20101224 The Music of Christmas (1)

The Music of Christmas

Christmas songs fill the heart with the magic of the season

Each year at Christmas, we hear many beautiful songs. Their melodies are so appealing that we hum them long after the song has ended. These traditional carols capture the beauty and wonder of the Christmas story.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Charles Wesley, who wrote over 6,000 songs during his lifetime, penned the words to this carol. Famous composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote the melody. The words and music were never meant to go together. But in the 19th century, an organist joined the music and words together to create this favorite carol. Here is the first verse:

Hark the herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King!

Peace on Earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled."

Joyful, all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With the angelic host proclaim:

"Christ is born in Bethlehem"

Hark! The herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King!"

verse n. 文字的一段或一節, 一節歌詞,

eg: Henry quoted a few verses from Shakespeare in his love letter.

=> Henry在情書中引用了Shakespeare的幾行詩

eg: The entire audience sang along with the singer on the last verse of the song.

=> 所有觀眾跟著歌手一起唱祝這首歌的最後一段歌詞

re- 再一次

reconcile v. 重新使和好如初/使和解

reconciled with 和誰和解

=> 常用被動式.

eg: The couple was finally reconciled with each other after not speaking for a week.

=> 這對情侶彼此不說話一星期之後終於和好如初

reconcile v. 使調和

eg: It's not been easy to reconcile the two companies' pints of view.

=> 要調和這兩家公司的意見向來都不容易

triumph Un. 勝利/重大的成功

triumph over 勝過...

eg: The election results were an absolute triumph for the political party.

=> 這次選舉結果對這個政黨來說是完全的勝利

eg: Tina's triumph over her disabilities is a story that has touched many people.

=> Tina戰勝殘障的故事感動了許多人

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名詞當動詞用

=> 英文是可以活用的語言，需多名詞往往會演變成動詞

pen n. 筆

to pen something 用筆寫下來

=> use a pen to write something

I.D. card n. 身分證

to card someone 要求某人出示身分證，用意為確定某人是不是of legal age

of legal age　屬於法定年齡

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