【正文】 m of Lang Lang39。39。39。39。39。39。39。s Concerto No. 3. Lang Lang39?！?《 紐約時(shí)報(bào) 》 用了一句很簡(jiǎn)短而又簡(jiǎn)單的句子描述了我們這個(gè)時(shí)代最年輕最有名的鋼琴家。 nation (n.) 國(guó)家 national (adj.) 國(guó)家的 national flag international (adj.) 國(guó)際的 WTO is an international anization. e pouring in 涌進(jìn)來(lái) When the star arrived at the airport, fans and journalists came pouring in. Lang Lang’s success came at a price. 朗朗的成功是付出了代價(jià)的。 childhood (n.) 童年 Bob had a happy childhood in the countryside. hood 狀態(tài)，時(shí)期 neighborhood 鄰里 brotherhood 兄弟關(guān)系 gratitude (n.) 感謝 Students usually give the teachers flowers to express their gratitude on Teachers’ Day. D Find the meanings D1 Find the words in the box from the story, try to work out their meanings and then use them to plete the dialogues below. 1 A What did you do in the shopping mall yesterday? B Oh, nothing special. We just wandered from one shop to another until we saw a __________ dress. 2 A Is she a member of the school’s violin club? B Yes. Her _____________last night was great. performance stunning strict quit stunning performance 3 A She has made up her mind to _____ her job. B Oh, really? But she is so good at it. 4 A Hi, Jane. Could you go to the cinema with me this evening? I’ve got two tickets. B I wish I could, but I have to stay at home to do my homework. My parents are always very _____ about my homework. quit strict wander (v.) 漫步，徘徊 When you wander on the beach, you’ll leave footprints in the sand. make up one’s mind to do sth. =decide to do sth. 下定決心做某事 She made up her mind to lose weight. D2 Read the paragraph below and replace the words in italics with the words in the box. My sister Mary does volunteer work for (1) Worldwide Children’s Charity. Her job is to collect money for those who lost their parents during the (2) period when they were children. The amount of money she has collected is impressive. She often expresses her (3) thanks to the donors and says she will work for those children (4) for a long time. international childhood gratitude forever international childhood gratitude forever impressive (adj.) 給人印象深刻的 an impressive building impressive (adj.) 給人印象深刻的 impressive ads donate (v.) 捐贈(zèng) donor (n.) 捐贈(zèng)人 Last winter, many volunteers donated money to help the people suffering from the snow disaster. D3 Choose the best meanings for these expressions from the story. 1 He is stunning means that he ______. a has great talent b looks great 2 His success came at a price means that he became successful_____. a easy b after much hard work a b 3 It was difficult for him to play some of the long pieces of music means that he ______. a played bits of a song b played several songs 4 Lang Lang was chosen to play in place of that pianist means that he played _____ that pianist. a together with b instead of b b E Read and think Below are some conclusions based on the facts in the story. Read them and write T (True) or F (False) after each statement. 1 The New York Times described Lang Lang with a short sentence because he was not worth mentioning. 2 Lang Lang’s parents planned on training him to be a pianist when he was very young. 3 Lang Lang loved playing music when he was quite young. 4 Lang Lang won all the prizes without any effort. F T F F 5 Lang Lang’s father took him to Beijing because his job required him to. 6 Without the dramatic change in 1999, he would not be as famous as he is now. 7 Lang Lang’s success not only relies on his own talent and hard work, but also on his parents’ support. 8 Now, Lang Lang is regarded as a successful person because he can make a lot of money every year. F T T F worth (adj.) 值得的，有價(jià)值的 The mp3 player is worth ￥ 75 now. be worth doing 值得 … It is worth buying. rely on= depend on 依靠 We shouldn’t always rely on our parents but learn to be independent. regard （ v.）看待，當(dāng)作 regard…as… We regard Stephen Chow as one of the best ic actors. be regarded as Stephen Chow is regarded as one of the best ic actors. Receiving telephone messages Your name is Tracy Fa