20101225 The Music of Christmas (2)

The Music of Christmas

Silent Night

The beautiful carol Silent Night is the most-recorded and performed carol of all. It started as a poem written by a pastor back in 19th-century Austria. Then his friend set it to music. Now almost 200 years later, the song's lovely words still touch people's hearts.

Silent Night, Holy Night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace!

Joy to the World

In 1719, accomplished author and scholar Isaac Watts composed a poem based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. Nearly 100 years later. American choir director Lowell Mason set it to music giving us this joyful Christmas carol.

Joy to the World!

The Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King.

Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room

And heav'n and nature sing

And heav'n and nature sing

And heav'n and heav'n

and nature sing!

perform v. 表演/演出

eg: The orchestra performed in several European cities.

=> 這支交響樂團在歐洲的幾個城市演出

eg: The pop star will perform with his band on stage tonight.

=> 這位流行歌手今天晚上會和他的樂團上台表演

perform v. 執行/完成

eg: The surgery will be performed tomorrow morning.

=> 這個手術明天早上會執行

infant n. 小嬰兒。

eg: The products were specially designed for infants.

=> 這些產品是特別為嬰兒設計的

eg: The Johnsons brought their 3-month old infant to the picnic with them.

=> Johnson夫妻帶著他們三個月大的寶寶跟她們一起去野餐

eg: infant care 幼兒照顧

eg: an infant teacher 幼兒教師

accomplish v. 完成

accomplished adj. 優秀的/造詣精湛的

eg: Wesley is an accomplished violinist who has won several important competitions.

=> Wesley是一位造詣精湛的小提琴家曾經得過好幾樣重要的比賽

eg: Peter is accomplished in computer program design.

=> Peter在電腦程式設計上相當的傑出

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record當動詞和名詞的時候念法不同，當動詞時重音在第二音節，而當名詞時重音在第一音節。

The beautiful carol Silent Night is the most recorded and performed carol of all.

the most recorded carol of all 在所有聖誕歌曲中被錄製最多的

=> 被錄製最多的，這邊的record為動詞念法

set the record 創下紀錄

hold the record 保持紀錄

break the record 打破紀錄.

off the record 不公開的/不可引用的

for the record 要別人紀錄下來的，即一種聲明或是一種公開的表態

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The beautiful carol Silent Night is the most recorded and performed carol of all.

=> 在所有聖誕歌曲中被錄製最多的是Silent Night

most + verb in past participle form

eg: Princess Diana was the most photographed woman in the 20th century.

eg: Paris was the most visited city in the world in 2009.