节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-06-22
难易度:High
关键字:folk, country, allusion, sum up, bluegrass, Best America Album
We've been talking a little bit about Mumford & Sons today.
And this band had a nomination in the Grammy's for the Best Americana Album.
What makes that special?
Well, they're not an American band.
They're from London.
They're London locals who have roots across borders, indeed, around the world.
So let's continue learning more about Mumford & Sons in the next part of our
reading for today.
(Music).
Mumford & Sons.
If they would claim anything about their style, it might be summed up in this:
"We're more about people than music.".
They don't even like the distinction between band and audience but would rather
that both be considered as one whole, one family.
For now, Mumford & Sons just want to keep up their energy, their creativity and
the relationships they've found on the road.
"I feel like we've got a lot more to say.
We haven't said a third of it, a half of it, an eighth of it yet," Marcus says.
This writer, for one, can't wait to hear more.
It sounds like this band does have a very special relationship with their
audience.
And our writer is very excited to hear more from them.
Well, going back to the beginning of this section, Gabe, how does it start?
All right.
If they would claim anything about their style, it might be summed up in this,
this quotation: We're more about people than music.
Oh. So you see that phrase there: summed up; to sum something up.
And let's look at that for our Word Bank.
If you sum up, then you just summarize it; you make it shorter.
And to sum up what this band is about - they're more about people than music.
How else could you use this phrase, Gabe?
Well, maybe someone gave an explanation about something or gave a long speech.
It was a great speech, but you want them to say it again, a little bit shorter.
You could say: Could you please sum that up for me?
Make it a little bit shorter.
Give me the main points.
Sum it up.
Give me a summary.
Actually, that's a similar word, S-U-M-M-A-R-Y.
It's a noun, and it's when you explain something in a very short way, a summary.
That's right.
So you can sum something up.
And to sum up what the band thinks: We're more about people than music.
They're more about something than something else.
And let's look at that phrase here: we're about; to be about something.
What does that mean, Gabe, if you are about something?
Well, yeah.
Usually I hear this when I'm talking about something but not people.
So this class is about philosophy; or they're talking about music.
But here we see that people or a group of people can be about something.
That means they really care about that thing.
So I might say he is about discipline.
He really cares about discipline and making sure that he disciplines himself and
making sure other people are disciplined.
He is about discipline.
Well, I might say that we are about friendship and we are about learning.
We want to be your friends for life, and we want to help you learn, so that is
what we are about.
That's right.
So now you know how to use this word when you're talking about people or a group
of people.
Mumford & Sons they say: We're more about people than music.
We continue.
They don't even like the distinction between band and audience but would rather
that both be considered as one whole family.
So they really are about people and try to be like a family.
That's right.
And it says "one whole, one family," so trying to place emphasis on just being
one thing together like a family or one whole unit.
They don't want to be separated from their audience.
That's right.
They don't like that distinction, that separation.
Well, we continue.
For now, Mumford & Sons just want to keep up their energy, their creativity and
the relationships they found on the road.
Well, Carolyn, I like these guys so far.
What about you?
Yeah, I really like what they have to say.
And we have another quote here says:
"I feel like we've got a lot more to say.
We haven't said a third of it, a half of it, an eighth of it yet," Marcus says.
That's right.
So one of the band members said this.
That's right.
Marcus Mumford said this.
They really have a lot more to experience.
They haven't experienced a third of it, a half of it, an eighth of it, even a
little fraction of it yet.
They want so much more.
Well, this writer, for one, can't wait to hear more.
Wait a minute. This writer can't wait to hear more?
What writer, Carolyn?
Well, this article was written by one of our coworkers Nathanael.
I don't know if you remember Nathanael, Gabe.
Carolyn, I miss Nathanael.
Of course I remember Nathanael.
And even though he's not teaching with us here on Studio Classroom, I'm glad
that he's still writing for us at Studio Classroom.
He has some good articles.
"This writer," now you can read it like this as well.
If you're writing something and you don't want to say your name, you could say
"this writer," and then you could share your opinion.
That's right.
And he says this writer, for one, can't wait to hear more.
He can't wait to hear more of what Mumford & Sons has to say in their songs.
But I like that he uses "for one." And Liz has something to tell us about that
in the Grammar Gym.
Then we'll go learn with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Hi there, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
We've been talking about Mumford & Sons in today's article.
And the writer ends with this sentence:
This writer, for one, can't wait to hear more.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
And today we're looking at the phrase "for one." It's a short way of saying one
example out of many.
So today's sentence just means the writer is one of many people who can't wait
to hear more.
So when you want to show how somebody is an example of what you're talking
about, consider using "for one." For example:
Many people weren't impressed by the speaker; I, for one, think his talk was too
long.
But we can also use "for one" to talk about things or situations.
For example:
My day just didn't go smoothly; for one, I overslept and was late for work.
Or: I don't think you should take that job; for one, the pay is so low and the
hours are horrible.
If you want to see some more example sentences, they're available in today's
Grammar Tip section in your magazine.
And that's it for today.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
(Chinese).
And now let's get back to our teachers.
Well, the past two days we've spent a lot of time learning all about this band
from London Mumford & Sons.
And they have a very wide audience spanning from the U.K. to the U.S.
They have a very large audience and are very popular.
And I wonder now that you know about them, will you listen to them?
What do you think, Gabe?
Have you heard of this band before, and what do you think now?
Well, I hadn't really heard too much of them before reading this article.
But I am interested in their music, and I'm really interested in knowing what
they are singing about.
I think their lyrics are kind of deep and very meaningful.
So I'm interested in knowing what the meaning is behind what they sing about.
Yeah, me too.
I hadn't really listened to any of their songs before reading this article, but
now I think I'm going to listen to them pretty often.
Well, we hope that you've enjoyed learning about them today and that you will
join us again right here on Studio Classroom.
See you next time.