in the history of music．Beethoven’s main contribution to music was his symphonies．It was he who clearly defined the form of symphony and fully developed it, which marked the end of the classical period and the beginning of the romantic period．His nine symphonies, especially No．5, No．6, and No．9, are as highly regarded today as they were 100 years ago．Lennon’s achievement combined rhythm and blues with rock music, which laid the foundation for modern rock-and-roll music．

　　Although they had many things in common, Beethoven and Lennon belonged to different ages and thus were different in many ways．Beethoven’s life was full of disaster and struggle．At the age of 29, when he was at the climax of his career, he lost his hearing, which was not very different from death penalty to a musician．But Beethoven managed to overcome this barrier, and miraculously he will power! But Lennon’s life was much easier．He was able to live in comparative comfort, for he earned a lot form his discs and concerts．His way to success was not so hard as Beethoven’s．

　　The names of both Beethoven and Lennon are inscribed on the monument to the history of music．They will always be remembered for their unique styles, great productivity, and indomitable personalities．

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根据句意完成句子

我不想一路走着去车站。

I don’t fancy ________．

根据句意完成句子

你想要点喝的东西吗？

Would you like something ________　________?

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今晚我想出去吃饭。

I feel like ________ out tonight．

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He didn’t come to school ________　________　________　________ his illness．

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He studied hard last term and, ________　________　________, he passed the examination．

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Do you ________ any ________ with grammar?

对于语法你有什么难处吗？

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We should help those who are ________．

我们应该帮助那些处境困难的人。