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1、Unit 3 Language pointsLanguage points 1 For lack of a better terminology, one might name these: (1) the sensuous plane, For lack of a better terminology, one might name these: (1) the sensuous plane, (2) the expressive(2) the expressive plane, (3) the sheerly musical plane. (Para 1)plane, (3) the sh
2、eerly musical plane. (Para 1) The expression for lack of a better terminology is used to introduce rather inexact terms. It means since we dont have any exact terms, Im going to use these rather rough terms. The word sensuous suggests physical pleasure which relates to your physical senses rather th
3、an to your emotions and thoughts. A plane is a level of thought, development or existence. The word sheer is used to emphasize the amount or degree of something. The sheerly musical plane refers to the level of the musical material, melodies, rhythms, harmonies etc. The sheer pleasure (Para 2, Line
4、2) means great or pure pleasure. 2 The only advantage to be gained from mechanically splitting up the listening The only advantage to be gained from mechanically splitting up the listening process into theseprocess into these hypothetical planes ishypothetical planes is (Para 1) (Para 1) The word hy
5、pothetical means to be based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones. Here, the planes are not real, they are just part of a model for analysis and discussion. 3 One turns on the radio while doing somethOne turns on the radio while doing something else and absenting els
6、e and absent- -mindedly bathes mindedly bathes in the sound. A kindin the sound. A kind of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of the music. (Para 2)of the music. (Para 2) To ba
7、the means to swim or wash yourself in a bath, river or lake. To bathe in the sound means to immerse yourself in the sound, like in water. To engender means to cause a feeling or attitude to exist. The expression engendered by the mere sound appeal means to be created only by the appeal or attraction
8、 of the sound. 4 Music allows them to leave iMusic allows them to leave it . dreaming because of and apropos of the music t . dreaming because of and apropos of the music yet never quiteyet never quite listening to it. (Para 3)listening to it. (Para 3) The expression apropos of means relating to; it
9、 is used to introduce something else about the subject you are talking about. The expression is derived from French, and the final -s is silent in pronunciation. Unit 3 Art for arts sake 82 5 . but you must not allow it to usurp a disproportionate share of your interest. . but you must not allow it
10、to usurp a disproportionate share of your interest. The sensuous planeThe sensuous plane is an important one in music . but it does not constitute the whole story. is an important one in music . but it does not constitute the whole story. ( (Para 4)Para 4) To usurp means to take a job or position th
11、at belongs to someone else without having the right to do this. The sentence you must not allow it to usurp a disproportionate share of your interest means dont let it take up a wrong amount of your interest. The expression it does not constitute the whole story means there is more to it than this.
12、6 Here, immediately, we tread on controversial ground. (Para 5)Here, immediately, we tread on controversial ground. (Para 5) The expression we tread on controversial ground contains a metaphor: These are ideas that some people will probably disagree about or not approve of. 7 Composers have a way of
13、 shying away from any discussion of musics expressive Composers have a way of shying away from any discussion of musics expressive side. (Para 5)side. (Para 5) To shy away from something means to avoid someone or be unwilling to do something because you are nervous, afraid or not confident. 8 Is it
14、pessimistically sad or resignedly sad; is it fatefully sad or smilingly Is it pessimistically sad or resignedly sad; is it fatefully sad or smilingly sad? (Para 6)sad? (Para 6) The word resignedly means with resignation, accepting that something unpleasant must happen or that you cannot change it. T
15、he whole sentence gives nuances shades of meaning of different kinds of sadness: sadness which has a feeling of pessimism (things are bad and we cant change them easily), sadness to which we may feel resigned we accept it, sadness that we feel is part of our fate we cant avoid it and it is part of o
16、ur life, and sadness that also has humour, so we smile even though we feel sad. 9 It is very important for all of us to become more alive to music on its sheerly It is very important for all of us to become more alive to music on its sheerly musical plane. (Para 9)musical plane. (Para 9) To become / be alive to something means to know that something is happening and realize how important it is. 10 After all, an actual musical material is being used . He must hea
